According to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China had 1.845 billion digital connections for the cellular Internet of Things (IoT) by the end of 2022, a net gain of 447 million over the end of 2021, accounting for 70% of the global total.
This was published in a report by News CGTN. As of the end of 2022, 10.38 million mobile communication base stations had been built across China, a net increase of 870,000. Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT), 4G and 5G network have been under collaborative development, covering more areas. Among them, the NB-IoT covers the largest scale in the world, with major cities and towns nationwide in connection.