From December 25 to 26, Beijing hosted the National Conference on Industry and Information Technology. During the conference, a strong emphasis was placed on advancing the high-quality development of the information and communications sector in 2026. Key strategies outlined for achieving this goal encompass:

• Kicking off the 'Broadband Upgrade' special initiative and initiating a fresh round of trials for 10-gigabit optical networks;
• Speeding up the realization of a 'fully connected and intelligent' mobile IoT landscape;
• Bolstering the development of computational power network infrastructures and fully implementing the metropolitan-area 'millisecond computing'专项行动 (which can be translated as 'special initiative' for a more natural English flow);
• Organizing and executing the 2026 'Transparent Handling, Assured Usage' campaign for telecommunications services;
• Enhancing the identification and safeguarding of crucial and core data, while fostering the creation of mechanisms for cross-border data flow in vital sectors like automotive;
• Issuing the updated 'Regulations on Radio Frequency Allocation' and providing guidelines for frequency development and utilization in domains such as the low-altitude economy.