While South Korea and the UK are one of the early adopters of 5G, three telecom companies in China are now following suit. Earlier this month, China Unicom and China Telecom announced a joint partnership to build and share a nationwide 5G network, and now they have launched pre-orders for 5G data plans.
The two Chinese companies have designated a combined investment of 24 billion yuan ($3.37 billion) for building 5G-related infrastructure this year alone, while the investment figures for the following year are yet to be revealed.
According to the detailed wording or small print, both carriers will notify their customers once the services are rolled out, though a specific date of the same is yet to be provided.
Going by the promotion page on China Telecom’s website, close to 7,00,000 netizens have signed up to pre-order 5G plans which proves that users are eagerly waiting to avail high-speed services that the next generation of telecommunication technology has on offer.
China Telecom has also announced that it will offer tiered discounts for existing customers which will vary depending on the duration they have been with the carrier. Reports suggest similar discounts will also be offered by China Unicom, however, to boost adoption it is offering additional discounts on 5G-enabled smartphones.
According to local media, the third major Chinese telecom operator, China mobile will also reveal 5G plans in the month of October and they are expected to come out soon.
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