Chinese, Indian and African Cellphone Markets Skyrocket

China is the world’s largest cellular market, with more than 1.6 billion subscriptions as of late 2020 (out of a population of about 1.449 billion). China Mobile Ltd. is China’s largest carrier with 941.7 million subscriptions as of April 2021. 4G connections were dominant in China by 2017, and 5G posted rapid growth beginning in 2020.

India had 1.18 billion wireless subscribers in early 2021 (out of a population of about 1.39 billion). India has seen phenomenal growth in subscriptions in recent years due to aggressive competition among telecom firms and the issue of licenses by the Indian government. Relatively new to the mobile phone market in India is Jio, a 4G carrier launched by the giant industrial conglomerate Reliance Industries, which has invested more than $20 billion in infrastructure to deliver high-speed connectivity throughout India. It led the market by December 2020 with 411.53 million subscribers. Bharti Airtel had 343.27 million wireless customers as of December 2020, followed by Vodafone Idea with 284.78 million (Vodafone merged with Idea Cellular, Ltd. In 2018) and BSNL with 125.88 million.

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