South Korea’s 5G user base reaches 12 mn in 2020, up 900,000 since 2019

The number of 5G subscribers in South Korea approached nearly 12 million last year since the launch of the latest mobile network in April 2019, data showed.

South Korea’s 5G users stood at 11.85 million as of end-December last year, up over 900,000 from the previous month, according to the data from the Ministry of Science and ICT.

The figure accounted for 16.8 per cent of the total 70.5 million mobile network subscriptions in the country.

The number of 5G users picked up in the second half of last year, thanks to launches of new 5G phones, including Apple Inc.’s iPhone 12 series and Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 20 models.