After growing at 77% CAGR, Mobile usage set to decline and grow at at 3.5% CAGR

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If   one  wishes  to understand the phenomenal growth of the  Mobile usage, Just consider 2 facts

 At the end of 2003, there were a little over one billion unique subscribers globally, a 15% penetration  equivalent to just under one in six people. 

By the end of 2013 this figure had increased more than threefold to 3.4 billion, equivalent to a unique subscriber penetration rate of 47%. 

However the bad news is the next 5 years, Mobile needs a new disruption. until then its slated to grow at 3.5% CAFR  till 2020 .

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New iPhone 5 to support China Mobile's proprietary 3G network,

Apple's next-generation iPhone is expected to launch in October with support for China Mobile's proprietary 3G network, making it a "true world phone," according to a new report.

Support for China Mobile's TD-SCDMA 3G network will be a "key feature" of Apple's sixth-generation iPhone. China Mobile is the largest cellular operator in the world, with more than 650 million mobile subscribers.

Though trials for a high-speed 4G long-term evolution networks are currently underway in China, but widespread adoption of LTE is likely to be 2 to 3 years away. In his eyes, strong 3G support is "critical" for the next iPhone to find success with China Mobile.

In addition, Apple is also enhancing support for Chinese-language users with iOS 6, which he thinks will make the iPhone an even more attractive platform for customers in China. With iOS 6, Siri will be able to understand and speak Mandarin and Cantonese, while the software update will also offer easier Chinese character input and integration with popular Internet services like Baidu, Sina Weibo, Youku and Tudou.

Apple is also enhancing support for Chinese-language users with iOS 6, which he thinks will make the iPhone an even more attractive platform for customers in China.

 With iOS 6, Siri will be able to understand and speak Mandarin and Cantonese, while the software update will also offer easier Chinese character input and integration with popular Internet services like Baidu, Sina Weibo, Youku and Tudou.  

China has a staggering 930 million mobile users. China Mobile is the leading service provider with 628 million users, having seen a 8.8% increase for first 2 quarters of 2011 at RMB 250 billion, and realized a net earning of RMB 61 billion, a 6.3% increase.

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Future iPhone To Support China Mobile's 4G Network

Future versions of Apple's iPhone will support China Mobile's fourth generation (4G) network, China's largest mobile carrier said, a sign that it will eventually offer the iconic device to its 600 million customers.

. Both Apple and the carrier have reached a consensus on the development of Long-Term Evolution (LTE), a 4G technology that can allow mobile phones to exchange data at much faster rates. When Apple releases iPhones built for 4G networks, the devices will also support China Mobile's version of this technology known as LTE TDD (Time-Division Duplex)

As of March 2011, China Mobile is the world's largest mobile phone operator with over 600 million subscriber  It is the world's largest individual mobile operator by subscribers>China Mobile has dominated Chinese mobile services since its inception. As of 2010 China Mobile controls the vast majority of its domestic mobile services market, with 70% market share. China Unicom and China Telecom have 20% and 10% shares, respectively.The lack of an official iPhone in China's Mobile smartphone offerings has given its rival China Unicom an edge in the market, according to analysts

Incorporated in 2000, China Mobile was born from the mobile phone division of China Telecom (although this company continues to provide mobile services after its 1999 break-up.

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