China to construct over 4.5 million 5G base
With 4.19 million 5G base stations already operational across China, the MIIT emphasized that “promoting 5G revolution and 6G innovation
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.
Chinese operators recorded a net gain of 43.88 million 5G subscribers in September, according to the carriers' latest available figures. China Mobile, the world's largest operator in terms of subscribers, added a total of 27.08 million 5G subscribers in September.
The move comes as the country charted its vision for industrial growth during a two-day work conference of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. With 4.19 million 5G base stations already in operation, the industry regulator said that "promoting 5G revolution and 6G innovation will be one of the priorities" next year.
Chinese main operators are China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom. In addition to its expected expansion in the 5G field, China noted that it is also set to begin trials for 10-gigabit optical networks and enhance computing power infrastructure, reflecting the growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
China's 5G mobile phone subscriptions surpassed 1 billion by the end of November, local press reported, citing data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The 5G subscriptions now represent 56% of all mobile lines in China, reflecting a 9.4 percentage point increase compared to the previous year.
Alongside the 5G push, China will also start trials for 10-gigabit optical networks and optimize computing power centers amid an artificial intelligence (AI) boom brought on by ChatGPT.

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Maintenance staff work at a converter station in Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Changji, northwest China''s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 12, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
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