China Mobile Ltd., the world's biggest phone carrier by subscribers, says its first-half profit rose 6.3 percent on strong growth of sales and mobile Internet services, according to AP. The Beijing-based company said Thursday that profit was 61.3 billion yuan ($9.6 billion) for the six months ending June 30. Revenue climbed 8.8 percent to 250.1 billion yuan ($39 billion). China Mobile reported 610 million customers as of the end of June. The company has thrived as Chinese avidly switched from fixed to mobile phones, though customer growth has slowed as the market has become saturated.
