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Recently, AsiaInfo Technologies successfully won the bid for the "Plant-wide 5G Network System" Construction Project of Uxin Banner 2x660MW Large-scale Pithead Power Station of China National Coal Group Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "China Coal Uxin Banner Power Plant") with its complete private 5G network product system, mature solutions and customized services. This power station is a large-scale coal-electricity integrated pithead power station with a designed power generation capacity of about 6 billion kWh/year. It is crucial to promoting coal mining, industrial and economic development in western Inner Mongolia. After the Project is completed, it will assist the power plant in achieving real-time production data collection and transmission, greatly improving the operation efficiency, and laying a solid foundation for building an intelligent, efficient and green "smart power plant".

01 Private 5G network with "no dead ends" will reduce costs, improve efficiency and ensure safety for power plant foundation construction and production & operation

In 2024, the construction of China Coal Uxin Banner Power Plant entered the preliminary preparation phase, and the selection of wireless communication network technology was put on the agenda accordingly.

The communication networks of traditional thermal power plants mostly rely on industrial grade WiFi, which has problems such as poor stability, high latency, low security, high operation and maintenance cost, low operation and maintenance efficiency, and delayed response. Focusing on foundation construction and long-term production & operation requirements, China Coal Uxin Banner Power Plant decided to replace traditional WiFi with private 5G network. Based on the actual situation of the power plant, AsiaInfo Technologies will provide it with a full set of private 5G network services covering the entire plant area and without dead ends.

Figure: AsiaInfo Technologies' Private 5G Network Product System

In the foundation construction phase, the private 5G network will meet the information transmission and equipment connection requirements of the construction site, provide support for personnel management, equipment monitoring, safety guarantee, illegal capture and environmental monitoring, and turn the huge pithead power station into an efficient and safe "smart construction site". After the power plant is officially put into production, the private 5G network will provide communication support for personnel communication and positioning, unmanned equipment inspection, AR/VR remote equipment diagnosis and troubleshooting, production data collection and transmission, and remote control of large equipment, empowering the power plant to achieve its digital intelligence transformation, cost reduction and efficiency improvement.

02 AsiaInfo Technologies' "full-process and one-stop" private network service brings "5G+" into various industries

After several years of exploration, AsiaInfo Technologies' private 5G network has formed a unique systematic advantage, which is significantly different from the traditional private network.

Firstly, AsiaInfo Technologies' private 5G network is not a simple equipment supply, but a complete "end-to-end" product and service system, covering the whole process from business consulting, network planning and design, equipment provision and installation implementation to network optimization and equipment operation and maintenance. This "turnkey project" mode not only reduces the cost of network construction and use for customers, but also significantly improves the usage experience.

Secondly, AsiaInfo Technologies' private 5G network product system is capable of carrying the customers' key businesses "end to end", covering underlying sensor customization to intelligent terminal access, robot, unmanned equipment, etc., and then to the base station, core network and network management system of private 5G network. Meanwhile, it integrates 5G information security, operation platforms (e.g. positioning and navigation, voice dispatching, multi-terminal access management, etc.), as well as AI and large model applications, providing comprehensive support for the construction, production and operation of energy stations, and significantly enhancing the business efficiency.

Thirdly, the application of private 5G network saves a lot of data fees for customers, and provides business support and operation support in combination with the private network operation platform, with low use cost. The core network can be locally deployed and physically isolated from the outside world. Coupled with multiple security mechanisms, it effectively guarantees network security and has the advantages of "high cost performance and good security".

In addition, AsiaInfo Technologies' private 5G network not only solves the problem of 5G wireless network, but also optimizes the supporting wired network (e.g. dedicated line, optical cable, WAN optical fiber, etc.) according to the actual situation of energy stations. Through the deep integration of wireless and wired networks, it builds a powerful "information superhighway" for the stations and provides an efficient information transmission channel for centralized and intelligent network management.

In November 2024, twelve departments (including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) jointly issued the Upgraded Plan for Large-scale 5G Application "Set Sail" Action, once again emphasizing to leverage the traction role of 5G and drive the application of "5G+" in smart power, intelligent mines, intelligent transportation and other fields. AsiaInfo Technologies' private 5G network emerged at the right moment, which will bring "5G+" into various industries and empower high-quality development.