Marbridge Consulting – China Telecom, Cell and Web Analysis

Marbridge Consulting, 10/23/23

The listed arms of China’s three important telecom operators have introduced their subscriber totals for the month of September 2023, together with a mixed internet improve of roughly 26.81 mln 5G package deal subscribers in China, boosting their mixed 5G package deal subscriber base to over 1.306 bln. As of the tip of September, 5G package deal subscribers accounted for 75.8% and 75.8% of the overall cellular subscriber bases of China Telecom and China Cell, respectively.

China Cell

China Cell (0941.HK; 600941.SH) reported a internet achieve of three.56 mln cellular subscribers throughout the month, elevating the telecom operator’s complete cellular person base to 990.03 mln. China Cell elevated its 5G package deal subscriber base by 17.18 mln to achieve a complete of 750.36 mln.

China Cell defines a 5G package deal buyer as a cellular buyer who has subscribed to 5G tariff plans. Clients sharing 5G tariff plans with out subscription aren’t included within the operator’s 5G subscriber totals.

China Cell’s complete variety of fixed-line broadband subscribers (registered accounts) rose to 294.68 mln in September, representing a internet improve of 4.23 mln throughout the month, and 22.52 mln because the starting of the yr.

China Telecom

China Telecom (0728.HK; 601728.SH) noticed a internet improve of two.16 mln cellular subscribers in September, elevating its complete to 405.81 mln, of which 307.61 mln had been 5G package deal subscribers. Through the month, the operator’s 5G person base rose by 4.63 mln subscribers.

China Telecom misplaced 0.30 mln fixed-line phone subs in September, lowering its complete to 102.13 mln.

China Telecom reported a rise of 1.49 mln fixed-line broadband subscribers (registered accounts) throughout the month, boosting its complete to 189.26 mln.

China Unicom

China Unicom (0762.HK; 600050.SH) reported that as of the tip of September 2023, its mixture variety of “Massive Connectivity” subscribers reached 959.30 mln, up 12.08 mln month-on-month and up 97.56 mln because the finish of 2022. China Unicom’s “Massive Connectivity” class is comprised of the operator’s mixed complete mixture cellular billing subscribers, fixed-line phone subscribers, fixed-line broadband subscribers, Web-of-things terminal connections, and networking leased line subscribers. Of this complete, 248.07 mln had been 5G package deal subscribers, representing a internet achieve of 5.00 mln month-on-month and 35.35 mln because the finish of 2022; and 467.04 mln had been Web-of-things terminal connections, up 7.37 mln month-on-month and up 81.50 mln because the finish of 2022.

China Unicom additionally reported that its variety of clients served by digital 5G trade non-public community for the month of September was 6,897, up 390 month-on-month. Digital 5G trade non-public community is a key metric within the authorities’s “5G Purposes ‘Crusing’ Motion Plan (2021-2023).”

Cell Subscriber Stats for China’s Three Foremost Carriers (Unit: Mln)

On September 28, Yang Guorui, deputy director of China’s Nationwide Radio and Tv Administration, additionally introduced that the 5G subscriber base of China’s fourth 5G community operator, China Broadnet, had just lately exceeded 18 mln. Broadnet formally launched 5G community providers simply over a yr in the past, on June 27, 2022. As a result of Broadnet isn’t but reporting its 5G subscriber totals on a daily, month-to-month foundation, Marbridge isn’t but integrating its totals with these of China’s three extra established telecom operators above.

Key phrases:
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China Telecom
China Cell
China Unicom
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Web
broadband
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wi-fi
cellular subscribers
5G
broadband subscribers
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Yang Guoru
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