Towards 10G: China Boosts Internet Speed to Unprecedented Levels and Builds New Cities

Downloading movies takes just a few seconds, living in a high-tech city with extraordinary capabilities

Dmitry Kapustin

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The communication giants Huawei and China Unicom announced the launch of the world's first 10G network. The pilot area is Xiong'an, a new district located in Hebei Province, not far from Beijing.

The Chinese government began constructing Xiong'an in 2014. The construction of this region was described as part of the "millennium plan" proposed by the leaders. Unlike other new areas, the development of Xiong'an is directly controlled by the state.

Internationally, Beijing Daxing International Airport opened in 2019, and it takes only about 20 minutes by high-speed rail from Xiong'an to the airport. Xiong'an Railway Station opened in 2020, ensuring convenient transportation links with the capital city.

In addition, Beijing will no longer be the sole capital of China; some functions will be transferred to Xiong'an: offices of some state-owned enterprises, government agencies, and research centers have already begun relocating here. By the way, the Chinese government does not plan to attract foreign investment to Xiong'an.

It is expected that by 2035, the infrastructure construction of Xiong'an will be completed, and by the mid-21st century, this city will become a comprehensive economic and cultural center of China.

To achieve this goal, modern communication technologies like the 10G network are essential. According to Chinese technology media reports, the new network demonstrates impressive speed metrics: download speeds reach up to 9834 megabits per second, and upload speeds are at 1008 megabits per second.

In addition, the network latency is only 3 milliseconds, making it one of the fastest and most stable networks in the world. These characteristics far exceed the current broadband internet standards: the 10G network will drive the development of cloud services, virtual reality, and augmented reality applications.

The network is based on 50G PON technology, which is completely self-developed by China. It significantly enhances the transmission capacity of optical fiber lines, which is a key factor in supporting modern high-speed internet applications.

The deployment of the new infrastructure not only improves communication quality but also brings new possibilities to users. The new technology will greatly transform fields such as education, entertainment, and healthcare.

A user among the first to experience the new network said that previously downloading a 4K movie took several minutes, but now it takes just a few seconds.

Downloading a 90GB file or an 8K format movie at a speed of 1Gbit/s takes approximately 12 minutes, while the new network can complete the same task in just 72 seconds.

In addition, even when using multiple smart devices simultaneously at home, the network remains stable and fast. This makes watching 8K videos, using 4K quality video surveillance systems, and enjoying game cloud services problem-free.

For comparison, in India, users can choose fiber-based network packages with speeds up to 1Gbit/s.

In Arab countries, the highest network speeds are in the UAE and Qatar, at 543Mbit/s and 521Mbit/s respectively, but China's technology far surpasses them.

Launching the 10G network in Xiong'an also meets China's growing demand for smart home technology, the Internet of Things, and high-speed internet for cloud computing.

In the face of increasing numbers of connected devices and growing network data transmission volumes, such innovations are no longer luxuries (as high-speed internet was 15 years ago), but necessities, like hot water or electricity in homes.

In January this year, China had more than 4 million 5G base stations, more than any other country in the world. Now, China's communication giants have advanced several generations of communication technology. Launching the 10G pilot network in Xiong'an is part of the "roadmap" for the entire modernization of China's communication infrastructure.

In April, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China approved 168 projects to build 10G networks. So, soon, other major cities and new areas in China will also have future networks like Xiong'an.

Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7501624943755444799/

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