Consumer China

Telecoms: Divergent fortunes

  • Published 09 Jul 2009

China's telecoms carriers are set for mixed blessings with the rise of 3G, broadband and services such as Internet Protocol TV.

This year and 2010 represent both a coming of age and a time of great change for China's world-beating telecoms industry. At the end of March this year, the country passed an impressive milestone; its phone user base exceeded 1bn for the first time, with 670m mobile users and 335m fixed line subscribers. But there is no time for a breather.

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