Industrial Internet is the main battlefield of 5G applications. Today, China's "5G+ Industrial Internet" has taken a big step forward in the whole industrial ecology in terms of network support, integrated applications and terminal products. However, practical problems such as "no use, dare not use, and can't afford to use" still exist.
The next three years will be a period of rapid growth of industrial Internet.
The next three years will be a period of rapid growth of industrial Internet. Therefore, at the beginning of 20021,the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the Action Plan for the Innovation and Development of Industrial Internet (20021-2023), which determined the development goal of China's industrial Internet in the next three years: by 2023, the new infrastructure will be further improved, the integrated application effect will be further highlighted, the technological innovation capability will be further enhanced, and the industrial development ecology will be further improved. The construction of new infrastructure of industrial Internet has progressed in quantity and quality, new models and new formats have been widely promoted, and the comprehensive strength of the industry has been significantly improved.
On March 5, 2002/KLOC-0, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held a cadre meeting, which demanded: vigorously develop industrial Internet, promote the integration of industrial chain and innovation chain, build more R&D technology platforms, strengthen the construction of 5G networks and Gigabit optical networks, and enrich application scenarios.
Liu Liehong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, pointed out that in the new year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will continue to strengthen guidance and support with relevant departments and localities, create a better industrial development environment, and strive to create a new situation in the development of industrial Internet: First, strengthen infrastructure construction. Promote the construction and transformation of internal and external networks and the large-scale application of logo analysis. Deepen the integrated development of "5G+ Industrial Internet". Accelerate the construction of professional platforms, characteristic platforms and cross-industry and cross-domain platforms. The second is to continue to deepen the application of convergence. The technology and mode of industrial internet are closely combined with the production practice, industry characteristics, knowledge and experience of various industries, and a number of typical cases of integrated applications are created to drive the formation of a systematic promotion model. The third is to lay a solid foundation for industrial development. It is necessary to focus on the shortcomings of core technologies and capabilities, continue to organize the implementation of innovative development projects, strengthen technical research and research and development of key products, and help industries fill shortcomings and forge long boards. The fourth is to cultivate and expand the industrial ecology. Actively coordinate the resources and strengths of all parties, promote the formation of an industrial ecology with diverse subjects and collaborative innovation, and lay a good "team competition." Encourage local governments to explore distinctive development models according to local conditions. The fifth is to improve the level of protection. Adhere to both development and security, implement the main responsibility, improve the construction of network security classification management system, increase investment in network security, and strengthen network security technology monitoring.
The entire industrial ecology of "5G+ Industrial Internet" has taken a big step forward.
According to Xiao Yaqing, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, "5G+ Industrial Internet" has developed rapidly, with more than 1 100 projects under construction in China, among which there are many very good application scenarios, such as China Commercial Aircraft in Shanghai, Yangquan Coal Mine in Shanxi, Sany Heavy Industry in Hunan and Xiamen Port.
Wang Zhiqin, vice president of China Information and Communication Research Institute, pointed out that "5G+ Industrial Internet" has taken a big step forward in the integration of applications, network construction, terminals, industrial ecology and standards.
First of all, the pace of convergence application practice has accelerated. At present, "5G+ Industrial Internet" has penetrated from auxiliary links to core production links, and its application types have developed from large bandwidth to multiple types. Typical application scenarios are gradually formed, and the effect of improving quality, increasing efficiency and reducing cost is beginning to show. The main ten application scenarios are industrial design, auxiliary assembly, equipment coordination, precise control, visual inspection, data acquisition, remote maintenance, intelligent logistics, unmanned inspection and safety monitoring.
Secondly, the network construction mode is gradually clear. Previously, when there were 700,000 5G base stations in China in June 5438+065438+1October, 2020, there were 32,000 5G base stations used by the industrial Internet. "The network construction mode based on user plane sinking is the first choice for large industrial enterprises, and the 5G local private network based on user plane sinking is the mainstream." Wang Zhiqin said, "The main applicable scenarios are large-scale manufacturing enterprises, ports and coal payment. This mode of UPF/MEC is deployed in enterprises, which can ensure low network delay, enterprise business data does not leave the park, and ensure the privacy and security of data. The other mode is a 5G wide-area private network based on public network, which adopts 5G slicing technology to form an end-to-end' slicing subnet', which is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The third mode is a 5G local private network based on exclusive resources. This mode needs to authorize the frequency band of 5G private network, which is built by industrial enterprises and is rarely explored at present.
Third, end products are gradually emerging. "5G+ Industrial Internet" involves network upgrade, integrated product research and development and many other contents. It has promoted the research and development of a number of new industrial integrated terminals and cultivated a number of new solution providers. By the end of June, 2020, 1 1, the number of industrial-grade CPE equipment released worldwide had reached 2 1, and a number of converged terminal products such as AGV, UAV and MES terminal with 5G communication capability emerged in China.
Fourth, the industrial ecology is growing. Basic telecommunications enterprises and industrial enterprises to speed up the docking. At present, there are more than 1 100 projects of "5G+ industrial internet" under construction, and the integration of IT and CT is accelerating. Internet giants have taken cloud-edge computing to enter the 5G infrastructure market, which is a new entrant to the core network. For example, Alibaba and Zhejiang Unicom completed the full coverage of 5G lightweight independent core network in Zhoushan Port, Ningbo; Tencent has landed a "comprehensive center" for 5G edge computing in Binhai headquarters, which can support the deployment of industry private networks.
Fifth, the integration standard system has been steadily advanced. According to Wang Zhiqin, China is formulating the framework of the "5G+ Industrial Internet" standard system and a number of industry standards. "It is estimated that eight' 5G+Industrial Internet' application scenarios and technical requirements will be established in 20021-2022."
Problems such as "can't use it, dare not use it, can't afford it" still exist.
Although the development has achieved initial results, the initial stage of industrial development still faces challenges. Wang Zhiqin said that practical problems such as "no use, dare not use, can't afford to use" still exist. "The industry application needs to be further explored, the technical foundation needs to be further consolidated, and the development environment needs to be further improved. In particular, the investment in R&D and the early stage of construction is huge, the supporting capacity of modules and other industries is insufficient, and the open and integrated ecology has not yet been established. In addition, China's 5G standard has not been completely frozen, and China's overall industrial informatization foundation is also poor, and its supporting capacity is relatively weak. There is still a big gap in mastering core technologies, service performance of key products, solution supply and application depth. "
According to Wang Zhiqin, the next step is to develop the "5G+ Industrial Internet" from four key points:
The first is to strengthen the construction of 5G infrastructure. Enterprise intranet 5G upgrade, industrial park 5G network construction, pilot/demonstration area 5G network construction.
The second is to continue to explore integrated application innovation. Strengthen the exploration of integrated application of core production links, accelerate the exploration of business model innovation, and promote the popularization and application of replicable cases.
The third is to focus on enhancing industrial supply capacity. Increase the effective supply of solutions and accelerate the research and development and industrialization of chips, modules and industrial terminals.
The fourth is to optimize the environment for industrial innovation and development. Construction of public service platform, project library, standard system, patent, test bed, etc.