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title: "China Unicom says June 5G subscribers rise to 249 million"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296196943.md"
description: "China Unicom reported June 2026 operating metrics, revealing 248.5 million 5G subscribers and 1.31 billion total connectivity subscribers. The company also recorded 772.6 million IoT connections, serving 491,000 major institutional customers via Unicom Cloud with 116.5 million paying users for Cloud-AI products. Additionally, smart customer service resolved 85.9% of cases with 96% satisfaction, while the security business served 477,000 major institutional clients."
datetime: "2026-08-18T08:33:21.000Z"
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# China Unicom says June 5G subscribers rise to 249 million

-   China Unicom released June 2026 operating metrics for 2Q 2026, showing 1,310,801,000 total connectivity subscribers. \* 5G subscribers reached 248,505,000; IoT terminal connections totaled 772,608,000. \* Unicom Cloud served 491,000 major institutional industry customers; Cloud-AI products had 116,493,000 paying users. \* Smart customer service handled 85.9% of cases; issue-resolution satisfaction stood at 96%. \* Security business served 477,000 major institutional industry customers. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. published the original content used to generate this news brief via IIS, the regulatory disclosure system operated by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKex) (Ref. ID: HKEX-EPS-20260818-12287972), on August 18, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT)

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