China set to have more than 160 million 5G subscribers by end of 2020

China set to have more than 160 million 5G subscribers by end of 2020

4 years ago
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https://tech.newstatesman.com/cloud/china-5g-subscribers

China’s big three state-linked telecom operators – China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom – introduced their 5G packages in November 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in lockdown and social distancing measures.

Based on China Mobile’s tariff schedule, the packages start from RMB128 ($18.09) per month for 30GB data and 500 minutes with the individual plans and can go up to RMB869 ($122.79) per month for 300GB data and 3,000 minutes with the family plans. When these packages were launched, the operators had been handing out discounts to encourage their adoption. China Mobile was reported to have offered discounts as steep as 30 per cent on their plans.