China 5G Base Stations Top 5.19 Million as 5G Subscribers Reach 1.31 Billion
Official data released by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shows steady growth in the telecommunications sector during the first eight months of the year. The total number of 5G base stations reached 5.195 million by the end of August, while 5G mobile phone subscribers climbed to 1.311 billion. Mobile internet traffic rose 17.3 percent year-on-year to 297.1 billion gigabytes.

