Guangdong ramps up 5G network efforts

Guangdong province in South China is sparing no effort in promoting its digital economy by accelerating construction of 5G networks and boosting the commercialization of 5G service in the months ahead.

According to the Report on the Implementation of Economic and Social Development Plan in 2019 and the Draft Plan in 2020 of Guangdong Province, Guangdong plans to build more than 48,000 new 5G base stations this year. It will cover the major urban areas in the Pearl River Delta that has become one of the country's most open areas to the outside world.

The report was submitted to Guangdong Provincial People's Congress for review by Ge Changwei, director general of Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission, in the annual Guangdong provincial legislative session that opened on Tuesday.