China just leveled up its digital game during this year's Spring Festival! 🎆 The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) deployed a staggering 260,000 additional 4G/5G base stations to keep everyone connected while traveling home or binge-watching holiday specials. 🚄📱
Behind the Tech Surge
With over 13,000 transportation hubs and tourist hotspots monitored 24/7, telecom operators worked like digital superheroes 🦸♂️ to ensure smooth scrolling and buffer-free video calls. The upgrades supported critical services including emergency response systems and transportation networks.
Emergency Ready
Over 240,000 tech personnel and 49,000 emergency vehicles stood guard nationwide – basically a Coachella-sized army of connectivity experts! 🚨🔧 They inspected enough transmission lines to wrap around Earth 595 times (23.75 million km, but who's counting? 🌍).
This tech win shows how China keeps 1.4 billion people online during the world's largest annual human migration. 📈 Now that's what we call #ConnectionGoals!
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China expands network with 260,000 base stations over Spring Festival
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