At the end of 2020, more than 20,000?5G base stations are expected to be built in Wuhan, capital city of central China’s Hubei?Province, according to a plan issued by the local government.

The 5G network will cover the city’s all urban areas, key areas of new urban districts as well as important industrial parks.

A 5G base stations project has been unveiled to support the rapid development of the digital economy?in Wuhan,?with 50,000 base stations to be built?by the end of 2022, in an effort to rank the nationwide leading level in terms of new pattern?of?infrastructure?construction.

Wuhan?is one of the first batch demonstration cities for the commercial use of 5G technology. It has built 17,600 5G base stations by August 13, witnessing?5G technology has been applied in various fields in the city, including intelligent education, intelligent medical treatment, driverless vehicles, intelligent tourism, smart transportation and intelligent enterprises.（en.hubei.gov.cn by Zhang Yawei）