Telecom service revenue of China up 3.6% to $188 bn in 2014

China government said the country’s telecom business revenues increased 3.6 percent in 2014 to $188.4 billion or 1.154 trillion yuan.

In 2013, China’s telecom business revenues rose 5.1 percent, said the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

The mobile phone penetration was 94.5 units per hundred people, Xinhua reported.

china-mobile-users

In ten provinces and municipalities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Hainan, each person owns more than one mobile phone on average.

Last year, 972.8 million people subscribed to 4G, while 3G attracted 836.4 million.

Instant messaging applications such as WeChat continued to encroach on the turf of traditional business, such as short message services, which fell 14.4 percent last year, widening from a 0.6 percent decline in 2013.

editor@telecomlead.com

Latest

More like this
Related

10 tips for telecom operators deploying GenAI

Telecom operators are moving from GenAI experimentation to real-world...

Spectrum licence expiry triggers strategic shift for mobile operators

A recent Analysys Mason report has examined the expiry...

Indosat Ooredoo CTO’s views on AI-driven solutions from Nokia

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) is advancing its transformation into...

Telia accelerates renewable energy drive with solar-powered mobile network

Telia is strengthening its commitment to sustainability by embedding...