Overview
- The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the “Information Communication Industry Development ‘15th Five‑Year’ Plan,” which was published on Monday and makes integrated space–ground networking a national priority.
- The plan mandates technical upgrades for low‑Earth‑orbit satellites, including single‑satellite capacity above 100 Gbps, support for inter‑satellite links, and on‑board processing to enable high‑speed satellite broadband.
- Beijing will lay out star–ground interconnection centers to route traffic securely between satellites and terrestrial 5G/6G networks and to manage cross‑network traffic flow.
- The plan calls for commercial trials of satellite IoT and phone‑to‑satellite services so existing phones and NTN‑capable terminals can connect directly to satellites where appropriate.
- MIIT ties the satellite measures into a broader 6G and industrial roadmap with quantified 2030 targets for revenue, base‑station density, 5G penetration, gigabit broadband users, and large‑scale compute capacity, a move likely to steer investment, standards work and operator deployment decisions.