On August 22nd, China Unicom Hainan Branch Haifu District 130 digital mobile network was officially opened. Wang Xiaofeng, Deputy Secretary of Hainan Provincial Party Committee and Executive Vice Governor, and Li Huifen, General Manager of China Unicom attended the opening ceremony. On the same day, China Unicom Haikou Telecom Business Hall held an unveiling ceremony.
On September 30th, Meng Maolin was officially appointed as deputy general manager and chief engineer.