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With over 800 million customers, China Mobile Communications Corporation (known as China Mobile) is the largest mobile company in the world. Given the company’s vast array of operations and customer base, its deputy general manager of the department of legal affairs, Yu Mang, plays an integral role in any developments, expansion or changes to operations. In June 2016 Yu helped secure a $1.5bn one-year frame agreement with Nokia, which will help it transition to a flexible cloud network infrastructure. With the introduction of 5G technology in the coming years, China Mobile will be looking to Yu to continue executing deals. The new spectrum will provide opportunities for collaboration, will promote greater connection of different technologies and encourage deeper integration of vertical industries – for example, China Mobile and Samsung are already positioning themselves for a collaboration on a 5G mobile network standard. Yu joined China Mobile in 2000, having held various senior positions before his current role such as deputy director and director for the department of legal affairs. He is an esteemed member of a number of in-house associations and gives talks on a range of topics, such as issues surrounding intellectual property rights and alternative business models presented in the new digital environment, antitrust investigations and arbitration practices. Yu obtained his LLB from Jilin University in 1991 and his Executive MBA from the University of Science & Technology Beijing and University of Texas at Arlington in 2007.