The sub-committee of the National Automotive Standardization Technical Committee has declared during its 2005 annual meeting that it will include automobile quality certificates and automobile RFID into its 2006 work agenda.

Consumers in Beijing have long taken to the Internet and the press to castigate Beijing's arbitrary telecommunication service contract clauses. It seems their protests have been heard and now they have two new sample contracts to peruse: the Beijing Mobile Telephone Network Access Contract and the Beijing Fixed Phone Network … Read More>>

Huawei has been formally notified by Guangdong Telecom that it has won the latter's IPTV project bid.

China's second largest mobile service operator China Unicom (CHU) is implementing new measures to eliminate illegal short messages (SMS) on its network. These new initiatives include stricter access to service providers and better content management.

AsiaInfo (ASIA) has signed an agreement to acquire Zheda Lande Scitech Limited's telecommunications operation support business unit in China.

Syniverse (SVR) has been awarded a contract with China Unicom Macau, a subsidiary of the world's second largest CDMA wireless operator.

Agere Systems (AGR) says that its TrueAdvantage Wireless Access Solution hardware and software wireless platform has been selected by Huawei. Huawei is using Agere's platform in its converged, next-generation, multiservice, multiprotocol wireless infrastructure equipment to be deployed around the world.

China Mobile (CHL) has answered the prayers of many of its roaming users with the release this week of a new Gotone service for users to easily access a GSM or GPRS network when they roam.

Smart-tek has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with SES Investment (China) Ltd. to market and distribute its RFID tracking technology for the tracking and monitoring of birds for the possible spread of the H5N1 avian influenza in China.

China Netcom has announced that it has entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement with Telefonica Internacional.

General Components has entered into an agreement with Beijing CVC Communications Co., Ltd., a major local system contractor, to provide to China Railcom, in a pilot program, over 3,000 lines of General Components' VoIP enterprise system.

China Netcom is to sign a cooperation agreement with Shanghai Media Group for IPTV implementation and to increase the number of cities undergoing IPTV trials from 1 to 21.

Smart-tek Solutions announced today its strategy which may assist in the containment and delay the spread of the H5N1 virus, also known as the avian influenza and bird flu virus.

Esmertec has delivered the extension testing platform to China Mobile (CHL) to verify that all mobile handsets are tested and compatible with China Mobile's Java 3.0 specification.

China Telecom has announced that 19 nationwide Little Smart (PHS) service providers, including Sohu.com (SOHU), have been fined and penalized for registering users for unwanted SMS services.

Chinese Skype Internet users have a new company to blame for VoIP woes. Verso Technologies (VRSO) announced a trial of Verso's NetSpective M-Class Solution to filter Skype and other P2P communications with China Telecom.

The Hangzhou Cigarette Factory has adopted an RFID supply system and this week completed initial tests of the network.

China Unicom (CHU) launched its GPS service in 51 Chinese cities at the end of Spetember, and is now increasing that to hit its goal of 114 by the end of the year.

The Fourth International Summit on China's Optical Communications Industry concluded this past weekend with delegates excited about the potential for "Fiber to the Home," or FTTH, technology in China.

Today will see the opening of the Global RFID China Summit and the establishment of China RFID Alliance in Beijing.