Key points
- It represents over 60pc of all mobile phone users
- Total telecommunications revenue amounted to 748.8b yuan
- Number of 5G base stations rose to 4.486m
ISLAMABAD: In the first five months of 2025, China’s 5G mobile phone user base reached 1.098 billion, representing over 60 per cent of all mobile phone users.
Meanwhile, total telecommunications revenue amounted to 748.8 billion yuan, marking a 1.4 per cent increase year-on-year, according to Global Times.
By the end of May, the number of 5G base stations had risen to 4.486 million, accounting for 35.3 per cent of all mobile base stations, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
China’s total number of mobile subscribers stood at 1.79 billion at the end of November 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said.
Remarkable progress
“[Surpassing] 1 billion is a milestone achievement that signifies China’s remarkable progress in the popularisation and application of 5G technology. It not only reflects the rapid construction and optimisation of China’s communications infrastructure, but also the high level of consumer recognition and acceptance of 5G technology,” Wang Peng, an associate research fellow at the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, told the media.
Wang noted that the wide application of 5G technology will greatly promote digital transformation and industrial upgrading, injecting new momentum into the country’s economic and social development.
Cloud computing
Revenues of cloud computing rose by 6.8 per cent while that of big data jumped 60.7 per cent year-on-year, according to the MIIT.
“The rapid growth of revenue in the emerging telecom business reflected the achievements of China’s telecom industry in digital transformation and industrial upgrading. These businesses not only bring new sources of revenue and profit growth for telecom companies, but also promote the innovation and development of the entire industry,” Wang said.
