Chinanews.com February 27, the Ministry of Electrical and Information Technology's website today released the Communiqué of the Statistics of 2019. The data shows that preliminary calculations show that the telecommunications business revenue in 2019 has reached 1.31 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.8% over the previous year. The total telecommunications business calculated at the price of the previous year was 1.74 trillion yuan, an increase of 18.5% over the previous year.

The industry keeps running smoothly

——Telecom business income has stabilized and rebounded, and the total telecommunications business has grown rapidly. According to preliminary calculations, the accumulated revenue of telecommunications business in 2019 was 1.31 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.8% over the previous year. The total telecommunications business calculated at the price of the previous year was 1.74 trillion yuan, an increase of 18.5% over the previous year.

Revenue Growth of Telecom Business, 2014-2019

——The fixed communications business maintained rapid growth, and its proportion continued to increase. In 2019, the revenue of fixed communications business was 416.1 billion yuan, an increase of 9.5% over the previous year, accounting for 31.8% of the telecommunications business revenue, an increase of 2.6 percentage points over the previous year. The revenue of mobile communications business was 894.2 billion yuan, which The annual decrease was 2.9%, and its proportion in telecommunication business revenue fell to 68.2%.

Proportion of Revenue from Mobile Communication and Fixed Communication Business, 2014-2019

Under the influence of slowing user scale growth, Internet application substitution and other factors, the voice business revenue in 2019 was 162.2 billion yuan, a decrease of 15.5% over the previous year, and its proportion in telecommunication business revenue fell to 12.4%.

Telecom Revenue Structure (Voice and Non-voice), 2014-2019

——Data and Internet businesses have grown rapidly, and emerging businesses have become a new driving force. Work closely with local governments to accelerate the construction of smart cities and other major projects and projects, and actively provide 5G, Internet of Things, big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and other emerging businesses to empower the government, empower the industry, and add value to other businesses Gradually become a new driving force for the development of the industry.

In 2019, revenue from fixed data and Internet services was 217.5 billion yuan, an increase of 5.1% over the previous year, and its share in telecommunications business revenue increased from 15.9% to 16.6%; mobile data and Internet business revenue was 608.2 billion yuan, Revenue increased by 1.5% in the previous year; revenue from fixed value-added services was 137.1 billion yuan, an increase of 21.2% over the previous year, of which IPTV (Internet TV) business revenue was 29.4 billion yuan, an increase of 21.1%; revenue from the Internet of Things business increased by 25.5 %.

Revenue Development of Fixed Data and Internet Business, 2014-2019

Revenue Development of Mobile Data and Internet Business, 2014-2019

Significant network speed and universal service effects

——The growth rate of telephone users is slowing down, and the penetration rate of mobile phones is steadily increasing. In 2019, there was a net increase of 34.2 million telephone users across the country, with a total of 1.79 billion, an increase of 2.5% over the end of the previous year. Among them, due to the basic release of the demand for the second card slot, the net increase in mobile phone users for the whole year decreased from 149 million in the previous year to 35.25 million, with a total of 1.6 billion. Increase 2.2 units / 100 people. The mobile phone penetration rate in 26 provinces and cities across the country has exceeded 100 units per 100 people. The total number of fixed-line telephone users was 191 million, a decrease of 1.05 million from the end of the previous year, and the penetration rate dropped to 13.6 units per 100 people.

Development of Fixed Phone and Mobile Phone Penetration in 2009-2019

Mobile phone penetration rate by province in 2019

——Fixed broadband enters the gigabit era, and 4G users account for over 80%. The implementation of the "Double G and Double Lift" work was accelerated, the speed of the network was very effective, and fixed broadband entered the gigabit era. As of the end of December, the total number of fixed Internet broadband access users of the three basic telecommunications companies reached 449 million, with a net increase of 41.9 million. Among them, 870,000 users have access speeds of 1000 Mbps and above, and the total number of fixed Internet broadband access users with access speeds of 100 Mbps and above reaches 384 million, accounting for 85.4% of the total fixed broadband users, an increase of 15.1 compared with the end of the previous year. percentage point. Mobile network coverage has been extended in depth, with the total number of 4G users reaching 1.28 billion, a net increase of 117 million throughout the year, accounting for 80.1% of the total number of mobile phone users.

Proportion of users of fixed Internet broadband access rates in 2018 and 2019

——Telecom universal services have achieved remarkable results, and rural broadband users have grown rapidly. As of the end of December, there was a net increase of 17.36 million rural broadband users across the country, with a total of 135 million, an increase of 14.8% over the end of the previous year, and a growth rate of 6.3 percentage points higher than that of urban broadband users; accounting for 30% of fixed broadband access users (28.8% in the same period last year), an increase of 1.2 percentage points from the end of the previous year.

Rural Broadband Access Users and Proportion in 2014-2019

——The development of the new business format is gratifying, and the number of users of the cellular IoT has expanded rapidly. Strengthen ecological cooperation, focus on key areas such as the Internet of Things, cloud services, smart living, vertical industry applications, 5G, and accelerate the cultivation of emerging businesses. As of the end of December, three basic telecommunications companies had developed 1.03 billion cellular IoT users, with a net increase of 357 million. The net increase of IPTV (Internet TV) users was 38.7 million, and the net increase of IPTV (Internet TV) users accounted for 78.9% of the net increase of optical fiber access users.

