Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approves China Unicom to re-use 900MHz spectrum resources for 5G system

Thank you, Mr. Air, a netizen of CTOnews.com, for your clue delivery! CTOnews.com, Nov. 3, according to the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently approved China Unicom to re-use the frequency resources of the 904-915 960MHz band (900MHz band) currently used in 2G / 3G / 4G systems for 5G systems.

900MHz band has the characteristics of low propagation loss, wide coverage, strong penetration and low cost of network deployment, so it is not only the globally recognized "golden" band of public mobile communication, but also the main frequency band used in the early 2G public mobile communication system.

According to reports, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved China Unicom to use the 900MHz band to carry out 5G business, which will further expand China's low-frequency 5G industrial space and expand low-frequency 5G network coverage, which will help people in rural and remote areas to further enjoy high-quality 5G services.

CTOnews.com learned that by the end of September, the total number of mobile communication base stations in China had reached 10.72 million, of which the total number of 5G base stations reached 2.22 million, accounting for 20.7% of the total mobile base stations; the total number of mobile phone users of the three basic telecommunications enterprises reached 1.682 billion, of which 5G mobile phone users reached 510 million, accounting for 30.3% of mobile phone users.