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China Mobile Population is expected to hit 1 billion in the coming days.

The total number of mobile subscribers reached 999.7 million in February (+1.23%), according to the statistics provided by the three national telecommunications operators.

The world’s largest mobile carrier China Mobile confirmed to have 661 million subscribers, including 57 million 3G subscribers. Note that it doesn’t offer any iPhone yet.

Mobile subscribers at China Unicom, the No.2 carrier in the country, reached 206 million (46 million for 3G subscribers).

China Telecom mobile subscribers were 132 million, including 41 million 3G users.

Here are the main reasons that could explain these figures:

- The size of the Chinese market: over 1.33 billion people were living in the country in 2011.
- The development of high-bandwidth mobile networks.
- The enrichment of China's population.
- The interest of Chinese for smartphones.

According to the latest figures from CNNIC in 2011, there were over 350 million people who accessed the Internet through their mobile phone in 2011 compared to the overall China Internet population.

THEM Web Design and SEO is growing, and we have open positions, notably for a Project Manager / Account Manager job in Beijing, China. 

Job description

Daily tasks:

The candidate will be required to:
1. Define requirements and plan project lifecycle deployment
2. Define resources and schedule for project/program implementation
3. Plan and schedule project deliverables, milestones
4. Review and manage deliverables, milestones, project in THEM.pro, report to the management issues to achieve the milestones
5. Maintain project documentation

Qualifications for Project Manager at THEM.pro:

1. PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification or equivalent a plus but not required
2. Bachelor’s Degree or higher
3. Minimum 3 years experience in project management preferred
4. IT experience or web culture is a plus
5. Fluent in English
6. Strong organizational skills
7. Excellent presentation and client management skills
8. Good communications with different teams (internal and external)
9. Autonomous

Salary/Location/Availability:

1. Full time 
2. Available from now on
3. Job location: Beijing, China
4. Salary: depending on your experience 

Remarks: You must be interested in facing new challenges and you always do your best to achieve your goals. You want to work in an international, English speaking environment and be part of a successful and productive team. If so, this job is for you!

Company Profile:

THEM is a leading web design, search engine optimization and web marketing company located in Beijing and Shanghai, China. We focus on high quality website design and clean programming.

Our team is composed of high-level professionals from international backgrounds. We tend to specialize in PHP/Mysql technologies and focus our development on the powerful Drupal CMS.

Moreover, we offer a complete range of search engine marketing services and packages. We incorporate the latest techniques and methodologies to raise the ranking of any web page in search engine results.

We also develop internal projects, from e-commerce to SEO tools. Known for our fresh ideas, we help to keep their customers ahead of the competition.

Send your RESUME/CV to this email : jobs(at)them.pro

Other Job Positions in China:

THEM also have open positions for web designers, web developers, and SEO/SEM specialists in Beijing & Shanghai (China). Don't hesitate to contact us for more information.

As expected, China Internet population surpassed 500 million in 2011.

According to the latest report published by CNNIC (China Internet Network Information Center), the country had a population of 513 million Internet users as of December 2011.

The total population of Chinese netizens increased by 56 million in 2011 (+11% year over year). Indeed, China Internet population surpassed 450 million in 2010.

Internet penetration hit 38% of the total population in 2011 (+4% year over year), a Chinese netizen being a 6+ year old resident in mainland China and having a home phone number or a mobile phone and used the Internet in the last 6 months.

Among those 513 million users, 356 million access the Internet with mobile devices (+18% year over year), that is about 37% of total population.

Regarding eCommerce, statistics show that over 194 million people now shop online. The growth is almost 21% compared to 2010.

If you can read Chinese, you can visit CNNIC website and find the entire report. 

More detailed statistics about situation of Internet in China in 2011 in a coming post. Stay tuned!

China will invest heavily in telecommunications infrastructure to increase Internet access speed by five times by 2015, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. 

At the same time, the Chinese government plans to decrease the broadband service rates generally 3-4 times more expensive than other countries.

Internet access in China is indeed currently rather slow, China's broadband bandwidth is currently ranked 71st in the world, China’s average being 1.8 Mbps compared to a global average of 5.6 Mbps.

By comparison, the average bandwidth in the US is currently 20-25 Mbps, five times that of China. 

China’s average broadband bandwidth is expected to hit 20 Mbps in urban areas (Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, etc.) by 2015, that is to say 5 times the current level while rural areas will reach 4 Mbps.

Regarding the costs, the leading broadband service provider, namely China Telecom, promised to cut rates by 35% by 2016.

China has the largest Internet population in the world (over 450 million users), and over 155 million family broadband users by the end of 2011.

More information and statistics about Internet in China to come very soon. Stay tuned!