MIIT: China's Mobile Subscriber Base Up 2.4 Mln in Jan-Feb 2024
MIIT, 3/25/24
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released its national telecom industry statistics for the period from January-February 2024, during which China's total number of mobile service subscribers increased by 2.41 mln to reach approximately 1.746 bln.
Other national totals as of the end of February 2024 were as follows:
| Category | Users / Accounts (Mln) | Change Since End of 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed-line Telephone Accounts | 172.39 | -0.93 |
| Mobile Subscribers | 1,745.99 | 2.41 |
| 5G Handset Subs | 851.19 | 29.22 |
| Mobile Internet Users | 1,521.89 | -2.51 |
| Wireline Broadband Accounts | 643.08 | 6.77 |
| FTTH/O | 613.76 | 6.57 |
| 100M or Faster | 607.89 | 6.53 |
| 1,000M or Faster | 171.58 | 8.30 |
| Urban | 449.17 | 4.75 |
| Rural | 193.91 | 2.02 |
| IPTV Users | 405.27 | 4.25 |
| Cellular IoT Terminal Users | 2,364.25 | 31.99 |
| Fixed-line Telephone Penetration | 12.2% | -0.1 |
| Mobile Sub Penetration | 123.9% | 1.4 |
Note: In calculating the figures for change since the end of 2023, the MIIT used data from its December 2023 Monthly Telecom Statics Report. Starting from February 2024, the MIIT also began including China Broadnet's 5G mobile phone user and mobile Internet user figures in its industry statistics reports.
Keywords: fixed-line subscribers wireless national statistics fixed-line Internet IPTV penetration rural telecom MIIT mobile subscribers 5G FTTH mobile internet users Broadnet cellular IoT IPTV subscribers
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