Ambitious 5G base station plan for 2025
As China looks toward 2025, it aims to blend technological prowess with industrial strength, ensuring that the country remains a key player in shaping the global economic and
With 5G base stations consuming approximately 3 times more power per base station unit , this means 5G networks could result in a nine-fold increase in electricity costs and carbon emissions. In the face of this challenge, many solutions are being trialled and introduced to reduce 5G energy consumption, and not just in China.
2027 master plan – a second 'Set Sail' 5G expansion plan aims for 85% 5G penetration and 75% of network traffic on 5G. The total number of 5G base stations in China reached 4.486 million as of the end of May (2025), according to data released by the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
China Mobile, the world's largest mobile carrier in terms of subscribers, had previously outlined plans to deploy 340,000 additional 5G base stations in 2025. With these new 5G deployments, China Mobile's total 5G base stations will reach nearly 2.8 million by the end of 2025.
In 2022, Chinese telcos and China Tower built approximately 887,000 5G base stations, at an infrastructure cost of over RMB 180 billion (USD 26 billion), accounting for 43% of the fixed asset investment that year . As these companies are state-owned in nature, their culture and organisational setup make them responsive to political objectives.
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