Mobile data traffic consumption has steadily expanded

——Mobile Internet traffic has grown rapidly, and the monthly average household traffic (DOU) has steadily increased. The integration of online and offline services has remained active, and various Internet applications have accelerated their penetration into fourth- and fifth-tier cities and rural users, enabling mobile Internet access traffic consumption to maintain rapid growth. In 2019, the consumption of mobile Internet access traffic reached 122 billion GB, an increase of 71.6% over the previous year, and the growth rate was 116.7 percentage points narrower than the previous year. The annual average monthly household traffic (DOU) of mobile Internet reached 7.82GB / household / month, 1.69 times that of the previous year; the DOU in December was as high as 8.59GB / household / month. Among them, the mobile Internet traffic reached 121 billion GB, an increase of 72.4% over the previous year, and accounted for 99.2% of the total traffic.

Mobile Internet Traffic and Monthly DOU Growth, 2014-2019

Mobile Internet Access Month Traffic and DOU Status in 2019

——The volume of mobile short message services increased rapidly, and the volume of voice services declined slightly. Security related services such as network login and user authentication continue to penetrate, greatly increasing mobile SMS business volume. In 2019, the national mobile short message business volume increased by 37.5% over the previous year, and the growth rate increased by 23.5 percentage points over the previous year. The mobile short message business revenue completed 39.2 billion yuan, which was the same as the previous year.

Mobile SMS business volume and revenue growth, 2014-2019

The impact of the replacement of voice applications on Internet applications has deepened. In 2019, the length of outgoing calls on mobile phones nationwide was 2.4 trillion minutes, a decrease of 5.9% over the previous year.

Growth in mobile phone users and call volume, 2014-2019

Network infrastructure capabilities are constantly being consolidated

——The investment in fixed assets increased slightly, and the investment in mobile communications accelerated. In 2019, three basic telecommunications companies and China Tower Corporation, driven by the rapid growth of 5G-related investments, completed a total of 4.7% increase in fixed asset investment over the previous year. Among them, mobile communications investment ranked first in telecommunications investment, accounting for 47.3% of the total investment.

——The optical network transformation work has achieved remarkable results, and the construction of 5G networks has been advanced in an orderly manner. Promote network IT, software, and cloud deployment, consolidate the foundation of smart operations, build a cloud-network interconnection platform, and consolidate network capabilities that provide services to various industries; 4G coverage blind spots are continuously eliminated, and mobile communication core network capabilities are continuously improved, consolidating 5G Network construction foundation.

In 2019, the length of new optical cable lines will be 4.34 million kilometers, and the total length of optical cable lines nationwide will reach 47.5 million kilometers. The trend of "optical advancement and copper withdrawal" of Internet broadband access ports is even more obvious. As of the end of December, the number of Internet broadband access ports reached 916 million, a net increase of 48.26 million compared with the end of the previous year. Among them, the optical fiber access (FTTH / 0) port increased by 64.79 million from the end of the previous year to 836 million, and its proportion in the Internet access port increased from 88.9% at the end of the previous year to 91.3%. The number of xDSL ports decreased by 2.61 million compared with the end of the previous year, and the total number dropped to 8.2 million. The proportion of xDSL ports dropped from 1.2% at the end of the previous year to 0.9%.

Development of Internet Broadband Access Ports, 2014-2019

In 2019, there was a net increase of 1.74 million mobile phone base stations nationwide, with a total of 8.41 million. The total number of 4G base stations reached 5.44 million. The construction of 5G network has been advanced smoothly. Continuous coverage of key urban areas of 5G networks has been achieved in many cities. Outdoor assistance has also been provided to local governments to achieve indoor coverage in exhibitions, important places, key business districts, and airports.

Development of mobile phone base stations from 2014 to 2019

Coordinated Development in the East, Central and Western Regions

——East, central, western, and northeast China's telecommunication business revenue share is stable. In 2019, the eastern and western regions accounted for 50.9% and 23.7%, respectively, an increase of 0.3 and 0.1 percentage points from the previous year; the central and northeastern regions accounted for 19.6% and 5.8%, respectively, a decrease of 0.1 and 0.3 from the previous year. percentage point.

Proportion of Telecom Business Revenue in Eastern, Central, Western, and Northeastern Regions, 2014-2019

—— Northeast China's fixed Internet broadband access users accounted for a leading share. By the end of 2019, the fixed Internet broadband access users with 100 Mbps and above in eastern, central, western, and northeastern regions reached 171.43 million, 92.72 million, 96.02 million, and 23.6 million, respectively, accounting for the proportion of broadband access users in the region. It reached 86.1%, 85.9%, 83.3% and 87.5%.

Percentage of Penetration Rates of 100Mbps and Above Fixed Broadband Access Users in Eastern, Central, Western, and Northeastern Regions, 2016-2019

——The growth rate of mobile Internet traffic in the western region leads the country. In 2019, mobile Internet access traffic in the East, Central, West, and Northeast regions reached 53.1 billion GB, 26.2 billion GB, 35.5 billion GB, and 7.25 billion GB, respectively, an increase of 67.8%, 75.2%, 76.7%, and 62.4% over the previous year. The growth rate in the west was 8.9, 1.5, and 14.3 percentage points higher than that in the east, middle, and northeast, respectively. In December 2019, the average monthly household traffic in the western region reached 9.5GB, which was 1.04GB, 1.43GB, and 1.76GB higher than in the eastern, central, and northeast regions, respectively.

Growth rate of mobile Internet access traffic in the east, middle, west, and northeast regions from 2014 to 2019