China built more 5G base stations in three months than US did in two years

More than 600,000 stations added by China in three months to June, compared with 100,000 for US in 2019-2021. 3 million mark comes six months early amid Beijing’s push to boost economy, as well as drop in costs and better tech payback, industry officials say. — SCMP

China has exceeded its target for 5G base stations six months ahead of time, having built three million of them by the end of June, latest government data showed.

The figures also suggest that China is leaving the United States far behind in the 5G connectivity race, with more than 600,000 new stations added in the last three months alone.