China Telecom still leads mobile growth in October, Unicom sees mobile base decline

News Wireless China 25 NOV 2020
China Telecom still leads mobile growth in October, Unicom sees mobile base decline

China Telecom added the most new mobile subscribers in China in October, growing by around 810,000 million to a total of 350.16 million. Market leader China Mobile added 163,000 customers to reach 946.34 million, and China Unicom lost 148,000 in the month to 309.03 million. 

China Mobile reached 128.79 million 5G subscribers during October, adding more than 15 million during the month. China Telecom also added over 14.59 million 5G users, for a total of 67.19 million. 

In the fixed market, China Mobile led growth in broadband connections in October, adding around 2.8 million to reach a total of over 207.10 million. China Telecom added 1.07 million new connections, for a total 157.77 million. China Unicom added 523,000 fixed-line broadband subscribes in October, to a total of 87.08 million at the end of the month. 

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