During the 'Guanghua Cup' Gigabit Optical Network Application Innovation Contest held in Nanning, Guangxi, officials from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) disclosed that there are now over 200 Gigabit cities across the country, encompassing nearly two-thirds of all prefecture-level cities. Zhao Ce, Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications Development at MIIT, emphasized that the ministry will persevere in enhancing the reach of Gigabit optical networks within urban areas and, based on demand, extend these networks to towns and rural regions, thereby fostering coordinated and balanced regional growth.
