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Huawei, ZTE obtain majority of China Mobile 5G tender: Report

China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, awarded most of a CNY37.1 billion ($5.2 billion) 5G contract to compatriot vendors Huawei and ZTE, Chinese news service Beijing News reported.

According to the report, Huawei won 57.3% of the value of contracts across 28 provinces, with ZTE taking 28.7%, Ericsson 11.5% and China Information Communication Technologies 2.6%.

China Information Communications Technology was formed by the merger of domestic equipment companies FiberHome Technologies and Datang Telecom Group in 2018.

In the new phase of its 5G program, China Mobile is aiming to acquire over 232,000 5G base stations as it looks to extend coverage to 28 regions across China.

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