Technological Evolution——Witness at GITC2014

In the blink of an eye, 20 years have passed. On April 20, 1994, China fully accessed the international Internet through a 64K international dedicated line, which opened the era of the Internet in China. From one computer to another, and then to tens of millions of computers, telephone lines, satellites, microwaves, and optical cables are connected, which is not just a simple physical connection, but behind it is all-round information sharing and resource allocation. In the 20 years since Chinese people "touched the Internet", what has been highlighted is development, change, and transcendence. This is the power and charm of the Internet.

GITC2014 Global Internet Technology Conference is jointly organized by the organizer Qilin Club and iTech Club (Internet Technology Elite Club), and is committed to creating a professional, open and leading conference and exhibition platform in the Internet field. It will be officially held at the Beijing National Convention Center from October 9th to 10th. The conference is themed "Technology Evolution", focusing on the latest Internet technologies and hot areas, and will conduct ideological collisions and exchanges and discussions, experience the leapfrog development brought by the Internet, and jointly look forward to the future direction of the Internet industry.

Data changes: from dial-up to 618 million Internet users

In 1994, computers in the UK had been connected to the Internet for 21 years, while the vast majority of Chinese could only learn about the newly started Three Gorges Project and the newly elected black president of South Africa from reports in the People's Daily and Xinhua News Agency. China, which entered the Internet age as a "follower", has become a trend-setter in the Internet wave today. 600 million Chinese netizens and Chinese Internet companies such as Tencent and Baidu are redefining the world's Internet landscape...

China's Internet is developing rapidly. A series of data outlines the vivid footprints of this populous country quickly becoming an Internet power - in June 2008, the number of Chinese Internet users reached 253 million, ranking first in the world; as of December 2013, the number of Chinese Internet users reached 618 million, and the Internet penetration rate was 45.8%, of which the number of mobile Internet users reached 500 million; in 2014, more than 172 million Chinese families have begun to use fiber optic Internet access, the number of Chinese Internet users reached 618 million, the number of websites exceeded 3 million, and the total number of network domain names exceeded 18 million, ranking first and continuing to grow steadily.

Technological change: from promoting the transformation of traditional industries to the development of global informatization

China's Internet has grown from 64K to 100M fiber optic cable. The "belt" is getting wider and wider, but the line is getting thinner, which has established a close connection between the real society and ordinary people. The continuous upgrading of China's Internet technology has made the network access transmission speed soar. When the network scale becomes larger and more complex, through the optimization and improvement of routing algorithms, all types of data can still quickly find and select paths and reach the destination intact. This is also a miracle of China's Internet technology upgrade.

The Internet can now serve hundreds of millions or even billions of people at the same time, and the cost is gradually decreasing. Entering the era of mobile Internet, the trends of intelligent networks and devices, mobility and ubiquitous connectivity are beginning to emerge. In terms of search engines, search engines that used to only input text can now be input by voice and images. With the rapid popularization of mobile terminals such as smart phones and tablets, the expansion of operators' 3G network coverage and the advent of the 4G era, my country's level of informatization development is constantly improving. Mobile Internet integration and innovation have spawned a number of cross-industry emerging businesses such as mobile payment, location services, and mobile medical care.

The role of technological innovation in promoting the development of informatization is beyond doubt. The Internet and traditional industries are more closely integrated, and the online and offline service system will be further improved, becoming a hot spot for Internet applications. The in-depth cross-border integration of the Internet with traditional retail, financial, and service industries will derive more new business models and service formats.

Status change: The future of the Internet supports the dream of a cyber power

The sweat and progress that China has made in "going online" for 20 years have enabled China to think more forward-lookingly about how to become a cyber power from a cyber power. Standing at a new historical starting point, China feels the importance of the Internet more than ever before: technologies such as the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and big data are becoming increasingly mature, and wearable devices, Internet of Vehicles, and intelligent transportation are gradually entering people's lives. These technologies will gradually be applied to smart cities, smart devices, e-government, finance, medical care, education, energy, transportation and other industries. Some experts pointed out that the Internet is a catalyst for China's rise and will become the engine of China's rise in the future. The Internet spirit and entrepreneurial spirit that have erupted among the people under the catalysis of the Internet complement each other and promote each other, echoing the tide of reform and opening up, and helping and achieving China's rise.

The next decade of China's Internet will undoubtedly be the main battlefield for China's global rise in soft power, and the Internet will become a catalyst, accelerator and driving force for China's rise. Li Weining, assistant dean of the Internet Information Research Institute of Communication University of China, believes that the Internet has played a vital role in my country's transition from a late-developing country to the information age. This shows that the status of China's Internet has taken on China's dream of rising globally, and the changes brought about by the Internet spirit and Internet thinking have awakened the Chinese people's "dream of a cyber power."

From broadband to fiber-optic Internet access, the future development trend of Internet technology, cloud technology, big data, network security, operation and maintenance, infrastructure, technology development services... Let us witness the evolution of Internet technology - GITC2014!