2022 Insights On The China Telecoms, Mobile And Broadband Market: Chinas 5G Subscription Rate
Has Grown Considerably Over The Last Two Years
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China forges ahead with 6G research and development
Notwithstanding the presence of three major operators (ostensibly in competition with each other), the
development of China’s mobile sector has largely been propelled by government policy.
The telecommunications sector (and industry, given the large number of equipment manufacturers
based in China) is seen as a critical element to support the country’s economic growth as well as to be at
the forefront of technological progress. This relatively progressive stance has helped China become the
world’s largest mobile market – at least in terms of subscriber numbers.
China’s 5G subscription rate has grown considerably over the last two years, with market leader China
Mobile increasing its user base by 50 million (a 30% increase) in just the fourth quarter of 2021 alone.
China Telecom and China Unicom joined forces early-on in a 5G infrastructure sharing agreement.
The two companies expect to increase the number of 5G base stations around the country by 250,000 in
2022, to reach 900,000 sites by the end of the year. With such growth, China is likely to account for two
thirds of all 5G connections worldwide by 2025.
But the rapid take-up hasn’t all been due to market forces. The MNOs were initially reluctant to invest in
5G, seeing little consumer demand for the higher speed service as well as a surplus of capacity on
existing 4G networks. The government saw things differently however, and drove the state-owned
operators to invest heavily in 5G.
It may still be too early to determine whether that bet will pay off, yet China is not waiting around to
find out; the country is powering ahead on 6G research and development (with South Korea and Japan
being the two other countries already heavily invested in 6G) in the hope of gaining a strategic hold over
emerging standards and potential intellectual property rights.
Key Topics Covered:
Key statistics
Regional Asia market comparison
Market characteristics
Market Leaders
Market Challengers
Market Emergents
TMI vs GDP
Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration
Covid-19 and its impact on the telecom sector
Economic considerations and responses
Subscribers
Infrastructure
Telecommunications market
Regulatory environment
Regulatory authority
Government policies
Fixed-line developments
Mobile network developments
Mobile market
Mobile broadband
Mobile infrastructure
Major mobile operators
Fixed-line broadband market
Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
Fixed wireless
Digital economy
Fixed network market
Major network operators
Telecommunications infrastructure
National telecom network
International infrastructure
IoT
Glossary of abbreviations
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