The first mobile operator in the world arrives in Quebec

The first mobile operator in the world, China Mobile, has started to weave his canvas in Quebec in recent weeks with its low -cost packages, learned the newspaper.

"We launched our mobile service last September, mainly intended for the Chinese community," said James W newspaper.G.McCarthy, Business Development Manager of China Mobile International (CMI), which has nearly a billion mobile subscribers.

Founded in 1997 in Hong Kong, China Mobile has her office of around twenty employees in Markham, Ontario in.The firm has been in the country since 2015, but it has only been since the fall that it has been offering its packages especially intended for Chinese tourists and students.

Like many Chinese companies, China Mobile interests the Quebec Deposit and Placement Caisse (CDPQ), which had an investment of $ 1.05 billion on December 31, 2018, noted the newspaper.

Even if the Asian giant offers mobile telephony here, it does not pretend to compete with Canadian giants like Telus, Rogers, Bell or Videotron.

"In Canada, we first want to focus on business infonuagic and global networks," said Mr..McCarthy, adding that the Quebec Video Games and Visual Effects Industry is an interesting market for China Mobile.

No spying

As the Americans banish the Chinese giant Huawei whom they suspect of espionage, China Mobile defends herself well to scrutinize the privacy of her subscribers.

"China Mobile International (CMI) is not interested in" spying "people.We are a global supplier of network services, with a point of presence in countries around the world, and can count some of the largest companies as customers, ”said James W.G.McCarthy.

At Telus, who has maintained a business relationship with China Mobile for ten years, and who will soon start the implementation of her 5G network with the other Chinese, Huawei, we also say to take the safety of customers seriously.

"We are extremely diligent to protect the safety and confidentiality of our customers and this case is no exception - there is no risk of security to our network, our customers or customers of China Mobile", Aassured his spokesperson François Gaboury.

When you ask the Canadian Radiation and Telecommunications (CRTC) advice if China Mobile asks security questions, he answers that no.

China Mobile is registered as basic international telecommunications service, provider of digital subscriber lines, telecommunications services resellers, high -speed internet service reseller, underlines CRTC.

"They have the right to offer these services.The only thing they could not do is take a license to have spectrum and offer a cellular service with their own antennas and lines, "said Pierre Larouche, full professor at the law of the law'Montreal university.

In Canada, the 46.7 % foreign participation threshold is limited to operators who hold facilities."As long as they use the infrastructure of others, like Telus, there is no problem," concluded the telecommunications expert.

At the end of February, China Mobile announced a partnership for the accommodation of its data with the East Incuarture company, including the Quebec Deposit and Placement Caisse (CDPQ) is the second shareholder.

► China Mobile, whose head office is in Hong Kong, recorded sales of US $ 142 billion in 2018.It has more than 459,000 employees.Jie Yaang is his CEO.