工信部：5G应用融入86个国民经济大类，将加速推进5G-A及6G研发

Core Insights - China has established the world's largest and technologically advanced information and communication network, with plans to accelerate the development of 5G-A and 6G technologies [1] Group 1: 5G Infrastructure and Applications - China has built and opened over 4.395 million 5G base stations, integrating 5G applications into 86 out of 97 categories of the national economy [3] - The world's first 5G-A open-pit mine has been launched in Inner Mongolia, featuring the operation of a hundred unmanned electric mining trucks, enabled by upgraded 5G-A networks [3] - The application of 5G-A can reduce data transmission latency to less than 20 milliseconds, enhancing overall operational efficiency in mining by 20% with the aid of artificial intelligence [5] Group 2: Expansion and User Experience - Users in cities like Beijing and Shanghai have started to notice their mobile signals indicating 5G-A, with no additional costs for usage; the pilot cities for 5G-A are expected to expand to over 300 key scenarios nationwide by the end of the year [7] - The connection speed and latency of 5G-A are projected to achieve a tenfold improvement compared to the initial phase of 5G, supporting the proliferation of immersive applications such as XR (extended reality), holographic communication, and cloud gaming [9]