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China Mobile
Location: Hong Kong, China
Industry: Telecom
2007 Sales: $52 billion
The state-owned telecom is the world’s largest mobile-phone operator and controls about 70% of China’s mobile market, with more than 443 million customers. Just the prospect of a partnership with China Mobile (CHL) was enough to send Apple’s (AAPL) stock soaring in November of last year, although the companies are still in talks. Google (GOOG) has partnered with China Mobile on search, which it sees as a promising way into the Asian market.
