As a strategic, fundamental, and pioneering industry that supports economic and social development, the information and communication industry provides strong new momentum for economic and social development. The latest information released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shows that from January to April this year, the telecom business volume grew steadily, the construction of new infrastructure such as 5G and gigabit optical networks continued to advance, the scale of network connection users continued to expand, the mobile Internet access traffic grew rapidly, and the overall operation of the communications industry was stable. According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, from January to April, the cumulative revenue of telecommunications services reached 592.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4%. The total telecommunications services, calculated based on unchanged prices last year, increased by 12.5% year-on-year. Specifically, the trend of business structure transformation and optimization is evident. Traditional services such as voice have slightly declined. From January to April, three basic telecommunications companies achieved fixed voice and mobile voice business revenue of 6.22 billion yuan and 36.64 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.9% and 3.1% respectively, accounting for 7.2% of telecommunications business revenue, an increase of 0.2 percentage points compared to the first quarter. Mobile Internet traffic maintained rapid growth. From January to April, the accumulated mobile Internet traffic reached 103.7 billion GB, up 13.2% year on year. By the end of April, the number of mobile Internet users had reached 1.54 billion, a net increase of 12.77 million over the end of the previous year. As of the end of April, three basic telecommunications companies have developed 2.44 billion cellular IoT terminal users, a net increase of 108 million compared to the end of the previous year. Zhou Minliang, a researcher at the Institute of Industrial Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said in an interview with our reporter that the information and communication industry plays an important role in driving, supporting, and driving macroeconomic growth. In the first four months, the overall operation of the communication industry was stable and the structure continued to optimize. New businesses closely related to new technologies grew rapidly, which not only reflects the high level of development of the communication industry, but also reflects the high-quality development of China's economy. The construction of 5G networks has been continuously advancing since the beginning of this year. As of the end of April, the total number of 5G base stations reached 3.748 million, a net increase of 372000 compared to the end of the previous year, accounting for 31.7% of the total number of mobile base stations and an increase of 1.1 percentage points compared to the first quarter. Specifically, the construction and application of 5G in various regions are showing a coordinated development trend. According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as of the end of April, the number of 5G base stations in the eastern, central, western, and northeastern regions reached 1.68 million, 839000, 996000, and 234000, respectively, accounting for 32.9%, 32.9%, 29.4%, and 30% of the total number of mobile phone base stations in the region; The number of 5G mobile phone users reached 38.927 million, 20.994 million, 23.106 million, and 59.05 million respectively, accounting for 51.1%, 51%, 50%, and 48.2% of the total number of mobile phone users in the region. The development of gigabit users in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region is in the lead, and the mobile Internet access traffic in the northeast and central regions is growing rapidly. From January to April, mobile Internet access traffic in the eastern, central, western and northeastern regions reached 43.76 billion GB, 24.44 billion GB, 29.98 billion GB and 5.56 billion GB respectively, up 9.4%, 18.6%, 13.5% and 20.2% year on year. "The steady increase in the number of 5G base stations reflects China's emphasis on new infrastructure construction and sends a positive signal of accelerating economic transformation and upgrading." Zhou Minliang said that the digitization of industries, digital industrialization, and equalization of basic public services all rely on the upgrading and updating of communication infrastructure. From the data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, 5G construction and mobile Internet access in different regions of China have maintained a rapid growth trend, which means that the operation of the communication industry has formed a mutually reinforcing relationship with regional coordinated development. Releasing new drivers of economic growth, the development of the communication industry injects new momentum into the development of new industries, new formats, and new business models. In Ningbo, Zhejiang, with the help of an efficient communication system, tally clerks can use mobile apps to monitor shelf changes in real time, greatly improving the efficiency of supermarket operations. In Zaozhuang, Shandong, Geely Xinwangda Power Battery Co., Ltd. utilizes the high-speed and low latency characteristics of 5G networks to significantly improve the data transmission efficiency of production lines, enabling real-time and accurate transmission of equipment information and production data, thereby achieving real-time analysis and decision-making. By fully utilizing large bandwidth resources, China has the conditions to build the world's best 5G-A network, achieving an experience of 'down 5Gbps to 10Gbps, up 500Mbps to 1Gbps', and meeting the needs of diverse application scenarios. At present, Huawei has released a full range of products and solutions, hoping to better empower the high-quality development of related industries Cao Ming, President of Huawei's Wireless Network Product Line, told our reporter. Gao Tongqing, Deputy General Manager of China Mobile Limited, said that with the deepening development of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, computing power networks have become a key element of new quality productivity, an important foundation for supporting the development of the digital economy, and a new focus of technological competition. China Mobile is fully leveraging its network advantages, accelerating the connection of 400G high-speed interconnection links between national hub clusters, and building a new type of transportation network with large bandwidth, wide coverage, low latency, and intelligence. "This year, we will ensure the integration of computing power and network capabilities, share computing power resources with various industries, and continuously optimize the layout of computing power and network infrastructure," said Gao Tongqing. Zhou Minliang believes that with the improvement of the quality of China's economic development, especially the promotion of intelligent manufacturing, the stable and progressive trend of the communication industry is expected to continue, and continue to empower more Chinese products and services to go global. (Lai Xin She)