China’s three largest carriers added approximately 289 million LTE subscribers between January and October.
China’s three largest mobile telecom operators ended October with approximately 704.3 million LTE subscribers, according to the latest available figures from carriers China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom. During the first 10 months of the year, the operators added approximately 289.3 million LTE connections.
The world’s largest mobile operator, China Mobile, ended October with 497.3 million LTE connections, having added approximately 185 million new connections this year. The carrier claimed 845.8 million total connections at the end of October. China Mobile initially launched commercial LTE services in December 2013, and currently supports services with spectrum in the 1900 MHz, 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz bands.
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Meanwhile, China Telecom ended October with nearly 113 million LTE connections, having posted 54.5 million net additions through the first 10 months of the year. The operator reported 213.9 million total connections on its network at the end of October. China Telecom launched LTE services in February 2014, and supports the service with spectrum in the 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz bands.
China Unicom ended October with 94 million LTE connections, having added 49.8 million connections so far this year. The telco ended the month with 262.6 million total mobile connections. China Unicom launched LTE services in March 2014, and currently uses spectrum in the 1800 MHz, 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz bands to support services.