Data accounts for majority of full-year telco service revenues for first time
Data accounts for majority of full-year telco service revenues for first time
4G penetration reaches 69%; mobile data accounts for more than 50% of service revenue.
Operator reports 6% growth in full-year revenue, net profit edges up 0.2%.
Company ends September with 481 million 4G customers; fixed broadband business sees strong growth.
More than half of the operator’s total mobile subscriber base is connected to 4G.
China’s biggest mobile operator says 4G will be its ‘focal point’ for 2016.
China Mobile is signing up 400 4G users per minute, aims for 500 million-plus by year-end.
COO Chang Jie becomes interim chief following Chang Xiaobing’s departure.
Alleged dodgy dealings and falling foul of regulators prompted some hasty management makeovers in 2015.
World’s biggest operator by subscribers plans to launch VoLTE by middle of next year.
Wang Xiaochu, Chang Xiaobing take up new roles as China Mobile’s Guohua retires.
Telco vice minister Shang Bing takes over from Xi Guohua.
Reports claim China Mobile chairman Xi Guohua to retire; high-profile changes at China Telecom, China Unicom also in the offing.