Li Zhengmao, vice¹ president of China Mobile Communications Corporation, won the 2017 IEEE Distinguished² Industry leader Award on Tuesday at the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2017.

 

本周二举行的2017年IEEE全球通信会议上，中国移动副总裁李正茂获2017年IEEE杰出行业领袖奖。

 

The award is granted to at most one industry leader every year for his or her distinguished contribution to the global communication industry. Li is the first Chinese communication expert to be awarded.

 

"With the leadership in the field of technology development, Li significantly contributes the development of mobile communication industry, especially 4G/5G mobile systems, and transport and broadband networks," said the IEEE.

 

Li told Xinhua that he was awarded because China's astonishing progress in mobile communication technology field has attracted global attention. China Mobile has become the world's largest mobile operator in terms of network scale and customer size, which impressed the world. 

 

"It is not only an award for myself, but also for China Mobile, China's communication industry, and even our country," he added.

 

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a professional association formed in 1963. It is the world's largest association of technical professionals with more than 420,000 members in about 160 countries around the world.

 

The IEEE GLOBECOM is one of the IEEE Communications Society's two flagship conferences dedicated³ to driving innovation in nearly every aspect of communications.

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