中國正式啓動5G技術研發 力爭2020年商用

The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) began to research and test 5G technology Thursday with the aim of commercializing it by 2020.

中華人民共和國工業和信息化部於週四開始研究並測試5G技術，目標是在2020年實現5G的商業化。

The purpose of the research and test is to support the formulation of global 5G standards and boost the development of the telecom industry, said Cao Shumin, head of a 5G R&D team under the MIIT.

中國工業和信息化部5G研發團隊的負責人表示：“研究和測試的目的在於支持全球5G標準的制定，同時促進電信業的發展。”

Research and test work will be completed by 2018 and domestic telecom service providers will try to commercialize the 5G technology in the following two years.

研究和測試工作將於2018年完工，國內的電信服務提供商將在接下來的兩年裏努力使5G技術商業化。

China has made progress in the research of some key areas regarding 5G technology, said MIIT chief engineer Zhang Feng.

工信部總工程師張峯說：“中國已經在5G技術的一些關鍵領域取得了進展。”

China has more than 905 million mobile Internet users and about 380 million are 4G users.

目前，中國有超過9.05億的移動互聯網用戶和大約3.8億的4G用戶。