(Yicai Global) June 5 -- Two phone carriers, China Unicom and China Telecom, have built 115,000 fifth-generation wireless network base stations across the country by the end of last month.

The pair is on its way to offer 5G services in 50 cities, China News Service reported on its Weibo account, citing China Unicom.

China Unicom is looking to operate 300,000 5G base stations by the end of this year to reach full 5G coverage in nearly 300 Chinese cities.

Editor: Emmi Laine