Xinhua 26.12.2024 08h36
China had 1.002 billion 5G mobile subscribers as of the end of November, accounting for 56 percent of mobile phone users, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced on Monday. This figure marks an increase of 9.4% compared to the end of the previous year.
Visitors view products on display in the 5G telecommunications services section at the China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing, capital of China, September 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
The development of network infrastructure, including 5G, very high-speed fiber optic networks and the Internet of Things, continues to progress rapidly in China. The number of connected users continues to grow, as does the volume of mobile data consumed. As of the end of November, China had 4.191 million 5G base stations, a net increase of 815,000 since the end of last year. Furthermore, the country had 1.2 billion broadband Internet access ports, an increase of 63.6 million year-on-year.
Revenues from telecommunications services also show stable growth. Between January and November 2024, the sector's cumulative revenue reached 1,594.7 billion yuan, recording a year-on-year increase of 2.6 percent. In total volume, calculated at constant prices of the previous year, growth amounts to 10% over one year.
(Web editor: Ying Xie, Yishuang Liu)
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