China is closing in on 700 million 5G subscribers
Chinese telcos added 43.8 million 5G subscribers during October, putting the country on course to comfortably surpass 700 million this month.
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New subs bolster T-Mobile’s quarter, again
T-Mobile USA reported a strong Q2, which the company attributed to growth of its subscriber base, outgrowing its direct competitors AT&T and Verizon.
China’s 5G market is not as big as it seems
China’s telecoms operators are reporting impressive growth in 5G customer additions, but they are not all true 5G users.
Reliance Jio active subscribers still heading south
The total number of subscribers is often a misleading statistic, and in Reliance Jio’s case, it certainly isn’t telling the whole story.
5G growth isn’t enough to compensate Chinese operators’ subs loss
The total recent decline in mobile subscriptions reported by China’s mobile operators totaled 20 million and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic isn’t the only reason.
Chinese operators lose millions of subscribers
All three of the big Chinese mobile operators are reporting significant declines in their subscriber numbers, presumably due to the current exceptional circumstances.
Jio adds 6 million more subscribers in March to grab 4th place in India
Indian mobile super-disruptor Reliance Jio continues to out-pace its rivals in terms of customer acquisition to become the fourth-largest domestic MNO.
T-Mobile US courts subscribers with share give-away
T-Mobile US has launched its new #GetThanked initiative to engage existing customers and recruit new ones, offering various rewards including stock in the company.
Asia-Pacific subs to grow by 25 per cent in four years
Informa Telecoms & Media (ITM) has released forecasts that show annual mobile service revenues in the Asia Pacific region will increase by more than 16 per cent from the end of this year to US$326.37bn by end-2013, with growth powered by the twin engines of rising mobile subscriptions and greater usage of data services.
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