China goes from zero to 200 million 3G users in only three years

China's 3G development continues to grow apace, with the number of local users climbing past the 200-million mark as of September this year.

Sina Tech, citing statistics from the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), reported Wednesday the subscriber base grew from 192.5 million in August to 202.6 million in September.

To put the growth in perspective, the agency pointed out 3G licenses were only issued to operators in 2009 and it took two years to garner the first 100 million users. The pace has since doubled, given the next 100 million users were added in just a year, the MIIT stated.