China's mobile subscriber total rises to 841 mn

HONG KONG, CHINA: China Mobile, China's largest mobile carrier, said its total mobile subscribers in December rose to 584 million, including 20.7 million 3G subscribers.

China Unicom, the country's No. 2 mobile carrier, said its total mobile subscribers increased to 167.4 million for the month, including 14.1 million 3G users. China Telecom said its total mobile subscribers rose to 90.5 million in December.