A fifth of China's broadband users access speeds of 1 Gbps or above

Twenty-two percent of broadband customers in China have access to downlink speeds of at least 1 Gbps. China is progressing in fixed-line broadband as well as mobile, according to its latest government statistics. The country's three big operators reported 622 million fixed-line broadband users at the end of August, which is up 32.1 million from the start of the year. All told, of the 587 million Chinese broadband users, 94 percent are on 100 Mbps and above. The country's success in rolling out advanced infrastructure and racking up big subscriber adds is due to several factors, such as a supply-side driven approach, the ability of policymakers to force down prices to drive take-up, and a huge digital marketplace led by firms such as Tencent and Bytedance.