The reporter recently learned from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology that as of the end of 2023, China has built a total of 3.377 million 5G base stations and 805 million 5G mobile phone users. The network foundation is becoming increasingly complete. China has built the world's largest fiber optic and mobile broadband network, with over 80% of administrative villages connected to 5G nationwide. Significant progress has been made in the bidirectional sharing of communication tower resources and social tower resources. Currently, more than 90% of base stations are jointly built and shared, and the energy consumption of 5G base stations per site is reduced by more than 20% compared to the initial commercial stage. The innovation ability continues to enhance. China's 5G technology industry is continuously enhancing its innovation capabilities in technology standards, network equipment, terminal equipment, and other aspects. Implement commercial deployment of lightweight 5G core networks, customized base stations, etc. A batch of new terminals such as 5G industrial gateways and inspection robots have been successfully developed. The required patent declaration for 5G standards accounts for over 42% of the global total, maintaining a leading position globally. The empowerment effect continues to highlight. The breadth and depth of integrated applications are constantly expanding, and 5G applications have been integrated into 71 major categories of the national economy, with over 94000 application cases and over 29000 virtual private networks in the 5G industry. 5G applications are widely promoted in industries such as industry, mining, electricity, ports, and healthcare. The number of "5G+Industrial Internet" projects exceeded 10000. The assignment effect is more significant. The continuous growth of 5G mobile phone users and the rapid increase in 5G traffic consumption have effectively expanded the development space of the mobile communication market. As of the end of 2023, the proportion of 5G network access traffic in China reached 47%. (Lai Xin She)