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How many 5G base stations will China have by 2025?

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) plans to more than triple the number of 5G base stations over the next four years, targeting a total of 3.64 million by end-2025, local newspaper China Daily reported. China aims to have about 3.64 million 5G base stations by the end of 2025.

How many 5G stations are there in China?

Stock photo of a network tower. Base stations offering high-speed fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks have now exceeded 3.19 million, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in China has said. The country now hosts 22.6 5G stations for every 10,000 residents, CGTN reported.

What is China's ambitious 5G project?

China’s ambitious project is not just aimed at delivering different types of content to users but also taking its production capacities to the next level. The country has been working to incorporate 5G technology into mining, power supply, and other industrial sectors in a bid to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Will 5G improve public services?

Official numbers for the US suggest that the US built 100,000 base stations between the years 2019 and 2021 and while Americans are looking at 5G to stream videos better and play games on their increasingly powerful smartphones, China is looking to deploy the technology for improved delivery of public services.

How many 5G subscribers does China Mobile have?

China Mobile has added a total of 166.22 million subscribers in the 5G segment since the beginning of the year. Rival operator China Unicom said it added a total of 7.88 million 5G subscribers during last month. During the first nine months of the year, the carrier added a total of 66.11 million 5G subscribers.

Does China have a role in 5G?

China also claims that it has contributed to formulating global standards around 5G services and its expertise in the domain is evident in the 42 percent share of global patents awarded thus far. Ameya Paleja Ameya is a science writer based in Hyderabad, India.