There are about 180 million 5G package users using 4G terminals

2021.10.11

Recently, China Unicom and China Telecom’s 5G package user net additions have set new highs. In August, the net additions were 8.41 million and 7.989 million, respectively. China Mobile added 24.537 million. It seems that the development of 5G users is gradually entering New climax, but if the cumulative 5G mobile phone sales released by the Institute of Information and Communications Technology, you will find a confusing conclusion.

Recently, China Unicom and China Telecom’s 5G package user net additions have set new highs. In August, the net additions were 8.41 million and 7.989 million, respectively. China Mobile added 24.537 million. It seems that the development of 5G users is gradually entering New climax, but if the cumulative 5G mobile phone sales released by the Institute of Information and Communications Technology, you will find a confusing conclusion.


According to data from the Institute of Information and Communications Technology, the domestic sales of 5G mobile phones in August were 17.8 million, and the cumulative sales of 5G mobile phones were about 345 million; the data disclosed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed that as of August this year, the number of 5G connections exceeded 400 million, of which about 60 million are estimated. It is a user of industrial interconnection and the Internet of Things.

 

Data released by the three major operators show that as of August this year, China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom had 304 million, 147 million, and 129 million 5G package users, respectively, and the total 5G package users were about 580 million.

 

According to 5G cumulative mobile phone sales and the number of 5G package users, the gap reached 235 million; according to the data of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the gap between the number of 5G package users and the operator’s 5G package is about 180 million, which means that this part of the gap 5G package users are all using 4G mobile phones or 4G terminal.