Mobile: willing to work with all instant messaging companies

"Sohu It News" Beijing time August 16 news, China Mobile Thursday announced the first half of the 2013 earnings, the period of revenue reached 303.1 billion yuan, an increase of 10.4%, net profit of 63.1 billion yuan, the year-on-year increase of 1.5%. After the earnings announcement, several senior China Mobile executives took part in a meeting of earnings analysts to return to analysts ' questions about cooperation with telecoms companies, cell phone subsidies, 4G licensing and 4G network construction. Open to cooperation with all instant Messaging companies XI, China Mobile's chairman, said the trend of instant messaging systems (OTT) to replace the traditional telecoms business was unstoppable, and China Mobile had begun to shift its focus from voice to data classes, and had achieved satisfactory results in the first half of the year. Shaho, executive director and deputy general Manager of China Mobile, added that China Mobile will be equally open to all instant messaging software companies and may be open-minded about the possibility of bilateral cooperation. Shi Haitao, deputy general Manager and chief financial officer of China Mobile, said that the rapid development of mobile Internet has brought impact on the traditional voice and personal SMS business, but China Mobile has been actively expanding its strategy in the field of SMS application and has achieved good results. Mobile subsidy rose to 14.2 billion yuan China Mobile per user monthly average income (ARPU) from last year 68 yuan fell to 66 yuan in the first half of this year, Shi Haitao at China Mobile earnings meeting, said that, because most new customers for the small number of customer base, the future ARPU will be a continuing downward trend. However, he noted that the high-end customer base of ARPU of more than 120 yuan, an increase of 12.6%, much higher than the overall customer growth rate of 8.4%. Shi Haitao said that the first half of this year, China Mobile sales of 66 million 3G mobile phones, performance, so the first half of the mobile phone subsidy also increased significantly, to 14.2 billion yuan, of which 3G mobile phone accounted for 97%. Despite the increase in mobile subsidy, the efficiency of the subsidy has been strengthened, the average number of mobile phone subsidy is 31% lower than the same period last year, the annual phone subsidy is expected to be controlled within 27 billion yuan. On when to stop investing in 2G networks, China Mobile's executive director and deputy general Manager, Aili, said the investment in the 2G network had slowed this year, with capital spending accounting for only 4% of total spending, or about 7.6 billion yuan, which might further reduce investment next year. China Mobile's CEO Li added that the 2G network still has its existing value, such as meeting Internet demand and maintaining network quality. He noted that at least 2G, 3G and 4G networks would have to wait for 5 years to stop investing. The 4G licence is expected to be issued at the end of the year to pay attention to the industry's 4G licensing time, Xi that the Ministry of China will issue a LTE license at the end of this period, if China Unicom and the Chinese telecom successfully joined, will be more favorable to the company, can accelerate the popularization of LTE technology, make For 3G users using more WiFi traffic than using TD-SCDMA network traffic, Li said that the development of WIFi network is not to make money, mainly to improve the overall competitiveness of services. He noted that the development of global mobile data traffic is endless, mainly because of the significant increase in online video playback, even if the future launch of 4G network can not meet the huge demand, and WiFi network can be a good complement to this. 4G network construction costs will not be passed on to clients China Mobile management had previously met with Apple executives and the market looked forward to an agreement. Xi said that the two sides are still addressing technical issues, as well as the terms of the contract, so far, has not reached the point of publicity. He said that once the two sides reached an agreement, it would be the first time to release information to the outside world. China Mobile is expected to spend 190.2 billion yuan this year, but only 57 billion yuan in the first half of the year, Aili says most of the capital spending will be spent on LTE network construction. He reiterated that at the beginning of the year to set 4G network construction capital expenditure of 41.7 billion yuan, accounting for 22% of the overall investment, China Mobile has confidence in the budget to complete 4G network construction. While China Mobile's earnings have slowed in the past, the capital spending budget has risen. Li said that China Mobile will invest according to the business development, facing the long-term development, expects the company to have the better performance in the Internet age, creates the value, the promotion future profit ability, in the future also does not intend to pass the cost to the customer. As for China Unicom's chairman Chang recently mentioned, China Unicom has begun to build TD test network, Xi pointed out that China Unicom will build the number of base stations and how the Ministry of information will be issued 4G license is still unknown, according to the information provided by the Ministry of the early release of the 4G license will be issued and will strengthen information consumption, which is a good news for China Mobile. As for the market rumors China Telecom is interested in leasing China Mobile's 4G network, Xi pointed out that the joint network and network sharing is a market trend, but how to cooperate is involved in business issues, China Telecom has made preliminary requirements, the two sides are still in negotiations. (Ares)