News apparently from Datang reveals that the Chinese government has decided to merge the two stated-owned telecom equipment makers, Datang Telecom and Potevio, before the end of 2010. According to a report on the English-language website of China Daily, upon the completion of the merger, the new company will become the third largest telecom equipment [...]

Chinese telecom equipment maker Datang Telecom Technology Company has published a report stating that its net profit in the first half of 2009 is expected to reach CNY7.69 million, mainly attributed to sales growth of 3G terminal products.
The company's performance report revealed that according to the initial estimation of Datang's financial department, its net profit [...]

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 [...]

Beijing No. 1 Secondary People's Court has accepted two lawsuits filed against Datang Telecom Technology Company Ltd.
One of the cases, according to a report from Chinanews.com.cn, is about a shareholder suing Datang Telecom over false statements, and the other is an accusation against Datang executive Pan Shenhai for internal trading.
In the first case, an investor [...]

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 [...]

The Shanghai Municipal Government has signed a strategic cooperative framework agreement with the Datang Telecom Technology and Industry Group.
In conjunction with the signing of the deal, Datang Telecom Group will formally invest in Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, a Shanghai-based manufacturer of chips.
Under the agreement, Datang Telecom Group will also make Shanghai an important industrial development [...]

China Mobile (CHL) has released the results for its second round TD-SCDMA tender, and Chinese manufacturer Datang is the largest winner with ZTE, Huawei and Nokia Siemens Networks also gaining significant chunks of the deal.

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.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMI) has reached an agreement with China's Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Holdings Co. Ltd under which Datang Holdings is investing USD172 million in common equity in SMIC for a 16.6% interest in the company.

Alcatel Shanghai Bell and Datang Mobile have jointly announced that the two sides signed a cooperation agreement to promote the commercial development of TD-SCDMA in China and overseas.

Datang has established partnerships with many multinational corporations, including Microsoft (MSFT) and Dell (DELL), in Beijing to promote their cooperation in various aspects from TD-SCDMA terminal solutions to application software.

According to Beijing Radio Administration Bureau, two illegal base stations of Beijing Xinwei Telecom Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Datang Corporation, have been closed for interfering with the Olympic radio frequency band.

Nineteen TD terminal manufacturers, including foreign brands Motorola (MOT) and Philips, have obtained a network access license from China's Ministry of Information Industry for a total of 29 types of TD terminals, including 24 mobile phones and five data cards.