According to statistics provided by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, by the end of May 2010, the number of China's 3G users had reached 21.9 million, an increase of 8.642 million compared with the end of 2009. In addition, China's 3G networks added 2.3 million new users in May 2010, an increase of [...]
Coolpad Expands Mobile Phone Focus This Year
04 June 2010
According to Su Feng, vice president of the Chinese mobile phone maker Coolpad, unlike its former high-end orientation, Coolpad will expand to now cover the entire high, medium, and low-end mobile phone markets in 2010. Therefore, the company plans to build at least 2,000 new self-owned sales channel sites this year to increase its overall [...]
Ericsson Gives Up Chinese CDMA Equipment Market
19 May 2010
Mats H Olsson, Ericsson's head of China and Northeast Asia, said during the Ericsson Business Innovation Forum held in Shanghai from May 17 to May 18, 2010, that Ericsson has decided not to enter the Chinese CDMA equipment market again.
Early in 2005, Ericsson announced that in would gradually withdraw from the CDMA market. However, in [...]
China Mobile Revenue Up 7.7% In Q1 2010
23 April 2010
Chinese telecom operator China Mobile has published its unaudited financial statistics for the first quarter of 2010, stating that its operating revenue increased by 7.7% year-on-year to CNY109.087 billion and its profit attributable to shareholders increased by 1.1% year-on-year to CNY25.477 billion.
By the end of March 2010, China Mobile had gained 539 million users, a [...]
Huawei Sales Up 19% In 2009
02 April 2010
Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies has published its annual financial report for 2009, stating that its sales worldwide increased by 19% year-on-year to CNY149.1 billion.
The report shows that in 2009 Huawei realized net profit of CNY18.3 billion, its net profit rate was 12.2%, and its operating profit rate was 14.1%.
Promoted by the 3G network [...]
China Telecom Includes 100 Enterprises In Its CDMA2000 Alliance
08 March 2010
Initiated by China Telecom, the operator of the CDMA2000 network in China, China's "CDMA2000 Mobile Phone Design and Development Industry Alliance" has been founded in Beijing with over 100 members, including mobile phone chip platform providers, mobile phone design companies, and brand manufacturers with independent development abilities.
Yang Xiaowei, vice general manager of China Telecom and [...]
LTE Commitment Gives China Telecom Membership In GSMA
16 February 2010
Based on its commitment to deploy commercial wireless services based on Long-Term Evolution, China Telecom has now been granted membership in the GSM Association.
According to the GSMA, China Telecom will begin the commercial deployment of LTE as early as 2010.
LTE was developed to enable a significant increase in the bandwidth achievable over mobile networks, while [...]
Coolpad Signs Partnership Memorandum With Taiwanese Asia Pacific Telecom
12 February 2010
Chinese mainland mobile phone maker Coolpad has signed a strategic partnership memorandum with Taiwan's Asiamore….
China's Huawei To Update 3G Network For Pakistani Telecom Operator
11 January 2010
Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei has announced that it will help Pakistan Telecommunications, the largest [...]
China's Three Telecom Operators Publish 3G Results
08 January 2010
China's three major telecom operators China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom have published the [...]
China's ZTE Sold 14.2 Million Mobile Phones In Q3 2009
14 December 2009
According to ZTE's latest performance report for the third quarter of 2009, the company sold [...]
Chinese Telecom Operators Publish Operating Statistics For June 2009
23 July 2009
China's three major telecom operators, China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom, have published their operating statistics for June 2009.
According to operating statistics published by China Mobile, the number of its newly added users in June was 5.019 million, a growth slowdown compared with the 5.12 million new users in May. The number of its [...]
China Telecom Will Close Mobile Phone Dual-mode Card Service
01 July 2009
Chinese telecommunications operator China Telecom has announced that it will formally close its C to G dual-mode card service, which allows China Telecom's CDMA network users to roam to China Unicom's GSM network, from August 1, 2009.
China Telecom Shanghai told local media that, according to plan, China Telecom will not provide the C to G [...]
China Telecom Will Introduce BlackBerry Handsets Into China
26 June 2009
Chinese telecom operator China Telecom is reportedly talking with the Canada-based Research In Motion to introduce the latest BlackBerry handsets into the Chinese market.
According to news in Chinese media, handsets are said to be undergoing tests and the schedule for the launch of those mobile phones in China has yet to be decided. According to [...]
Motorola Sheds Surplus Equipment In China Via Internet Auction
15 June 2009
Starting tomorrow and lasting for three days, GoIndustry DoveBid will be hosting an inaugural online auction for Motorola in China to rid the company of a large quantity of mobile telecom test equipment used by Motorola in its Hangzhou facility.
The sale will include over 500 lots including GSM, CDMA and EDGE type test and measurement [...]
China Telecom Launches User Experience Activity In Beijing
12 May 2009
Having launched its first batch of 3G network interface cards, China Telecom will soon start the commercial operation of its 3G mobile phone services and the company has already launched a user experience activity in Beijing, in which 2,000 users will be the first to experience China Telecom's 3G services.
China Telecom has already opened its [...]
China Mobile, China Telecom Sign 3G Servicing Pacts With Alcatel-Lucent
28 April 2009
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 [...]
China Telecom's 3G Signal Now Covers Beijing Suburbs
14 April 2009
China Telecom, the Chinese telecommunications operator that operates the CDMA network in China, has announced that its 3G signal has now covered all the suburban areas and counties outside the fifth ring road area of Beijing, realizing a full coverage of the city.
By the end of March 2009 when China Telecom Beijing was ready to [...]
Green Telecom: China Mobile Trials Smart Power Management Software
08 April 2009
Nortel is greening the telecom sector with a new trial conducted with China Mobile that helps reduce radio network power consumption in GSM networks and delivers significant energy and cost-savings for mobile operators.
Nortel smart power management software enables network operators to switch off radio network equipment dynamically when there is no caller traffic being processed [...]
Huawei Gains Over 50% Share Of China Telecom's 3G NIC Contracts
24 March 2009
Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei has announced that in China Telecom's first 3G network interface card purchase, the company has gained over 50% share of the contracts.
Huawei will provide China Telecom with three models of 3G network interface cards, including EC169 and EC8189, which target the corporate market, and EC1260, which is currently the USB [...]






