The current 200,000 base stations can save 1.2 billion annually. By the end of this year, 1 million 5G base stations will be built, saving 6 billion in a year. If there are more than 2 million base stations, 12 billion electricity can be saved a year, which is equivalent to China Unicom’s total profit in one year.
In data collected between July 2022 and June 2024, China was reported to have had around 3.5 million 5G base stations installed across the country, with Chinese mobile operators investing heavily in 5G infrastructure. By comparison, the European Union had around 460,000 thousand base stations, while the United States had approximately 175,000.
The 5G Base Station Market is expected to reach USD 37.44 billion in 2025 and grow at a CAGR of 28.67% to reach USD 132.06 billion by 2030. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ZTE Corporation, Nokia Corporation, CommScope Holding Company, Inc. and QUALCOMM Incorporated are the major companies operating in this market.
In South Korea, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT and the mobile communication industry, as of December 2021, had 460,000 5G wireless stations of which, base stations accounted for 94% of the total, or 430,000 units, while repeaters only accounted for 30,000 units, or 6%.
The number of 5G radios in India just crossed 100,000 according to latest data released by the Department of Telecommunications. A base station generally manages multiple radios so not sure how many base stations would be there for 5G and even for older Gs.
The industrial segment maintains its dominance in the global 5G base station market, commanding approximately 27% market share in 2024. This significant market position is driven by the accelerating adoption of Industry 4.0 initiatives and the growing integration of IoT devices in manufacturing facilities.
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