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China boasts world's largest optical fiber, mobile broadband networks​

2022-08-19 17:21:00

BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's information and communication industry has maintained robust expansion over the past decade, with its telecom revenue rising to 1.47 trillion yuan (about 215.97 billion U.S. dollars) in 2021 from 1.08 trillion yuan in 2012, an official said Friday.

The number of internet users reached 1.032 billion in 2021, up 83 percent from 2012, while the number of mobile apps has reached 2.32 million, said Xie Cun, an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, adding that China has built the world's largest optical fiber and mobile broadband networks.

From 2012 to 2021, China's telecommunication infrastructure has achieved leapfrog development, and the "digital divide" between urban and rural areas has been remarkably reduced, the official said.

In the next step, the country will further consolidate the foundation for the development of the information and communication industry, cultivate new growth drivers and enable the digital transformation of traditional industries, Xie said.

 
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China has 475 mln 5G mobile users: ministry​

2022-08-19 17:28:16

BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of 5G mobile users in China had reached 475 million by the end of July, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said Friday.

The figure registered a net increase of 120 million users compared with the end of 2021, an MIIT official told a press conference.

As of the end of July, the country had built approximately 1.97 million 5G base stations, with all prefecture-level cities, counties and 96 percent of towns equipped with 5G network coverage, according to the MIIT.

The construction of new information infrastructure including 5G networks and gigabit optical networks will continue to be promoted, and the deep integration of "double gigabit" networks with various fields will be accelerated, the MIIT said.

Efforts will also be made to gradually extend the coverage of high-quality networks to rural areas, and actively expand the application of new business forms in rural areas, the ministry said.

 
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5G SUCCESSFUL IN CHINA: 1,97 MILLION BASE STATIONS AND 475 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS​


August 20, 2022
As of July, the number of subscribers to China's fifth generation mobile network reached 475 million (slowly a third of the population), told a press conference the day before the conference, a representative of the Ministry of Industrial and Information Technology, Taiwan. The photograph is Gerd [.



When China reached 475 million mobile networks at the end of July, the number of subscribers to the fifth generation reached a third of its population. This, from the upcoming press conference, the representative of the Peoples Republic of China was invited by a representative of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) for the Republic of China.

According to the agency, at the end of the month of July, in the capitals of prefectures and local centers, 1,97 million 5G base stations worked in a single nation, with 96 percent of small towns in the capital. In 2022, telecom operators will install 600,000 base stations in the country. The ministry added that the development of the new information infrastructure will continue. This will affect 5G and gigabit optical connections. As we move on, the wide range of modern communication lines in rural areas will enable the creation of new business formats in small towns.

In terms of mobile, the largest operating force in the world, China Mobile, announced a profit in the 5G segment in the first half of the year, of 58,7 billion ($8,7 billion), and remained on a revenue basis. The company is producing one million second generation base stations. Among these, 300 thousand operate in the 700 MHz band and 5G subscriber reached two63 million people. The 750 MHz spectrum is developed and exploited jointly with China Broadcasting Network Corporation. In the first half of the year, China Mobile connected 124,14 million new subscribers to 5G networks.

China Telecom and China Unicom installed 18 million base stations in the first half of the year, bringing that number to 7870,000. China Telecom plans on providing coverage in urban, county, and rural areas till the end of the year. In the second half of the year, the company increased the number of 5G subscribers by 43.85 million people, and now there are 303.6 million people. China prepaid has 184,9 million 5G subscribers

 
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