China Plans to Build 630,000 Base Stations of 5G in 2020
China Telecom technicians test an equipment at the 5G network base station near Yellow River in Lanzhou, Gansu province, China on May 16, 2019 China Mobile is the largest of country’s three largest state-owned carriers. The company has been at the center of Beijing’s effort to roll out 5G networks across the country. China plans to build a total of 630,000 base stations by the end of this year, with China Mobile responsible for about half of that total. As of the end of February, China Mobile had 80,000. The company had said it would spend 180 billion yuan on 5G this year. Chinese telecom giant Huawei and hometown rival ZTE were the big winners in China Mobile’s latest tender of 5G contracts, with the pair snapping up over 85% of base stations, according to the results announced Tuesday by the state-owned telecom carrier. The contracts to build 232,143 fifth-generation wireless network base stations in 28 provincial level regions were put out for tender in early March. Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. won the lion’s share and will build 57.2% of the base stations, while 28.7% went to smaller peer ZTE Corp. A booth showcasing 5G technology is pictured at an industry expo in Beijing Another Chinese enterprise - a consortium between two little-known companies - took a 2.6% share. The only foreign company to win any tenders was Sweden’s Ericsson, with an 11.4% share. The contracts were valued at 37 billion yuan ($5.2 billion), with China Mobile paying 153,000 yuan on average for each 5G base station, about a quarter less than the low end of what the market predicted it would pay, which was from 200,000 yuan to 250,000 yuan. Telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp displays its range of 5G mobile base stations inside its booth at MWC Barcelona Huawei is a world leader in 5G equipment. The results of China Mobile’s latest batch of 5G contracts show the home market could be a safe haven for the company, as it faces an increasingly hostile environment overseas amid U.S. sanctions and growing suspicion over its ties to the Chinese government and military, something it has denied. On Tuesday, Huawei reported that its carrier business last year recorded a modest 3.8% increase even as countries around the world raced to roll out 5G networks. It was not surprising that Finland’s Nokia, a major manufacturer of 5G gear, wasn’t one of the companies to win contracts. “Performance of Nokia’s 5G equipment is lagging behind,” a consultant said. The note pointed out that Nokia’s previous CEO had said that the company doesn’t see much profit potential in China’s 5G market, and the company would adjust its offerings in the country accordingly. Tianjin to begin reopening school from April 20 A staff member disinfects a student's hands at a Middle School Tianjin will gradually reopen schools, with classes for senior students in middle and high schools to resume on April 20. Colleges and universities should prepare to reopen in early or mid of May. A teacher gives a lesson on the coronavirus epidemic prevention Junior high schools, ordinary high schools, secondary vocational schools, higher education institutions and non-graduation grades and Grades 4-6 of elementary schools will reopen respectively while Grades 1-3, kindergartens and training institutions will reopen after the epidemic.
Students practise rhythmic exercises in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. Schools in some Chinese provinces have reopened All the teachers and students must wear masks. The school will provide free face masks to students with financial difficulties.
Elementary school students wearing face masks attend a class as they return to school after the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, in Huaian in China's eastern Jiangsu province, Apr. 7, 2020
Each classroom will strictly control the number of students. Each seats need maintain at least 1 meter distance. Students attend a class at the Experimental Middle School 天津开学时间定了！ 4月20日，全市初中、普通高中毕业年级同步复课开学，开始正常上课。5月上旬或中旬，全市高等院校（含高职院校）、中等职业学校（含技工学校）毕业年级分专业、分批次有序复课开学。 在疫情防控形势进一步稳定的基础上，全市初中、普通高中、中等职业学校（含技工学校）、高等院校（含高职院校）非毕业年级和小学四、五、六年级适时复课开学，具体复课开学时间另行安排。疫情结束后，小学一、二、三年级和幼儿园、特殊教育学校、校外培训机构线下教学等复课开学。 按照疫情防控有关要求，首批复课开学的学校，必须配备足量的额温枪、体温计、消毒液、口罩和适量防护服、护目镜等疫情防护物资。 初三、高三复课开学后，所有人员必须佩戴口罩。学校将免费向家庭经济困难学生提供口罩。 首批复课开学的初三、高三将实行小班制教学，每间教室按照疫情防控有关规定，严格控制学生人数，学生上课单人单座，保持1米以上的安全距离。 Beijing-Xiong'an Railway set to open by end of 2020 A swivel railway bridge of Beijing-Xiongan intercity high-speed railway after being rotated to its targeted position across the Tianjin-Baoding high-speed railway in Xiongan New Area The Beijing-Xiong'an intercity railway is expected to start joint debugging and commissioning tests in September and enter service by the end of this year. The railway will have a total length of 92.4 kilometers, linking the capital, Daxing Airport and Xiong'an New Area through only a 30-minute ride. The Xiong'an Station project started in December 2018 and is expected to put into operation by the end of 2020. The station has adopted a number of intelligent design concepts and smart construction technologies, for the first large-scale public facility built in Xiong'an New Area. A test train arrives at Beijing Daxing Railway Station of Beijing-Xiong'an intercity railway Xiong'an Station, 606 meters long and 355.5 meters wide with a total floor area of 475,200 square meters, is the largest of all five stations along the Beijing-Xiong'an intercity railway. Beijing Daxing Station and Beijing's New Airport Station are within Beijing city boundaries, while Gu'an East Station, Bazhou North Station and Xiong'an Station are in Hebei province. The elevated station has 11 platforms and 19 lines in total, and two platforms and four lines for urban mass transit systems. It marks the convergence of three railway lines, including Beijing-Hong Kong (Taiwan) high-speed railway, Beijing-Xiong'an Intercity Railway and Tianjin-Xiong'an intercity line, which will become a new traffic hub in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. After the Beijing-Xiong'an intercity railway starts operations, Xiong'an New Area can directly reach Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang and other major cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, with only a 30-minute drive from Xiong'an to Beijing and Tianjin, and a 60-minute drive to Shijiazhuang. In Feb 28, 2018, China announced plans to officially start construction on the Beijing-Xiong'an Intercity Railway, with 33.53 billion yuan invested in the project, as a measure to advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. 京雄城际预计年底具备开通条件！ 中国铁路发布消息，预计京雄城际铁路5月底全线无砟轨道铺设完成，9月下旬开展全线联调联试，年底具备开通条件。 京雄城际铁路，北起京九铁路李营站，经北京大兴区、北京新机场、霸州市，终至雄安新区，正线全长92.4公里。全线设黄村、新机场、固安东、霸州北、雄安5座车站，雄安站是其中规模最大的新建车站。 其中，固安东站、雄安站两座车站与天津密切相关： 新建固安东站位于河北省廊坊市固安县境中部。该站按照廊涿城际、天津至北京新机场联络线和京雄城际方向分别合场设站方案布置。 雄安站是雄安新区设立后公布建设的第一个火车站，位于雄安新区内部，占地68.37公顷，相当于96个足球场。车站按京雄城际、京港（台）高铁及津九联络线方向别合场设站和预留津雄城际、雄忻铁路线路别分场设置。 京雄城际铁路建成后，雄安新区可直达北京、天津、石家庄等京津冀主要城市，实现雄安新区与北京、天津半小时交通圈、与石家庄1小时交通圈。