China has made initial achievements in building the world's largest 5G mobile network, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) said Monday.

The country has built a total of 792,000 5G base stations as of the end of February, with the number of mobile terminals connected to the network reaching 260 million, vice minister Liu Liehong, said at a news conference.

工业和信息化部副部长刘烈宏4月19日在政策吹风会上宣布，我国已初步建成全球最大规模的5G移动网络。

截至今年2月底，累计建成5G基站79.

2万个，5G终端连接数已达2.

6亿。

[Photo/Xinhua]China's mobile network speed ranks fourth among 139 countries and regions, Liu said, citing data from an international speed measuring agency.

根据国际测速机构数据，我国移动网络速率在全球139个国家和地区中排名第4位。

China aims to build more than 600,000 5G base stations in 2021.

The ministry will shift its focus from network "coverage and popularization" to "improvement of speed and quality".

It also plans to build a "double gigabit" network infrastructure covering urban areas and towns where conditions are satisfied in three years, and promote the on-demand construction and deep coverage of 5G networks in an orderly manner, according to the MIIT.

刘烈宏说，2021年我国将新建超60万个5G基站，将推动工作重心从网络"覆盖普及"向"提速提质"转变，3年内还将在条件允许的城区和乡镇建设"双千兆"网络基础设施，有序推进5G网络按需建设、深度覆盖。

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