Today, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the development of industry and information technology in 2023.
At the press conference, Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology Xin Guobin introduced the development of the industrial and information communication industry in 2023. In the information and communication industry, the telecommunications revenue increased by 6.2% year-on-year in 2023, and the total telecommunications business volume increased by 16.8% year-on-year, becoming an important support for empowering economic growth.
Among them, a total of 3.377 million 5G base stations have been built, and there are 23.02 million ports with gigabit network service capabilities. The foundation of the Internet of Things is constantly being consolidated, with mobile IoT terminal users accounting for 57.5% of the total number of mobile network terminal connections. Technological industry innovation and development, the commercial deployment of 5G customized base stations and 5G lightweight technology, and the launch of the world's first satellite communication smartphone, 6G, quantum communication, artificial intelligence and other innovative capabilities have significantly improved.
The empowerment effect continues to highlight, with 5G applications integrated into 71 major categories of the national economy, and the number of "5G+Industrial Internet" projects exceeding 10000.
Inclusive services are being promoted in depth, with over 80% of administrative villages nationwide connected to 5G.