The Marlin Mobile Blog

3G Contracts Awarded by China Mobile

Posted on 17 July 2009

A news item that represents significant momentum in enabling 3G access to the masses in China:

http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100136206-1-domestic-firms-win-big-3g.html

Wire service reports indicate that the China Mobile service will be rolled out to 98% of China’s natural villages when the project is finished, which will gradually begin to provide stronger predictability and forecasting for the mobile experience in-country.

Of significance besides the obvious current and future m-commerce and mobile banking potential, is the ability over time to progressively optimize the mobile web experience which will be aided by a more consistent set of variables.  Specifically, the market dominance of China Mobile will thwart network provider variability as an element of mobile web fragmentation that warrants significant attention.