2. Infrastructure development

A total of 228 5G base stations have been deployed in Hongkou, making it the first district in Shanghai to be fully covered by a 5G network and a gigabit broadband network. Trial runs started on March 30.

Many places have seen rapid development of 5G network. The first 5G-based phone call was tested in Beijing on April 12. The Nansha Bridge, which opened in early April in Guangdong province, became China's first bridge with a 5G network.

In 2019, China will strive to make 98 percent of the country's villages gain access to 4G network services and 98 percent of poor villages connected by broadband network.