Kunming will use urban street light poles to build 5G network micro base stations

China Energy Storage Network News: Kunming Urban Construction Investment and Development Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as: Kunming Urban Construction Investment Company) announced that the company and China Telecom Co., Ltd. Kunming Branch (hereinafter referred to as: Kunming Telecom Company) signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement for the Kunming Street Light Pole 5G Network Micro Base Station Construction Project.

Currently, Kunming is carrying out 5G pilot construction using street light poles within the first ring of the main urban area. With the completion of the pilot project, Kunming will become the first provincial capital city among all 5G network base station pilot cities in the country to use urban street light pole resources to build 5G micro base stations.

At the signing ceremony, Yang Xiaobin, Party Secretary and Chairman of Kunming Urban Investment Company, said that Kunming Urban Investment Company, as a municipal state-owned company, is a regional urban integrated operator for Kunming’s urban infrastructure construction. Like Kunming Telecom Company, it has made great contributions to Kunming’s infrastructure construction and public utilities. Since its establishment, Kunming Urban Investment Company has undertaken the investment and construction of many key provincial and municipal infrastructure projects, including Kunming’s Second Ring Express System, South Ring Road, and Beijing Road Extension.

Kunming Urban Investment Company and Kunming Telecom Company have a good cooperation foundation. For a long time, they have received strong support from Kunming Telecom Company in many urban infrastructure construction projects. We believe that the implementation of this street light pole 5G network micro base station construction project will further deepen the cooperation between the two parties.

Kunming Telecom Company is an important basic network operator in Kunming, and Kunming Urban Investment Company has good urban resources. The two parties have good prospects for cooperation in the fields of 5G micro base stations, smart street lamp construction and urban resource utilization.

Chen Jiandong, deputy general manager of Kunming Telecom Company, introduced that after obtaining the 5G license, China Telecom listed Kunming as one of the first 47 cities for 5G network construction in 2019, making it the only city in Yunnan Province to be included in the first batch of 5G network construction.

As of now, Kunming Telecom has opened more than 200 5G base stations, basically achieving continuous coverage of the 5G network outdoor areas within the first ring road, and partial coverage of the 5G network in important transportation hubs, key units, and key areas.

On March 6 this year, the Kunming Municipal People's Government and China Telecom Yunnan Company officially signed the 5G Pilot Smart Kunming Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement. This signing is not only an important measure for both parties to strengthen strategic cooperation, but also a substantive measure to implement the 5G Pilot Smart Kunming Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement.

Kunming Urban Investment Company and Kunming Telecom Company are actively exploring new models for 5G network construction. They are currently using street light poles to carry out 5G pilot construction within the first ring of the main urban area, and have built and opened more than 20 5G base stations. With the completion of the street light pole 5G pilot project, Kunming has become the first provincial capital city in the country to use urban street light pole resources to build 5G micro base stations among all 5G network base station pilot cities.

The signing of this strategic cooperation framework agreement will further accelerate the construction and development of our city’s 5G communication network, promote the comprehensive and in-depth integration of information technology and urban development, and jointly promote the construction of “Smart Kunming”.