China Launches 5G Phase III Testing: Promoting Industrial Chain to Reach Commercial Level in 2018


Release time:

2020-10-13

Yesterday, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Notice on Starting the Third Phase of 5G Technology Research and Development Test" (<通知>). The Circular points out that in the third stage, it is necessary to clarify the test objectives, speed up the construction of the test environment, equipment research and development, and carry out integration tests, so as to promote the simultaneous development of 5G related businesses and applications, and strive to promote the main links of the 5G industry chain to basically reach the commercial level by the end of 2018.</通知>

Yesterday, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Notice on Starting the Third Phase of 5G Technology Research and Development Test" (). The Circular points out that in the third stage, it is necessary to clarify the test objectives, speed up the construction of the test environment, equipment research and development, and carry out integration tests, so as to promote the simultaneous development of 5G related businesses and applications, and strive to promote the main links of the 5G industry chain to basically reach the commercial level by the end of 2018.

According to the schedule of the International Organization for Standardization 3GPP, the 3GPP R16 (full service) 5G standard will be completed in the second quarter of 2018. After that, 5G will officially move from research and development to commercial use. At present, China is carrying out the 5G technology research and development process in an orderly manner as planned. Not long ago, China took the lead in releasing the 5G intermediate frequency band plan, which clearly defined the 3300-3400MHz, 3400-3600MHz and 4800-5000MHz bands as the working frequency bands of the 5G system. Today, the work plan and objectives of the third phase of 5G R & D test have also been made clear. With 5G technology R & D test as a platform, China will continue to support 5G technology R & D, standardization and industrial development, promote the formation of 5G complete industrial chain, and lay the foundation for the smooth realization of 5G commercial goals in 2020. The third phase of the research and development test focuses on 5G commercial The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology pointed out that the stage focuses on product development, verification and industrial collaboration before 5G commercial use, and carries out pre-commercial interconnection testing.

"Notice" requirements, 1. clear test objectives. It is necessary to take the lead in formulating test plans and test specifications, and clarify the third-stage test objectives, content and index requirements. Focus on 5G pre-commercial product research and development, verification and industrial collaboration, to carry out pre-commercial equipment single station, networking, interoperability, as well as systems, chips, instruments and other industrial chain upstream and downstream interconnection testing, and comprehensively promote the main links of the industrial chain to basically reach the commercial level. 2. construction test environment. Coordinate resources, accelerate the completion of the construction and optimization of the 5G laboratory of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology and the Beijing Huairou field test system, and form a multi-manufacturer, indoor and outdoor integrated test environment to ensure that the third phase of the test requirements are met on time. 3. speed up equipment research and development. Please develop equipment as soon as possible according to the frequency bands determined by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's Notice on Matters Related to the Use of 3300-3600MHz and 4800-5000MHz Frequency Bands in the Fifth Generation Mobile Communication System (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has no [2017] No. 276), update the equipment capability synchronously according to the standard progress, and strive to launch 5G pre-commercial products at the same time as the international standard. 4. fusion trials. For the three scenarios of enhanced mobile broadband, low latency, high reliability, low power consumption and large connectivity, we will carry out technical tests related to 5G typical applications to promote the development of 5G services and applications. 5. strengthen the overall arrangement. 5G standard research, equipment research and development and technical testing work in an orderly manner. Speed up the schedule, carefully organize relevant enterprises and units, and strive to achieve the basic goals of the third phase of the test by the end of 2018, and support the full implementation of my country's 5G scale test.