Ninety-seven Chinese cities have newly become "gigabit cities (数字化城市)" in 2023, meaning they gained the ability (offer) gigabit 5G and gigabit optical fiber services, (know) as "dual gigabit", said China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently.
Building gigabit cities is landmark project of new digital infrastructure (基础建设) development in China. By the end of October 2023, all households in China's gigabit cities (cover) by gigabit optical fiber services. On average, there (be) 21.2 5G base stations per 10,000 people in gigabit cities. Users with speed of 500 Mbps or higher reached 33.2 percent, and the average 5G users accounted 49.2 percent.
In gigabit cities, over 99.5 percent of public hospitals rank at the top of China's three-tier grading system, key universities, (culture) and tourist areas, as well as train stations offering passenger services, main airports, and key roads were (wide) covered by 5G network, the MIIT said.
Gigabit cities have greatly promoted the innovation and (apply) of gigabit 5G and optical fiber technologies, which has enabled various industries to improve productivity and efficiency.
