China 3G subscriber base touches 50 million - Growing at more than 4 million per month!!

Three years after the networks first launched their commercial services, the number of 3G subscribers in China has passed the 50 million mark. At the end of May 2010, the country had 20 million 3G subscribers, and 38.64 million by the end of October 2010. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) expects the numbers to surge to 150 million by the end of this year. According to statistics from China Mobile, it had a total of 22.6 million 3G users in January, while China Unicon had 15.47 million and China Telecom attracted 13.64 million. These telecom carriers now have a large number of subsidized 3G phones available to attract users.