Electrical Equipment / Components & Telecoms

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the "Economic Operation of the Communications Industry in the First Half of 2021." Among them, the situation of my country's communication capabilities was reported. As of the end of June, the total number of mobile phone base stations reached 9.48 million, a net increase of 170,000 from the end of the previous year. Among them, the total number of 4G base stations was 5.84 million, accounting for 61.6%; the total number of 5G base stations was 961,000, of which 190,000 were newly built from January to June.

Development of the total length of optical cable lines at the end of June 2019-2021

At the same time, the total length of optical cable lines has steadily increased. As of the end of June, the total length of optical cable lines nationwide reached 53.52 million kilometers, a net increase of 1.828 million kilometers over the end of the previous year. Among them, access network optical cables, local network relay optical cables, and long-distance optical cable lines accounted for 63.5%, 34.4%, and 2.1% respectively; access network optical cables increased by 1.928 million kilometers compared with the end of the previous year, accounting for a year-on-year increase of 2 percentage points. Promote the further optimization and upgrading of optical fiber networks.

Development of the number of Internet broadband access ports at the end of June 2019-2021

According to data, as of the end of June, the number of Internet broadband access ports nationwide reached 982 million, a net increase of 35.63 million from the end of the previous year. Among them, the number of optical fiber access (FTTH/O) ports reached 918 million, a net increase of 37.9 million over the end of the previous year, and the proportion increased from 93% at the end of the previous year to 93.5%. Gigabit broadband deployment is accelerated, and 10G PON ports have entered a period of rapid construction.