China Unicom has already deployed a total of 130,000 5G base stations across China, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported.
Of that total, 115,000 5G base stations were built in partnership with rival operator China Telecom. The 5G base stations provide commercial services in over 50 cities across the country. In September 2019, China Telecom and China Unicom inked an agreement to cooperatively build a 5G mobile network, with the main aim of reducing costs.
The company estimated its 5G base stations would reach 300,000 by the end of this year, covering all prefecture-level cities.
