On April 18, the Information Office of the State Council held a press conference. Zhao Zhiguo, chief engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, explained that in the first quarter, telecom business revenue reached 443.7 billion yuan, an increase of 4.5% over the previous year. Overall, it maintained steady growth, laying a good start for the whole year. In terms of infrastructure, by the end of March, a total of 3.647 million 5G base stations had been built nationwide, with a 5G user penetration rate of over 60%, and 24.56 million ports with gigabit network service capabilities. 5G mobile phone shipments reached 56.43 million units in the first quarter, accounting for 83.7% of mobile phone shipments during the same period.