Data new users in April of this year , China Unicom announced on the 19th really a big surprise , the month Unicom's mobile users increased by 895,000 , compared with the previous month, the gap is not only great , but a five -year low , indicating that in the absence of FDD LTE license under the circumstances, China Unicom and China Telecom , as the same inability to compete with China mobile, China Telecom and its fate convergence .
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According to April 2014 data released by China Unicom operators , mobile users can only add 895,000 , total subscribers reached 2.90588 billion in new monthly mobile users the highest since October 2009 lows. Mobile broadband subscribers increased by 2.11 million , totaled 1.3441 million, the highest monthly number of new 3G users since August 2011 low.
Earlier this year in March , the month of new China Unicom 3G & 4G user 3287000 , did not expect just over a month , it fell to only add 895,000 .
This is the same situation with China Telecom , China Telecom, but the situation is even worse . As early as last December , China Telecom 3G is dropped back five years ago, the level of growth , China Telecom in November 2013 also added 2.8 million 3G subscribers , only add to the 730,000 in December , a drop of nearly 300%. China Unicom, just four months later this happens .
China Unicom, China Telecom lack FDD licenses can not competeThe reason for the crash of 3G users , the industry has knowingly , mainly China Unicom and China Telecom did not they want FDD LTE license.
China Unicom 3G era use of WCDMA, TD-SCDMA network due to the large-scale development is impossible , therefore , the construction of China Unicom 's 4G LTE FDD mainly based, and expect the Government to FDD LTE licenses issued earlier this year , however , the relevant departments have so far FDD LTE license is not issued , the number of new users of China Unicom fell sharply should there is no result FDD LTE licenses.
China Telecom has bluntly pointed out by China Mobile 4G is affected . Previously, China Telecom said in the announcement , the mobile subscriber net slowdown was mainly due to competitors launch LTE services and strengthen marketing, intensified market competition. Intends to increase the launch of LTE services marketing in the first quarter of this year ." China Mobile said they were quick step every day on 4G, and are issued only to what they want TD-TLE license , allowing China Telecom and China Unicom how business development ," China Telecom issued a license for the current level employees expressed strong policy dissatisfaction.