China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, added 16.65 million 5G subscribers in May, according to the carrier’s latest available figures.
The carrier said it ended last month with 221.95 million 5G subscribers, compared to 55.60 million 5G customers in May 2020.
China Mobile’s overall mobile subscriber base at the end of May amounted to 942.8 million, down compared to 941.7 million in the previous month.
The Chinese operator has already deployed over 385,000 5G base stations nationwide, according to previous press reports.
