Plan: 5G and Sensing Upgrade for Low-Altitude Zones

The plan will follow a demand-driven, pilot-first approach.

Zhejiang Mobile deploys a 5G-A integrated communication and sensing base station in the Cangnan sea area. Image: People’s Post and Telecommunications

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On February 10, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with four other central agencies, issued guidance to strengthen China’s information and communications industry in support of low-altitude infrastructure and the broader low-altitude economy.

The plan focuses on enhancing network coverage, sensing, navigation, and intelligent connected systems for low-altitude airspace, leveraging 5G, satellite communications, AI, IoT, and cloud computing.