China crossed the milestone of one billion 5G mobile phone subscriptions at the end of November, according to data released by the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
These subscriptions, numbering 1.002 billion, represent 56% of total mobile subscriptions in the country, an increase of 9.4 percentage points compared to the end of 2023, indicates the same source.
This growth is due to the deployment of infrastructure, with 4.2 million 5G base stations installed across the country, notes the ministry.
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China now has 29 5G stations for every 10,000 inhabitants, exceeding the targets set in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), said Zhang Yunming, vice minister of Industry and Information Technology, earlier this year. month.
The Chinese government has presented a new action plan aimed at widespread use of 5G by the end of 2027.
According to a report from the Global Mobile Communications System Association (GSMA), China's mobile ecosystem driven by 5G will generate around 8 million jobs in 2023.
Globally, the number of 5G subscriptions is expected to reach 2.3 billion by the end of 2024, representing more than 25% of total mobile subscriptions, according to the latest report from Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson.
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