The Ministry of Information Industry's Software and Integrated Circuit Promotion Center (CSIP) and the CIITA RFID China Alliance have arranged a strategic partnership. The two sides will cooperate on RFID Skills Training program to make up for the void in China's domestic market.

NCR's (NCR) division Teradata says that Zhejiang Telecom has deployed the Teradata Warehouse for development of an operational analysis and decision support system.

China Netcom has announced in Beijing that it has set up the largest broadband video frequency platform in the country that can broadcast live broadband based video frequency programs to audiences in more than 60 countries and regions in the world.

Pacific Internet (PCNTF), Asia Pacific's largest telco-independent Internet Communications Service Provider by geographic reach, has unveiled an integrated connectivity and security solution has been named as PI Broadband Service.

The Hong Kong International Airport is testing a RFID system for luggage delivery, but due to its high cost it is unknown when the system will be formally launched.

FKI Logistex has won a $40 million contract to supply the baggage handling system for the new Shanghai Pudong International Airport Terminal 2.

Cisco Systems (CSCO) says that China Telecom (CHA) will adopt the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System to integrate the supercore network nodes of ChinaNet, the largest Internet Protocol service network in China.

MARC Global has appointed William Leo as Country Manager of its Greater China operations. Based in Shanghai, Leo brings to MARC Global more than 20 years of manufacturing and supply chain experience.

Britain's RC Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Guangdong Zhongshan Xiaolan Industrial General Corporation to become its chief technical consultant and to work on RFID applications.

The real name registration system which the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) has planned for mobile phone users has already caused disputes among consumers.

The Qingdao Natural Science Foundation and the Haier Joint Foundation say they have come together help fund many new technologies, including the use of RFID.

China's TD-SCDMA implementation is approaching a milestone with six telecom operators in the country jointly participating in the construction of a trial network.

China Mobile has implemented a new measure to regulate the wireless value-added service provider market.

Thanks to the arrival of the second generation ID card in China, the sales revenue of China's domestic RFID market rose from RMB226 million in the second quarter to RMB568 million in the third quarter of the year, an increase of 151.13%.

The short message address registration institution MobNIC has told local media that China's two major mobile communications operators, China Mobile (CHL) and China Unicom(CHU), will soon adopt "50120" as their unified short message service code across the country.

Top management from China Unicom's (CHU) public relations department has denied news released earlier by local media saying that China Unicom is going to invest CNY10 billion to upgrade its GSM network.

China Mobile (CHL) plans to purchase many types of mobile phones from Bird, the largest mobile phone manufacturer in China.

PacificNet (PACT.PK) has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority and controlling interest in Guangzhou Wanrong Information Technology Company.

Cisco (CSCO) and ZTE Corporation have signed an agreement to work together in the joint solutions of NGN, 3G and data technologies to develop business opportunities in the telecommunications service provider market in China and the Asia Pacific region, excluding Japan.

Following its cooperation with Nokia on TD-SCDMA technologies, Datang Mobile has now reached a consensus with Xi'an Haitian Antenna Company on the development of TD-SCDMA in Xi'an, capital of China's northwestern Shaanxi Province.