South Korea has only 160,000 5G base stations and a huge gap between the number of 4G base stations

The increase in 5G users is inseparable from the support of 5G commercial networks. Building a 5G commercial network requires a large number of 5G base stations. The South Korean communications agency also recently disclosed the status of 5G base stations in South Korea.

As the world's first country to launch 5G commercial services, South Korea has more than 17 million 5G users at the end of July 2021, and its proportion of mobile communication users has increased to about 24%.

The increase in 5G users is inseparable from the support of 5G commercial networks. Building a 5G commercial network requires a large number of 5G base stations. The South Korean communications agency also recently disclosed the status of 5G base stations in South Korea.

South Korean media data reported that in the second quarter of 2021, South Korea shared 162,099 5G base stations, which accounted for more than 10% of South Korean mobile communication base stations. At the end of the second quarter, South Korea had 1.47 million mobile communication base stations in operation. indivual.

 

Just as the number of 5G users has not yet occupied a dominant position, and there is a large gap in the number of 4G users, there is also a large gap in the number of 5G base stations and 4G base stations in South Korea.

 

According to data from the Korean communications agency, among the 1.47 million mobile communication base stations, there are about 1 million 4G base stations, more than 300,000 3G base stations, and 162,000 5G base stations, which is less than 20% of 4G base stations.

 

However, the number of 5G base stations in South Korea is not as good as 4G base stations, but 5G in South Korea has not been commercialized for two and a half years. In the next few years, 5G network construction will continue to be invested heavily. 5G base stations will continue to increase, and it is expected to exceed 4G in the future. Base station.