[ET Net News Agency, 23 October 2017] China Mobile (00941) said its profit attributable
to equity shareholders for the first three quarters of 2017 rose 4.6% year-on-year to
Rmb92.1 billion.
Operating revenue was Rmb569.5 billion, up 4.9% over the same period last year; of
which, revenue from telecommunications services was Rmb515.3 billion, up 7.1% over the
same period last year.
EBITDA was Rmb211.3 billion, an increase of 5.5% over the same period last year.
As at 30 September 2017, the total number of mobile customers was around 878 million,
ARPU of these customers increased by 0.8% year-on-year to Rmb60.5. The number of 4G
customers was 622 million, representing a net increase of 86.72 million for the first
three quarters. Data traffic business maintained rapid growth with handset data traffic
recording a 113% increase year-on-year. Handset customer DOU reached 1.2GB and 4G customer
DOU exceeded 1.5GB. Meanwhile, due to the substitution impact of over-the-top (OTT)
business, voice services continued to decline with total voice usage decreasing by 7.1%
compared to the same period last year.
As at 30 September 2017, the total number of wireline broadband customers has exceeded
100 million, representing a net increase of 25.8 million for the first three quarters.
ARPU of wireline broadband customers posted a steady rise from the first half of the year,
reaching Rmb35.1. (HL)