836M people in China use 4G
836 million people
use 4G in China according to local authorities. That's 10.85% more than the
quarter ending in December 2016. The numbers also showed that data consumption
raised by over a quarter.
Chinese users today consume 1.28 GB
data/monthly, which is 28% increase over Q4 2016. According to the Ministry of
Industry and Information Technology, China currently has the largest 4G network
in the world but wants to expand. The ministry plans to add 2 million 4G base
stations in rural areas by 2018.
By the end of Q1 2017 China also had 310
million users of fixed-line broadband network, almost 80% of them using fiber
broadband products, said an official from the MIIT.
The biggest issue in front of the
telecommunication industry in China are the charges for domestic roaming and
long-distance calls. Luckily these fees will be waived on October 1 since data
services have become a major source of revenue for mobile operators.
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