MIIT: China's Mobile Subscriber Base Jumps by 12 mln in Jan-Feb 2023
MIIT, 3/23/23
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released its national telecom industry statistics for the 2-month period from January to February 2023, during which China's total number of mobile service subscribers increased by 11.88 mln to reach 1.695 bln.
Other national totals as of the end of February 2023 were as follows:
| Category | Users / Accounts (Mln) | Change Since End of 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed-line Telephone Accounts | 178.50 | -0.92 |
| Mobile Subscribers | 1,695.32 | 11.88 |
| 5G Handset Subs | 592.01 | 31.29 |
| Mobile Internet Users | 1,468.07 | 14.22 |
| Wireline Broadband Accounts | 598.67 | 9.02 |
| FTTH/O | 569.80 | 22.77 |
| 100M or Faster | 562.83 | 9.02 |
| 1,000M or Faster | 102.05 | 10.31 |
| Urban | 419.06 | 5.73 |
| Rural | 179.61 | 3.29 |
| IPTV Users | 385.47 | 5.04 |
| Cellular IoT Terminal Users | 1,904.56 | 60.04 |
| Fixed-line Telephone Penetration | 12.6% | -0.1 |
| Mobile Sub Penetration | 120.1% | 0.9 |
Note: In calculating the figures for change since the end of 2022, the MIIT used data from its December 2022 Monthly Telecom Statics Report.
Editor's Note: The accounting methods used by the MIIT in calculating China's telecom industry statistics differ from those used by China's telecom operators. As a result, the figures reported by the MIIT for any given month typically do not match the aggregate totals reported by China's three main telecom operators for the same month.
Keywords: national statistics broadband subscribers fixed-line subscribers wireless Internet IPTV broadband penetration rural telecom MIIT mobile subscribers FTTH Internet users mobile internet users cellular IoT IPTV subscribers
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