China starts 5G research, test

中国已开始研究测试5G技术

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.

中国工业和信息化部于周四(今天)开始研究并测试5G科技，目标是在2020年实现5G的商业化。

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.

中国工业和信息化部5G研发团队的负责人说“研究和测试的目的在于支持全球5G标准的制定，同时促进电信业的发展。”

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.

研究和测试工作将于2018年完工，国内的电信服务提供商将在接下来的两年里努力使5G科技商业化。

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

工信部总工程师张峰说：“中国已经在5G技术的一些关键领域取得了进展。”

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

中国有超过9.05亿的移动互联网用户和大约3.8亿的4G用户。