[SMM Tin News Flash: MIIT: In the First Four Months, Cumulative Telecom Business Revenue Reached 594.1 Billion Yuan, Down 1.7% YoY]

Published: May 26, 2026 09:13
MIIT released the economic performance of the communications industry for the first four months of 2026. In the first four months, cumulative telecom business revenue reached 594.1 billion yuan, down 1.7% YoY. Total telecom business volume, calculated at constant prices of the previous year, grew 8% YoY. As of month-end April, the total number of mobile phone users of the three basic telecom enterprises and China Broadnet reached 1.838 billion, a net increase of 10.92 million from year-end. Among them, 5G mobile phone users reached 1.262 billion, a net increase of 57.58 million from year-end, accounting for 68.7% of total mobile phone users. As of month-end April, the total number of 5G base stations reached 5.009 million, a net increase of 171,000 from year-end, accounting for 38.7% of total mobile base stations, up 0.5 percentage points from Q1.

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