South Korea's 5G users approach 10 million, with mixed results for the future

As the first country in the world to announce the commercialization of 5G, South Korea has spared no effort in 5G construction, and the commercialization process has also been advancing rapidly. According to data from the Ministry of Science and ICT of South Korea, as of the end of October, the number of 5G users in South Korea has reached 9.98 million, an increase of 735,113 people compared with the previous month. Although this figure is not as good as that of China, it is already a big advantage compared with other countries.

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You should know that the current number of 5G users in South Korea has accounted for 14.2% of the country's mobile phone users, and the country's population is only over 50 million, which means that one in every five people in South Korea is a 5G user. Judging from this ratio, South Korea is indeed at the forefront of the world in terms of 5G network construction and commercial popularization. Even China cannot reach such a penetration level for the time being.

However, for South Korea, its advantages in land, population, and policies are gradually reaching a bottleneck period, and it must increase investment in "quality" in the future. According to relevant media reports, many existing 5G users in South Korea are not satisfied with the performance of 5G mobile phones. There are still many problems such as incomplete coverage, unstable signals, and expensive package charges, so many 5G users choose to return to 4G packages.

Therefore, while rapidly promoting 5G commercialization, governments including South Korea and relevant operators should also pay attention to the construction and layout of 5G base stations, promote 5G commercialization in a reasonable and orderly manner, and not rush into it, so as to ensure that 5G users can obtain a stable and real 5G network experience, drain the "water" in the number of 5G users and 5G commercial results as soon as possible, and promote the sustainable development of the industry.

Some experts analyzed that as South Korea enters a new stage of 5G commercialization, the country may continue to optimize in many aspects such as 5G packages and terminal applications, focus on improving the development of industry fields beyond individual consumers, and seize the opportunity of the iPhone 12 series of smartphones being released in the Korean market to further increase the number of 5G users and continuously enhance its dominant position in the global 5G industry competition.