Indian state-owned telecommunications operator BSNL has announced that it has placed a purchase order of mobile communication equipment of 20 million GSM lines for India's southern zone to the Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei and will not call for any new bids.
Kuldeep Goyal, chairman and general manager for BSNL, said that they have already given [...]

China Mobile has unveiled the results for its third-phase TD-SCDMA network tender which covers 200 Chinese cities.
According to the results, ZTE, Huawei, and Datang Mobile gain a total market share of 72%, with ZTE gaining 34%, Huawei gaining 22% and Datang Mobile, 16%; and the remaining five companies, including New Postcom, FiberHome, Nokia Siemens Networks, [...]

Chinese telecommunications operator China Mobile has published the ratings for its third round TD-SCDMA equipment tender, with ZTE, Huawei, and Datang gaining listings on the top.
Focusing on ratings in aspects such as business, technology, post-assessment, brand, and industry contribution, this tender reportedly covers 200 Chinese cities, which is expected to determine the basic structure of [...]

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority announced that three mobile network operators have successfully bid for a total of 9.6 MHz of radio spectrum in the 1800 MHz frequency band at a total of upfront spectrum utilization fee of HKD46.1 million.
Three incumbent mobile network operators took part in the spectrum auction. Conducted on an [...]

Alcatel-Lucent is aiming for more Chinese 3G wireless growth with the signing of two framework agreements valued at a total of USD1.7 billion with China Mobile and China Telecom.
The deals will have Alcatel-Lucent provide network upgrades, integration and maintenance services in 2009. The agreements were secured through Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, Alcatel-Lucent's Chinese flagship company, and [...]

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority has invited applications from existing mobile network operators to participate in the online auction of radio spectrum in the 1800 MHz band, which is scheduled to be held in June 2009.
"There has been significant growth of mobile telephony services in Hong Kong over the past years. As of [...]

According to a Chinese TD-SCDMA equipment provider, China Mobile will launch its third round 3G wireless network equipment tender on March 16, 2009.
According to the document published by China Mobile, the company will buy equipment for its 39,000 base stations deployed in 200 Chinese cities, including Foshan, Wuxi and Wenzhou. This tender is reportedly 1.6 [...]

China Unicom's Shanghai branch has gained 100,000 mobile phone numbers with the 186 prefix for its WCDMA business due to open commercially on May 17, 2009.
At the same time, China Unicom is promoting its network construction in accordance with its plan and will try to release the WCDMA mobile phone numbers in more cities on [...]

China Telecom has signed contracts with seven mobile phone makers to purchase 3G CDMA2000 EVDO mobile phones from these companies, and Samsung has come out on top.
China Telecom's Vice President Yang Xiaowei and its two vice general managers for the terminal management center, Mao Daojie and Ma Wu, attended the signing ceremony for the winning [...]

According to Ma Daojie, vice general manager for China Telecom's mobile terminal subsidiary eSurfing, China Telecom will accelerate its purchase and sale of 3G mobile phones and the company will soon start its second round mobile phone tender.
Prior to this announcement, China Telecom launched its first round of CDMA mobile phone tenders of five million [...]

According to local Chinese media reports, the upper management of China's leading telecommunications operator China Mobile will soon go to Finland to promote Nokia's research and production of TD-SCDMA mobile phones.
To stimulate manufacturers' enthusiasm, China Mobile will, with the help of relevant government departments, provide policy support to international mobile phone manufacturers who support the [...]

Chinese telecommunications operator China Telecom has started its first 3G terminal tender and more than 40 CDMA manufacturers are participating in the tender.
China Telecom just held a meeting with more than 40 CDMA manufacturers in Beijing and revealed its preparation situation for the wireless broadband business. The CDMA wireless broadband business is the focus of [...]

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority announced that the auction of radio spectrum in the 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz bands has been completed, with Genius Brand, CSL, and China Mobile as big winners bidding a total of HKD1.5 billion.
The three companies successfully bid for a total of 90 MHz of radio spectrum in [...]

According to an insider quoted by local Chinese media, the result for China Unicom's WCDMA tender has been revealed, though the detailed statistics are currently not available.

According to an insider from China Unicom, the company has required its branches in major Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, to finish construction of WCDMA networks before April 17, 2009, and then to start a one-month internal operation and system test to make preparations for the official launch … Read More>>

As one of the providers that had gained the largest share in China Telecom's first CDMA tender, the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE has announced that it has delivered the CDMA base stations in 100 Chinese cities of 24 provinces to China Telecom, including those in Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, … Read More>>

Chinese telecommunications operator China Unicom has announced its development schedule for 3G — the company will put forward a WCDMA equipment tender in January 2009, start network construction in February and formally open the network on May 17.

Although the final result for its second-round TD-SCDMA tender has not come out yet, China Mobile (CHL) has now started its planning for the third-round TD-SCDMA deployment and the company will reportedly set up TD-SCDMA networks in 162 Chinese cities.

Global financial woes have hit Hong Kong's PCCW as it announced it is discontinuing the bidding process for the acquisition of up to a 45% interest in HKT Group Holdings Limited.

An insider at China Unicom (CHU) has revealed that the company will start its WCDMA equipment tender on September 26, 2008.