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China to pursue major standards-setting role in 6G mobile technology amid Chinese lab’s recent breakthrough
- China’s new digital economy blueprint, which was drawn up in line with its 14th five-year plan, sharpens the country’s focus on 6G technology development
- That reinforces a similar policy directive issued last month by the Cyberspace Administration of China
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China will boost support for 6G research and development and “proactively take part in setting international standards” for the sixth-generation mobile communications technology, according to Beijing’s latest digital economy plan.
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The State Council, China’s cabinet, on Wednesday published this new digital economy development blueprint, which was drawn up in line with the country’s 14th five-year plan from 2021 to 2025. The sharpened focus on 6G reinforces a similar policy directive issued last month by the Cyberspace Administration of China.
6G represents the next-generation, global mobile network technology to succeed 5G, which is still being rolled out in many countries around the world. China, which has the world’s biggest internet and smartphone market, has also deployed the largest 5G mobile infrastructure in the industry.
China’s pro-6G digital economy blueprint marks its latest move to take a leading role in shaping advanced mobile technology development, following its success with 5G. In the 4G era, China championed one of the two sanctioned global standards. The country was not involved in 2G mobile development, but it later pushed to establish one of three globally-recognised standards for 3G.
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6G mobile transmission technology 10-20 times faster than 5G reached in Chinese lab
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The number of 6G patent applications has exceeded 38,000 globally, with submissions from China making up more than 30 per cent to rank first among all countries, according to a report in April last year by the China National Intellectual Property Administration, also known as the country’s patent office.
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