China Mobile Limited
News and overview for China Mobile Limited
China Mobile still in talks with Apple on China iPhone launch - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 18 hours 54 minutes ago
The company's rival, China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd., began selling iPhones last month.
Hang Seng Index reclaims 23,000, China Mobile up - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 22 hours 8 minutes ago
Hang Seng Index reclaims 23,000, China Mobile up
Dell to launch smartphone in China, Brazil - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 9 days 2 hours 18 minutes ago
The computer giant has long been rumored to be working on a mobile device. It already sells laptop and netbook computers with wireless technology built in.
China Mobile tops half a billion subscribers - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 13 hours 33 minutes ago
Net income during the nine-month period totaled 83.935 billion yuan ($12.3 billion), compared to 82.415 billion yuan a year earlier, the company said in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Tuesday.
iPhone's slow start in China is no worry Outside the Box - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 17 hours 27 minutes ago
Even the typically bullish, and usually correct, Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray called this "a disappointment" and lowered his China 2010 iPhone sales forecast from a range of 1 million to 2 million to 550,000.
China telecoms get glum reviews from most analysts - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 17 hours 28 minutes ago
"We are still cautious on the Chinese telecos as we anticipate an increase in competition in the fourth quarter," Citigroup analyst Michael Meng said in a note Tuesday.
Taiwan's Via Telecom reportedly to supply China Mobile's 4G chips - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 19 days 21 hours 52 minutes ago
Zhang declined to give a timeframe for the product launch, the report said.
Asia stocks mixed, equity issuances drag on Tokyo - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 13 hours 42 minutes ago
Japan's Nikkei Stock Average of 225 companies closed down 0.6% at 9,676.80 and South Korea's Kospi rose 1.1%.
China's telecoms face 3G disappointment - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 25 days 6 hours 43 minutes ago
Early indications are that cell-phone users in the world's largest telecom market aren't flocking to the concept of digital lifestyles via their handheld devices -- at least not yet.
Hong Kong, Shanghai shares rise, but telecoms weak - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 22 hours 6 minutes ago
China central bank hints at change to yuan policy
Asia markets decline, Shanghai drops ahead of data - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 13 hours 50 minutes ago
Japan's Nikkei 225 ended flat at 10,333.39, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dropped 0.3% to 22,318.11 and China's Shanghai Composite fell 0.5% to 3,070.59. South Korea's Kospi slipped 0.3%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.2%, New Zealand's NZX 50 slid 1.1%, Taiwan's Taiex gave up 0.7% and Philippines' main index dropped 0.9%.
Dell enters smart phone market, with Mini 3 to debut this month in deal with China Mobile -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 10 days 11 hours 44 minutes ago
SEATTLE (AP) — Dell Inc. is officially jumping into the "smart" phone market this month in a deal with China's biggest wireless carrier, China Mobile Ltd.
iPhone makes its official China debut but lacking key feature and at high price -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 24 days 12 hours 3 minutes ago
BEIJING (AP) — Apple's iPhone made its long-awaited formal debut in the world's most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black market models.
Dell slips to No. 3 after HP, Acer in global PC shipments in 3Q, businesses still not spending -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 6 days 2 hours 45 minutes ago
SEATTLE (AP) — Computer maker Dell Inc. is scheduled to report its fiscal third-quarter results after the market closes Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion about the period.
RIM to Promote BlackBerry in China, Rivaling iPhone
Investor's Business Daily | 21 days 12 hours 14 minutes ago
BEIJING, Nov 02, 2009 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- Research In Motion Limited (Nasdaq: RIMM and RIM) is looking to popularize its global-acclaimed BlackBerry smartphone in China in an attempt to challenge iPhone, the newcomer in the country's bourgeoning smartphone market.
Company Overview
| Company: | China Mobile Limited |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Wireless Network Operators |
| Website: | http://www.chinamobileltd.com |
China Mobile Limited sees unlimited potentional. The company serves about 450 million subscribers making it China's (and the world's) leading wireless operator by subscribers. In terms of sales, it trails UK-based global leader Vodafone Group. China Mobile offers domestic and international phone service, text messaging, and other mobile data services such as streaming news and entertainment content. In addition to its flagship postpaid GoTone brand, the company targets the youth and budget-concious markets with M-zone and Easyown prepaid services. State-controlled China Mobile Communications Corporation indirectly holds a majority stake of 74% through intermediary subsidiary China Mobile (Hong Kong) Group.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 60,160.801 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 23.3 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 16,480 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 38.3 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 138,368 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 8.1 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
