Moody's Investors Service says that China Mobile's right to sell iPhones on the Mainland is credit positive for the Chinese mobile telecommunications carrier.
Moody's expects that such sales will help China Mobile improve its market positions in the growing areas of 3G and 4G services, while slowing the pace of decline in its average revenue per user (ARPU).
China Mobile's market share for 3G services has been smaller than its overall mobile market share of over 60%, although it maintains the largest share.
As of November 2013, its 3G market share was 45%, while its two major competitors -- China Unicom and China Telecom -- had the shares of 30% and 25%, respectively.
This situation is largely because of the intense competition in 3G services, as well as China Mobile's use of TD-SCDMA. This is a home-grown technology and was initially incompatible with major manufacturers' handsets, including Apple's iPhone.
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