China had approximately 25.4 million new 3G subscribers by the end of October, according to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
The total 3G subscriber base tripled year-on-year with the figure reaching 38.64 million in October.
The number of 3G users of each of China’s top three telecommunication operators – China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom – exceeded 10 million by the end of October, the MIIT data showed.
Earlier this month, the ministry said China aimed to have 150 million 3G mobile users by 2011 while investment in 3G development would hit RMB400 billion (US$59 billion).
Cellular-News reported that revenue from mobile telecommunications made up 69.84% of the telecommunication industry’s total revenue during the first 10 months, while fixed-line revenue accounted for 30.16%, dropping 3.2 percentage points year-on-year.
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