China Mobile responded that Beijing users received "ace pilot application": system upgrade mistakenly sent test text messages

CTOnews.com news on January 9, last night, many Beijing citizens received strange text messages from 10086 saying, "ace pilots apply for battle."

This morning, China Mobile responded that it was a "test text message" and apologized to users.

"Dear customers, in order to further enhance customer awareness, Beijing Mobile upgraded the system on the evening of January 8, 2023, resulting in a small number of customers receiving test text messages, which caused us to apologize for the inconvenience and inconvenience. in the future, we will strive to provide you with better service, sincerely thank you for your understanding and support."

According to the customer data announcement released by China Mobile last month, the total number of mobile customers has reached 975 million, with a total of 595 million customers of the 5G package as of November. CTOnews.com learned that in terms of cable broadband business, China Mobile had a cumulative total of 269.943 million customers as of November.