The total number of 5G base stations built and shared in China reached 840,000, accounting for 58.9% of the total number of 5G base stations

According to the data in the report, by the end of 2021, the total number of mobile base stations in China reached 9.96 million, with a net increase of 650,000 in 2021. Among them, 5.9 million 4G base stations and 1.425 million 5G base stations, with more than 650,000 new 5G base stations built throughout the year. In 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the 2021 Communications Industry Statistical Release and Interpretation, which showed that the industry deepened its collaboration and continued to build and share base stations to promote green and low-carbon development. 840,000 5G base stations were built and shared in 2021, accounting for 58.9% of the 5G base stations. According to the report, by the end of 2021, the total number of mobile communication base stations in China reached 9.96 million, with a net increase of 650,000 in 2021. Among them, 5.9 million 4G base stations and 1.425 million 5G base stations, with more than 650,000 new 5G base stations built throughout the year. It is worth noting that China has already built the world's largest 5G network, covering all prefecture-level cities, over 98% of counties and 80% of rural towns, and gradually pushing it to rural areas with conditions and needs. The total number of 5G base stations in China accounts for more than 60% of the world; the number of 5G base stations per 10,000 people has reached 10.1, nearly 1 times higher than the end of the previous year. In addition, by the end of 2021, the number of cell phone users in China was 1.643 billion, and the population penetration rate rose to 116.3 units per 100 people, higher than the global rate of 104.3 units per 100 people. Among them, the number of 4G cell phone users was 1.069 billion, and the number of 5G cell phone users reached 355 million. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)