China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has launched a coordinated Special Pilot Action Program for 6G innovation, the ministry announced on Thursday.
The action program proposes that by 2029, this initiative will connect central ministries and provincial governments to accelerate 6G technical trials, cultivate new and promising business applications, and develop a variety of new terminal devices for commercial deployment.
The program will promote research on converged technical solutions and system architectures integrating communications with artificial intelligence (AI), satellite internet, wireless sensing, and support the development of 6G standards and industrial research and development.
It will also strengthen industrial research and development of 6G communication equipment such as base stations, core networks, transport networks, and specialized instruments to support 6G commercial deployment.
The program will enhance the cultivation of 6G‑related industries including new types of terminals, chip components, operating systems, and commercial aerospace, and facilitate the formation of local 6G specialty industrial clusters.
Targeting potential 6G scenarios such as immersive communications, the low-altitude economy, embodied intelligence, and smart oceans, the program will adapt measures to local conditions in cultivating 6G application scenarios.
The ministry will organize experts to evaluate and demonstrate the 6G innovation work plans compiled by various localities, and approve of implementation of those work plans that conform to the national 6G overall layout following established procedures.
In the meantime, the ministry will organize the IMT‑2030 (6G) promotion group to carry out 6G technology tests in an orderly manner, supporting pilot regions to actively participate in the construction of testing environments, the formulation of test plans, and the sharing of test results.
China launches pilot action for 6G innovation
