The Country's First 5g Signal Fully Covers the Subway Line, and 5g Experience Is Within Reach, with Great Promise in the Future

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of "World Telecom day", Beijing Hong Kong Metro and China Mobile Beijing Co., Ltd. jointly announced that Beijing metro line 16 will become the country's first subway line with full 5g signal coverage on the day of "World Telecom day" on May 17.

It is understood that the north section of line 16 includes the equipment installation and commissioning of 10 platforms, station halls and 9 tunnel stations, realizing the full coverage of all stations and two-way tunnels, that is, the up and down lines of 10 stations and 9 sections.

The test results of Beijing Youth Daily reporter on May 16: the 5g mobile rate of the platform of line 16 can reach the download rate of 933mbps and upload rate of 87mbps.

Hearing the news, Xiao Bian was so excited that he didn't sleep all night...

Early this morning, we went to line 16 and experienced a 5g signal.

We chose to transfer from line 4 to line 16 during the morning rush hour, simulated the real commuting scene, and experienced the 5g signals of subway stations and tunnels respectively.

What are the test results?

There are surprises, disappointments, accidents and expectations.

Experience route:

Test equipment:

A 5g mobile phone and a mobile phone card with 5g signal

Using software:

Speedtest (speed measurement), App Store (download), Tencent video (movie viewing), wechat (audio and video call)

Speedtest (speed measurement), App Store (download), Tencent video (movie viewing), wechat (audio and video call)

I didn't wait for the unexpected meeting at the corner, and the signal switching was half a beat slow

In the process of transferring from Xiyuan station to line 16, there was no scene that we expected to switch to 5g signal immediately when we came to line 16 station, but 5g logo appeared on the mobile phone after waiting for a period of time at the station.

The station signal is sunny, and the weather is uncertain when entering the tunnel

Through the actual experience of the four stations passing through line 16, we found that the 5g signal in the station is stable and full for a long time. However, in the tunnel between stations (during Subway driving), 5g signal is occasionally switched to 4G.

The test is greatly affected by objective conditions, but the overall experience is still better than 4G

Perhaps due to the mobile phone card (it is said that the 5g signal of the mobile phone card used by Xiaobian has a speed limit), the 5g signal is not commercially available, and the mobile phone and operators are still in the debugging stage, the actual download rate under the 5g signal did not reach the "Download rate of 933mbps and upload of 87mbps" measured by the reporter of Beijing Youth Daily yesterday, but in the experience of common mobile phone applications, Still outstanding:

In the subway station during the morning rush hour, there is almost no buffer for playing 1080p and HDR videos, the software download speed is fast, and the video voice call is smooth.

Summary: 5g is within reach and the future is promising

Although for various reasons, the 5g preemptive experience encountered many accidents, and the test results are only for reference, we were excited when we walked in the subway station and saw the instant when the 4G logo on the screen turned into 5g.

Watching video, downloading software, playing games and video calling... The improvement of these experiences is only the "subtle" change brought by 5g to our life. When 5g really comes into life, with 5g blessed cloud services, VR / AR, automatic driving, etc., life will really change... The future is bound to be very promising.