[Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: China's smart computing power scale reached 2592EFLOPS at the end of September, a year-on-year increase of 146%] On October 20, at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office, reporters learned that the development of the information and communication industry was generally stable in the first three quarters of this year. The total telecommunications business volume in the first three quarters increased by 7.3% year-on-year, and Internet business revenue increased by 8.9% year-on-year from January to August. China has built 5.254 million 5G base stations, 5G-A network coverage is gradually advancing, Gigabit optical network 10G PON ports have reached 33.4 million, and 10G optical network has been piloted in communities, factories, parks and other scenarios. In terms of computing power facilities, as of the end of September 2026, China's intelligent computing power scale reached 2592EFLOPS, a year-on-year increase of 146%, which strongly supports the rapid development of China's artificial intelligence industry. China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom, the three basic telecommunications companies, all rank among the top ten in the world in terms of revenue; 204,000 companies have been granted telecommunications business licenses, a year-on-year increase of 7.3%; the pilot program for expanding the opening up of value-added telecommunications services has been steadily implemented. As of the end of September, the number of foreign-invested telecommunications companies has reached 3,455, an increase of 25% over the same period last year. A commercial trial of satellite Internet of Things business was organized, and two private companies were approved to carry out relevant pilot business. Breakthroughs in key technology research and development were achieved. Actively carry out 6G technology trials, promote the optimization and maturity of key technologies, and lay a solid foundation for the development of 6G technology sources and international standards. Test results show that the wireless intelligent concept prototype increases communication capacity by more than 20% compared with traditional equipment. Guide the establishment of the ION-2030 (intelligent optical network) promotion group, publish relevant technical reports at the ITU, and accelerate research on next-generation optical network standards for 2030 and beyond. The scope of converged applications continues to expand. Deeply implement the 5G application "Sail" action upgrade plan, issue the "Implementation Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Industrial Internet", orderly carry out industrial 5G independent private network pilots, and continue to promote 5G and industrial Internet to empower thousands of industries. At present, 5G has been integrated into all 97 major categories of the national economy, and the industrial Internet has covered all 41 major industrial categories. More than 26,000 industrial 5G private networks and 1,260 5G factories have been built.