Beijing becomes second Chinese city to reach full 5G coverage Beijing has become the second city in China to attain full 5G coverage, a month after Shenzhen reached that mark in August, according to the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). By June, the total number of 5G base stations in Beijing had reached 22,500, providing the foundation for development of several 5G applications, including unmanned vehicles, and promotion of 5G construction at the Beijing Daxing International Airport, as well as 5G transformation of venues for the forthcoming 2022 Winter Olympics. The three Chinese carriers China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom have between them now deployed a total of 480,000 5G base stations, which is 96% of the…