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China Unicom Unveils Linux Smartphone System To Rival Apple's iOS

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:45:04 +0000

Chinese telecom operator China Unicom, which currently is an official reseller of the Apple iPhone, has launched its self-developed smartphone operating system, Wophone, which the company claims to be the first smart terminal operating system with independent intellectual property rights in China. China Unicom reportedly started the development of the operating system and the basic [...]

Coolpad Expands Mobile Phone Focus This Year

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:02:13 +0000

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 [...]

Huawei Sales Up 19% In 2009

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:12:47 +0000

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

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:01:00 +0000

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 [...]

Coolpad Signs Partnership Memorandum With Taiwanese Asia Pacific Telecom

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:00:08 +0000

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

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:00:56 +0000

Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei has announced that it will help Pakistan Telecommunications, the largest [...]

Big Money Invested In China's 3G Development In Q1 2009

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:24:08 +0000

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced at a press conference last week that in the first quarter of 2008, the three major Chinese telecommunications operators, China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom, invested a total amount of CNY120 billion in 3G development, achieving obvious effect on the promotion of relevant industries. Zhu Jun, director [...]

China's Huawei Net Profit Up 20% In 2008

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:02:38 +0000

Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies has published its annual financial report for 2008 and states that its global sales increased by 42.7% year-on-year to USD18.33 billion, which equals about CNY125 billion, while its net profit increased by 20% year-on-year to USD1.15 billion, about CNY7.9 billion. Of the total USD18.33 billion revenue, 75% was from the [...]

Samsung Wins Big In China Telecom's First 3G Mobile Phone Tender

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:42:46 +0000

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 [...]

Nortel's Streaming Mobile Video Demonstrated In China

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:00:16 +0000

Even though it already declared bankruptcy in Canada, Nortel is still working hard on expanding its business within China, and the company just unveiled details of its LTE TDD 4G tests. Nortel has successfully completed the first end-to-end video streaming session using a TDD-based LTE network, working with commercial grade LTE base station and device prototypes [...]

Qualcomm Grants CDMA Patent License To Chinese Firm

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:59:19 +0000

U.S.-based Qualcomm (QCOM) has granted China's LT Mobile Communication a worldwide patent license to develop, manufacture and sell subscriber units implementing the CDMA2000 standard.

The financial terms of this CDMA subscriber unit license agreement will be based on royalties, with the royalties payable by LT Mobile at Qualcomm's standard worldwide rates.

"Qualcomm ... Read More>>

China Telecom To Launch 3G Business At End Of February

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:03:18 +0000

According to China Telecom's (CHA) Beijing branch, the company will launch the new 3G business at the end of February 2009.

A representative from China Telecom Beijing reveals that by the end of February, the speed of China Telecom's CDMA wireless access will be increased from the current 153.6 kilobytes to ... Read More>>

China's MIIT To Issue 3G License Today

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:29:22 +0000

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will issue China's first 3G license for China Mobile's TD-SCDMA at 14:30, January 7, 2009, marking China's formal entry into the 3G age.

China's State Council announced on December 31, 2008 that it approved MIIT to start the issuing of 3G licenses and asked ... Read More>>

China Approves Issuance Of 3G Licenses

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:34:49 +0000

China's State Council has announced that it approves China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to start the issuing of 3G licenses and it will continue to support the development and promotion of the Chinese-made TD-SCDMA wireless technology.

The State Council says the issue of the 3G licenses will play an ... Read More>>

China Telecom Plans CDMA Network Upgrade Project With Motorola

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:01:34 +0000

Motorola (MOT) has been selected by China Telecom (CHA) as a key CDMA network infrastructure supplier to upgrade a portion of China Telecom's nationwide CDMA 2000 1X network to include next-generation broadband data capability and advanced multi-media services.

Motorola will provide CDMA radio access infrastructure for 42 cities in nine provinces ... Read More>>

Both Sides Deny China Telecom's Acquisition Of MediaTek

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:01:28 +0000

In response to Chinese media reports about China Telecom's (CHA) intention to acquire MediaTek, both of the sides say the news is not true.

Previous reports and rumors among industry insiders stated that China Telecom had acquired stakes in MediaTek through companies in the second-tier market and the company would announce ... Read More>>

Hong Kong's CDMA2000 Mobile Network Finally Launched

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:03:17 +0000

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority announced that PCCW-HKT Telephone Limited has launched CDMA2000 mobile service in Hong Kong.

This new service will enable visitors from other parts of the world to use their CDMA2000/CDMA IS-95 mobile phones to roam with the company's CDMA2000 network in Hong Kong. The CDMA2000 ... Read More>>

China's 3G License Will Be Issued Before Spring Festival Holiday

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:02:24 +0000

According to local media reports, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will issue 3G licenses in December 2008 or January 2009 before the lunar new year.

The three 3G services are based on different systems — TD-SCDMA, WCDMA and CDMA2000 — and will be allocated to China Mobile, China Unicom ... Read More>>

China Telecom Completes CDMA2000 Trial Network In Guangzhou

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:01:18 +0000

While busy completing a CDMA tender, China Telecom's (CHA) CDMA2000 network is also undergoing construction and the initial construction of its CDMA2000 trial network in Guangzhou has recently been completed.

After the restructuring of China's telecommunications industry, Wang Xiaochu, general manager of China Telecom, said at a press conference that the ... Read More>>

China Mobile Will Start Nationwide TD-SCDMA Commercial Trial In China

ChinaWirelessNews.com Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:02:56 +0000

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has announced its approval on China Mobile's (CHL) nationwide commercial trial network based on TD-SCDMA technology.

The approval says that the network construction of TD-SCDMA should be accelerated and a specific plan should be made to ensure the smooth progress of the ... Read More>>