China's mobile subscriber base crosses 863 mn in Feb

BEIJING, CHINA: China Mobile, China's largest mobile carrier, said its total mobile subscribers in February rose to 594.9 million, including 24.5 million 3G subscribers, taking the mobile subscriber total in the country to 863 million in February.

China Unicom, the country's No. 2 mobile carrier, said its total mobile subscribers increased to 171.6 million for the month, including about 16.7 million 3G subscribers.

China Telecom said its total mobile subscribers rose to about 96.5 million in February, including 14.8 million for 3G subscribers.