Recently, the reporter learned from the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology that Qingdao has completed the task of building 10000 5G base stations this year ahead of schedule. By the end of September, three basic telecom operators had opened 10154 new 5G base stations in Qingdao, with a total of 30361 5G base stations. At present, Qingdao has achieved full coverage of 5G network in towns and above, and 70% in administrative villages. It is reported that among the newly opened 5G base stations, 3174 were opened by Qingdao Unicom, 5009 by Qingdao Mobile and 1971 by Qingdao Telecom. In recent years, Qingdao has actively implemented the national 5G development strategic deployment, given priority to the layout of 5G projects, and has successively issued policy documents such as Qingdao 5G Industry Development Action (2019-2022), Notice on Measures to Accelerate the High Quality Development of Industrial Internet, and Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Qingdao 5G Base Station Reward and Subsidy Policy to accelerate the construction of 5G base station facilities, starting from promoting demonstration applications and strengthening financial support. Qingdao has carried out the selection of "Top 10 5G Scenarios Demonstration" for two consecutive years. Five projects have been selected as national typical application cases. More than 50 projects have been approved as national and provincial 5G pilot demonstration projects. The total investment of the projects has exceeded 10 billion yuan, and 5G application has achieved remarkable results. (Liu Xinshe)