The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has published a report on the telecom service quality in China for the third quarter of 2011, stating that 17,099 telecom service complaints were received during the reporting period, an increase of 13.8% compared with the previous quarter. By complaint rate of users, China Unicom was [...]

Chinese telecom group China Mobile has announced the formal establishment of its board of directors, and Wang Jianzhou, chairman of China Mobile, signed services contracts with five outside directors. The board of directors of China Mobile is formed by nine members, including chairman Wang Jianzhou; deputy chairman and party secretary Xi Guohua; director and general [...]

Hong Kong mobile network operators have published the first batch of mobile broadband service performance statistics against their performance pledges, according to Hong Kong Office of the Telecommunications Authority. These service performance statistics cover the last quarter of 2010. "With the publication of these performance statistics, consumers will be able to monitor the performance of [...]

China's first mobile phone platform for blind people has been formally launched via Baidu.com's search engine open platform, aiming to help the blind make phone calls, send messages, and even surf the mobile Internet more easily. Developed by Cao Jun, chairman and CEO of Beijing-based Protection & Ease and who is also a blind person, [...]

A new initiative in Hong Kong will allow mobile phone users to make better choices of mobile broadband services following the publication of performance pledges by mobile network operators.
This is a joint initiative of Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority and the industry aiming at increasing the transparency of the service level of and [...]

UTStarcom has entered into an agreement with United States government agencies, agreeing to pay a [...]

Following rumors and allegations of improprieties, Zhang Chunjiang has been removed from his positions at [...]

One of China Mobile's top executives is being investigated for "suspected serious personal violations" by [...]

China Mobile Charity Foundation, the first fundraising foundation within China's telecommunications industry, has been unveiled in Beijing.
CMCF is a fundraising foundation launched by China Mobile with an initial fund of CNY100 million, and it is subject to the supervision of China's Ministry of Civil Affairs. The mission of the CMCF is to offer support to [...]

China Mobile Guangxi, a subsidiary of China Mobile, has just released a corporate social responsibility report.
Different from the CSR reports of others which are usually released annually, China Mobile Guangxi's report is the first one that covers a total period of ten years (1999-2009). Obviously the company believes that it is better late than never [...]

Sun Danyong, a 25-year old employee in Shenzhen of Foxconn, the manufacturer for Apple's iPhone, has committed suicide reportedly over mistreatment he received after a iPhone prototype was lost.
According to local Chinese media, Sun, who had been handling a shipment of 16 iPhone prototypes, was investigated by Foxconn's Central Security Division after one of the [...]

According to the Huawei Social Responsibility Report 2008, the Chinese telecommunications solution provider has created a new position of Chief Staff Health and Safety Officer to further enhance its employee security and occupational health programs.
Ji Ping, vice president of Huawei, is said to be the new CSHSO. Fulfilling part of the duties as CSHSO, Ji [...]

Mobile phone users in India are eyeing April 15, 2009, the day when as many as 25 million of their China-made mobile phones will die, with apprehension and concern.

China Mobile, one of the world's largest mobile communications operators, has just published its corporate social responsibility report for 2008.
In the report, China Mobile says that it invested a total of CNY19.5 billion in 2008 to make mobile telephone services accessible in more than 60,000 remote villages in China. In addition, it donated up to [...]