By the end of Q2 2015, the penetration rate of smartphones has reached 65.5% in China urban regions, an increase of 4.3% compared with the previous quarter and an increase of 18.9% year over year. The penetration rate of China Mobile smartphone users was the highest which reached 66.3% according to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.
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China Mobile Internet Usage in 2014
The growth of 4G users in China outpaced 3G users in 2014 with 97.284 million new subscribers comparing to 83.644 million 3G new subscribers according to Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China.
China 4G Mobile Phone Sales Expected to Reach 100M in 2014
GfK China estimates that China 4G mobile phones retail sales volume is expected to exceed 100 million in 2014.
MIIT: Chinese Mobile Internet Users Reached 838 Million in January 2014
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China recently published a report on the Chinese telecom industry in January 2014. The statistics showed that the total users of mobile internet services reached 838 million in January 2014, accounting for 67.8% of all mobile phone users. Mobile internet traffic also saw a remarkable YoY […]
China Mobile 4G Plan Orders Over 50M
China Mobile sufferred from total market failure in TD network era, now it’s time for China Mobile to win 4G era.
China To Account for 30% Global Smartphone Market in 2017
NPD’s newest Smartphone Quarterly report released on November 25 2013 estimated the smartphone sales would be 1.8 billion in 2017, 82% of total mobile phones. In Q3 2013, smartphone penetration rate was 55%, and the compound annual growth rate in the next five years would reach 21% while non-smartphone would decrease at an annual rate […]
China Mobile Internet Users Reached 820M
By the end of July 2013, the number of mobile internet users in China reached 820 million, during which 3G users hit 334 million. 3G mobile users increased 100.94 million in 2013, equals to the total increased users in 2012. In total, 3G users reached 334 million, 28.2% of total mobile users. Currently fixed broadband internet […]