4G+ broadband is advancing rapidly: China Mobile's dual-line network is killing China Unicom

China Mobile and China Unicom both announced their operating data for December 2016 today, bringing a close to the past year.

China Mobile is undoubtedly the most successful, especially in 4G and wired broadband. By the end of December 2016, China Mobile's 4G users had reached 535 million, a net increase of 223 million in one year, an increase of 71%. At the same time, the total number of customers increased from 826 million to 849 million.

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China Unicom's 4G users actually achieved a historic breakthrough, crossing the 100 million mark to reach 104.5 million, with a net increase of 60.4 million in one year, an increase of 1.37 times. However, after all, the foundation is too weak to be compared with China Mobile.

At the same time, China Unicom's total number of users only increased by 832,000 a year and currently stands at 264 million.

In terms of wired broadband, China Mobile already has 77.624 million users, with a net increase of 22.595 million in one year, while China Unicom lost 7.209 million users in one year, leaving only 75.236 million.

China Unicom's broadband was surpassed by China Mobile for the first time in October this year, and the gap has continued to widen since then. Now there is a gap of 2.388 million users.