China Mobile will fully accelerate the construction of 5G networks, and strive to exceed the target of 300,000 5G base stations by 2020, so as to ensure the provision of 5G commercial services in all cities at and above the prefectural level in China within the year.
According to the official of China Mobile, China Mobile will strive to overcome the epidemic, fully promote the implementation of the "5G +" plan, and strive to exceed the 5G construction and development goals ahead of time.
So far, China Mobile has built and opened more than 50,000 5G base stations and provided 5G commercial services in 50 cities.
5G will be the main battlefield for investment and competition among the three major operators in 2020. From the perspective of progress and investment intensity, China Mobile continues to lead in 5G field.
China Mobile's capital expenditure budget for 2020 is 179.8 billion Yuan, of which the 5g-related investment plan is about 100 billion Yuan, China Telecom's 5G capital expenditure for 2020 is about 45.3 billion Yuan, and China Unicom's 5G capital expenditure budget for 2020 is about 35 billion Yuan.
China Mobile and China Telecom have officially announced the number of users of 5G plans for the first time. By the end of February 2020, China Mobile had 15.399 million 5G users, with a monthly net increase of 8.663 million, and China Telecom had 5.17 million 5G users with a monthly net increase of 4.74 million, with a total of 20.569 million. China Unicom didn't disclose the number of 5G users.
