China Adds 280,000 Cellular Base Stations in Q1 2024
MIIT, 4/19/24
China's total number of deployed cellular base stations reached approximately 11.90 mln by the end of March 2024, representing an increase of approximately 280,000 since the end of 2023, according to key communications industry infrastructure indicators newly released by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Other key communications industry infrastructure stats as of the end of Q1 2024 are as detailed in the table below:
China's Q1 2024 Key Communications Industry Infrastructure Statistics
| Category | Measure | Total Deployed as of End of Q1 2024 | Increase Since End of 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiber Optic Cable | Length (Km) | 65,578,012 | 1,260,071 |
| Long-Distance Fiber Optic Cable | Length (Km) | 1,147,162 | 7,289 |
| Cellular Base Stations | Units (Mln) | 11.90 | 0.28 |
| Broadband Access Ports | Units (Mln) | 1,153.22 | 17.32 |
| FTTH/O Access Ports | Units (Mln) | 1,113.11 | 18.69 |
Note: MIIT calculates the "Increase Since End of 2023" figures in the table above using data from its December 2023 monthly statistics report (as opposed to data from its 2023 annual report).
Keywords: national statistics broadband cable telecom MIIT broadband access FTTH long-distance fiber optics base station network construction mobile network equipment
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