China’s 5G smartphone rollout hits 70% in 2021

More than 70 percent of China’s 5G smartphones are driven by the country’s expanded network coverage and ampler models’ options, resulting in an 8.1 percent rise in sales for fifth-generation network devices.

China, a country with a mindset focused on usurping the U.S. from its throne as the world’s largest economy, is impressively playing the manufacturing field in a battle for the soul of global tech.

5G smartphones marked an impressive growth in reference to expanded network coverage and diversified bundles of models, a factor highlighted by the ever-growing device manufacturing of affordable varieties.

According to the Shanghai Daily, in September alone, the country’s sales margin hit 21.4 million units, an 8.1 percent decline from last year. However, 5G models marked a distinctive margin with 15.1 million units’ sales, leaping by 8.1 percent and resulting in 70.5 percent of total sales.

The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), in association with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, revealed state-owned telco China Mobile reported 956 million mobile users during September, with 331 million being 5G consumers.

In its third quarter, the world’s biggest mobile operator welcomed 10.2 million additional users, with the majority being 5G advocates, the telco said on Thursday.

In parallel, Big Tech giant Apple, alongside smartphones manufacturers Samsung, Oppo, and Vivo, have also initiated their 5G production plans in China.

The rising demand for Chinese manufactured 5G smartphones is merging from its low-cost influence. At the moment, 5G products cost less than $234, a factor that has been playing an influential role in heightening market demand from users, paving the way for a lesser threshold to fifth-generation networks.

In August, China Mobile, alongside the entirety of other local carriers, reported superior half-yearly performance in the last couple of years, as the country sustains a substantial digital transformation shift.

“As an early starter, China is giving mounting attention to 5G development and positioning it as a basis for national infrastructure building. That leaves carriers huge opportunities to expand their businesses,” veteran telecommunication industry analyst, Ma Jihua, informed The Global Times. 

The steering impact of vigorous 5G rollout in mainland China is manifesting itself as one of the leading factors to rising profits for the country’s domestic telcos, as long as consumer rate stays on an exponential rise as users take a higher interest in 5G technology.