China ended September with a total of 2.22 million 5G base stations across the country, state news service Xinhua reported.
The figure represents a net increase of 795,000 5G base stations from the end of 2021.
The combined operating revenue of the Chinese telecom sector reached nearly CNY1.2 trillion ($167.37 billion) in the January-September period, an increase of 8.2% compared to the same period the previous year, Xinhua reported, citing information provided by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.