Nation to promote R&D on 6G tech

China will vigorously promote the research and development of 6G to establish a beachhead in the next-generation telecom technology, while also seeking to widen the application of 5G in more industries, officials and company executives said on Wednesday.

The country has built the world's largest 5G network, with more than 2.84 million 5G base stations as of May and 5G signals are available in every county, according to data from government think tank China Academy of Information and Communications.

China will accelerate R&D work in 5G enhancement technology, and actively explore the potential key technologies of 6G, said Zhao Zhiguo, chief engineer at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, during the opening ceremony of the 2023 Mobile World Congress Shanghai, an expo for the telecom industry.