China's major telecom operators have 310m 5G-connected phones Xinhua | Updated: 2021-05-25 17:08 Consumers try out Huawei's 5G-enabled smartphones at its global flagship shop in Shanghai. [Photo/China Daily] BEIJING -- China's major telecom operators had 310 million cellphone terminals connected to their 5G networks by the end of April, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said Tuesday. The number accounted for about 19 percent of the total mobile phone users of the three basic telecom operators -- China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom. Home to the world's largest 5G mobile network, China has seen more innovative applications of the new communication technology in a thriving, lucrative sector.