Covid-19: China’s mobile traffic up 40% in March as information consumption surges amid coronavirus pandemic

Mobile data traffic volume for March jumped 39.3% from the same period a year ago. Monthly active users of telecommuting and online education services were up 29% and 30.1% respectively in March. — SCMP

China’s information consumption level received a huge boost last month as millions of residents, confined to their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, turned to digital methods to work and satisfy their everyday needs.

The country’s mobile data traffic volume jumped 39.3% from the same period a year ago, Li Ying, a senior official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said in a press conference on Saturday.