China will have 2.9 mln 5G base stations by end of 2023.

ISLAMABAD -- China will have built over 2.9 million 5G base stations by the end of 2023, Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong said.

The country plans to add around 600,000 such stations this year, and expand the coverage of 5G services in rural areas and industrial parks, Jin said .

China now has over 2.34 million 5G base stations, and the number of 5G cellphone users has surpassed 575 million, according to Jin, noting that 5G technologies are widely applied in the economy, most prominently in the sectors such as mining, power supply, and the making of large jetliners.

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