Over 600,000 5G base stations to be built in 2021


BEIJING: China will build more than 600,000 5G base stations in 2021, as the nation scrambles to accelerate the rollout of the wireless technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the nation’s top industry regulator, said.

The plan came as China has already constructed more than 700,000 5G base stations so far, with 5G signals available in more than 300 cities at prefecture level and above in the nation.

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