6G is not just a simple acceleration of 5G, but a leapfrog upgrade from connectivity to intelligence; The development of 6G is not achieved overnight, nor is it a simple replacement for 5G, but rather a gradual technological relay. The coordinated promotion and cascading connection of 5G and 6G will jointly build China's communication layout for the digital age. This year's Government Work Report clearly proposes to cultivate and develop future industries such as 6G. After the first inclusion of 6G in the Government Work Report last year, China has continued to strengthen its deployment in this cutting-edge field, indicating that the development of 6G is a strategic determination to focus on the long term and seize the high ground of future industrial competition. This reflects China's firm determination to accelerate the layout of new information infrastructure, bringing stable expectations for technological breakthroughs and industrial innovation, and providing important support for the construction of a manufacturing and networking power. If 5G is the information highway, then 6G is the intelligent transportation network that integrates air, space, and earth. The theoretical peak speed of 6G network is about 100 times that of 5G. Experiments have shown that a 1GB high-definition video can be downloaded in the blink of an eye on 6G network, 6 seconds on 5G network, and over 1 minute on 4G network. The latency of 6G network is only one tenth of that of 5G, and the network response speed is faster; The connection density is 10 to 100 times that of 5G, and the number of devices that can be connected simultaneously per unit area has significantly increased. In addition, 6G provides more stable connections in high-speed mobile scenarios, significantly enhancing network reliability and anti-interference capabilities. 6G is not just a simple acceleration of 5G, but a leapfrog upgrade from connectivity to intelligence. Experts have described 6G as a "hexagonal warrior" - in addition to the three major performance multipliers of high speed, low latency, and large connectivity, it also has three major fusion capabilities of integrating air, space, and ground, integrating intelligence, and integrating sensing. That is to say, the internet is everywhere, covering the entire sky, earth, and sea with its own AI brain, which can automatically optimize and intelligently schedule, and also has environmental perception capabilities. This means that 6G can better support many application scenarios than 5G, such as holographic communication, digital twins, unmanned systems, etc. So, the significance of 6G is not only faster internet access, but also achieving things that are difficult or even unimaginable with 5G. In the industry, there has always been a saying that "even numbered generations are more successful" in mobile communication. Judging from the popularity of 2G mobile phones and the explosion of 4G mobile Internet, it is often odd generation proofing and even generation harvest. Looking into the reasons, odd numbered generations including 1G, 3G, and 5G place more emphasis on technological breakthroughs, architectural innovation, and scenario exploration, similar to "laying the foundation"; The even numbered generation, including 2G and 4G, has achieved technological maturity, cost reduction, application implementation, and ecological improvement, achieving the goal of "building tall buildings" and truly transforming technological dividends into perceptible changes in people's lives and industrial upgrades. According to this law, 6G is expected to become a landmark technology that changes society and empowers industries after 2G and 4G. China has formed a leading advantage in the 6G field. As of June 2025, China's 6G patent application volume accounts for approximately 40.3% of the global total, ranking first in the world. The first phase of 6G research and development has completed technical trials, forming over 300 key technology reserves, and the second phase of 6G technology trials has been launched. The typical scenarios and key capability indicators of 6G proposed by our country have been adopted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and included in the framework document for global 6G development. The Purple Mountain Laboratory has built the world's first end-to-end 6G comprehensive test platform and released the world's first 6G wide area low altitude coverage non cellular intelligent fusion field test network. China has led the establishment of multiple international standards for 6G and played a leading role in the global development of 6G standards. The higher expectations placed on 6G do not mean that 5G is a useless investment or technological waste. On the contrary, it is 5G's pioneering exploration in technical standards, network construction, and industrial ecology that has laid a solid foundation for the development of 6G. It is precisely thanks to China's technological leadership and industrial advantages in the 5G field that key conditions have been created for 6G to lead the way. 5G has promoted consumer Internet to industrial Internet, accumulated a lot of scene experience in industrial manufacturing, intelligent transportation, telemedicine and other fields, and also made the market and enterprises deeply realize that the core value of next-generation communication technology is no longer just to improve consumer experience, but to reshape the production mode and business model of the real economy. The development of 6G is not achieved overnight, nor is it a simple replacement for 5G, but rather a gradual technological relay. Practice has proven that the development of 6G technology is gradual, standard setting is continuously evolving, and there are infinite possibilities for terminal transformation. The industry generally believes that 6G will be commercially launched around 2030. From key technology breakthroughs and breakthroughs in core components to international standard setting, mature industrial chains, and large-scale implementation of scenarios, the development of 6G still requires long-term technological accumulation and market validation. The coordinated promotion and cascading connection of 5G and 6G will jointly build China's communication layout for the digital age. A future competition that connects all things intelligently and leads industrial transformation has already begun. Step by step, generation after generation, China will surely take the initiative in the next wave of communication, enabling digital technology to better empower the real economy and serve high-quality development. (New Society)