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 [...]
China Telecom Includes 100 Enterprises In Its CDMA2000 Alliance
08 March 2010
China Telecom, Baosteel Group Sign Strategic Framework Agreement
01 March 2010
Chinese telecom operator China Telecom and the Shanghai-based steel manufacturer Baosteel Group have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement for overall operation of a traditional communications business, 3G business, and the Internet of Things business.
This is reportedly the most important Internet of Things project ever for China Telecom.
China Telecom and Baosteel Group have maintained a [...]
23 Billion Mobile Messages Sent During Chinese New Year
24 February 2010
A total of 23 billion short messages were sent in China during the 2010 Chinese New Year holiday, which was an average of 30.8 wireless messages sent per person based on the 747 million mobile phone users in the country.
Data released by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shows that SMS sent during the [...]
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 [...]
RIM, Digital China Sign Agreement For BlackBerry Promotion
08 February 2010
RIM, the manufacturer of the BlackBerry smartphones, has signed a cooperation agreement with the Chinesemore….
China Telecom To Build Six Content Bases To Propel 3G Apps
27 January 2010
China Telecom plans to establish a product center and will set up six content bases [...]
Chinese Telecom Operators Deny Termination Plan For Mobile Phone Numbers
21 January 2010
In response to previous media reports that Chinese telecom operators will terminate mobile phone numbers [...]
McDonald's Will Provide Free Wireless Internet Services In China
14 January 2010
Having already fed the Chinese market for over 20 years, the international fast food giant [...]
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 Telecom To Merge Family, Individual Customer Departments
21 December 2009
Chinese telecom operator China Telecom has announced that it will merge its family customer department [...]
Chinese Wireless E-commerce Gets Boost With New Customized Mobile Phones
21 December 2009
Taobao.com, the Internet shopping subsidiary of the Chinese business-to-business e-commerce group Alibaba, has announced that [...]
China Southern Signs Strategic Agreement With China Telecom
08 December 2009
China Southern Airlines Company Ltd. and China Telecommunications Corporation have inked a strategic cooperation framework [...]
China Telecom Beijing Increases Subsidies For 3G Mobile Users
09 November 2009
China Telecom Beijing branch has announced plans to increase its subsidies for users who buy its 3G mobile phones from the previous 30% to 70%.
According to the new policy, users who deposit a designated sum of money in their mobile phone accounts and promise to reach the monthly minimum consumption limit will gain China Telecom's [...]
Taobao.com To Launch Wireless SMS Price Comparison Service
28 October 2009
Taobao.com, the Internet shopping subsidiary of the Chinese B2B e-commerce group Alibaba, has announced that it will cooperate with China Mobile to launch a new mobile phone short message-based price comparison service.
With this new service, mobile phone users will be able to inquire about the prices of goods sold on Taobao.com when they are shopping [...]
China Mobile, China Telecom Publish Financial Reports For First Three Quarters Of 2009
22 October 2009
Two major Chinese telecom operators, China Mobile and China Telecom, have published their respective financial reports for the first three quarters of 2009.
According to the financial report of China Mobile, during the three quarters ended September 30, 2009, it made revenue of CNY326.977 billion, an increase of 8.9% compared with the same period of last [...]
China Telecom To Recruit App Store Partners
14 October 2009
Chinese telecom operator China Telecom has published a report stating that it will recruit core cooperative partners for its online mobile phone application store.
These core cooperative partners are meant to be developers and the company requires its cooperative partners to have high technology development and support ability. Meanwhile, they should have the development capability based [...]
Henan Launches Platform To Fight Spam Messages
30 September 2009
According to Henan Communications Administration, basic telecom operating companies in this province have launched a joint processing platform to fight Chinese mobile text short messages and to further improve the coordination of anti-spam channels.
To promote the control of spam SMS, the administration published a notice about the special campaign, and this campaign will last until [...]
China Telecom To Cancel Incoming Call Fees For Users Of Three Packages
24 September 2009
Chinese telecom operator China Telecom has announced that starting from October 1, 2009, users of China Telecom's three eSurfing packages will be free from charges of incoming calls in mainland China, with exceptions of calls from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau.
According to China Telecom, the three packages include "My e-Home", "BizNavigator", and "eSurfing Business Trip". [...]
Chinese Telecom Operators Fight Mobile Spam With New Filters
09 September 2009
Following the launch of a joint platform for dealing with spam mobile short messages in June 2009, the three major telecom operators in China have now each worked out their respective spam SMS screening services to help users block unwanted short messages.
Among them, China Telecom just formally launched a short message filtering service for its [...]
Shea Gets RIM Job In China
08 September 2009
Research In Motion, the Canadian wireless communications company known for its BlackBerry handheld device, has confirmed to the Chinese media that it has set up a branch in China and has appointed Gregory Shea, vice president for RIM's government relations in Asia Pacific, as president of RIM China.
RIM has reportedly set up its Chinese headquarters [...]















