The world’s largest mobile operator experienced a rise of 2.7% over the previous year with revenues rising by 6.1%. For the next financial year, China Mobile is expected to post a slight drop in profits as it increases investment in mobile broadband services.

Wireless data traffic business increased by 53.6% over last year, contributing to 12.2% of the total operating revenue.

However, China Mobile’s market share slipped to just under 64% as it also signed up a shrinking percentage of new customers.

Over the past year, the operator upgraded 280,000 base stations, with 65,000 newly built. Around 200,000 base stations are now ready for the TD-LTE based 4G services…

At the same time, Apple is said to be looking to get new chips from Qualcomm which will add global LTE connectivity to the future iPhones. Presuming the Cupertino-based company opts for this solution, they’ll be able to offer it to China Mobile’s vast customer base, setting a stage for another (and another) record-breaking quarter.

One thing is certain – the two giants have already tried to reach an arrangement and with the next iPhone possibly singing along all possible LTE frequencies such a deal seems one step closer… or so we think. What do you say?