China Telecom is reportedly inking a deal with Britain's Everything Everywhere to launch mobile services in the country. Everything Everywhere is a UK mobile operator jointly invested by France's Orange and Germany's T-Mobile. According to the agreement, China Telecom (Europe), China Telecom's wholly-owned subsidiary for the EMEA region, will launch an MVNO on the network [...]

China Telecom and France Telecom-Orange have signed in Beijing a strategic partnership framework agreement which aims to improve the two parties' service capacity in the global market. With the signing of the agreement, China Telecom and France Telecom-Orange will both play their advantages in the network and service sectors to further improve China Telecom's influence [...]

Apple Inc. has announced that it plans to start selling iPad 2, the second-generation of its tablet computer product, in 25 countries and regions from March 25, 2011, and the new product will be available in Hong Kong from April. According to the official press release of Apple, iPad 2 will first enter the markets [...]

Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei has signed a partnership agreement with the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry to enhance the two parties' exchanges in the communication sector, and promote the trade cooperation between China and France. Under the agreement, Huawei and CCIP will implement a series of activities, including organizing seminars, exchanging business delegations, [...]

Sales of Apple's tablet computer product iPad with the Wi-Fi function will start sales in the Chinese mainland market from September 17, 2010. Starting at 10:00, the Wi-Fi version iPad will be available in Apple's specialty stores and its authorized retailers on the Chinese mainland, including Best Buy's seven stores in Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Suzhou. [...]

France-based 4G chipmaker Sequans has opened a new office in Shanghai. Sequans said it established the local presence to better serve its Chinese customers and to more readily respond to the company's rapidly growing business demands in China. Concurrently, Sequans announced the appointment of Alex Shang to the position of China country manager. Shang has [...]

Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corporation has announced plans to open a research and development lab in the test and innovation center operated by Vodafone's German subsidiary in Dusseldorf to enhance its R&D and test capacity in Europe.
The two parties signed an agreement on the cooperation during the CeBIT 2010, held in Hanover, Germany.
The new [...]

Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies has decided to set up a basic research center in Cergy-Pontoise, a district in the northern French province of Val-d'Oise.
The center opened at the end of September 2009.
Focusing on the basic research in fields such as advanced algorithm of mobile phone networks, standard formulation for mobile phone networks, and [...]

French retail giant Carrefour and China Unicom Guangdong branch have formed a strategic alliance and have signed a cooperative agreement.
Under the agreement, Carrefour will introduce China Unicom's WO brand 3G experience stores in its 16 outlets in five cities in the Pearl River Delta area. These stores will provide services such as 3G personal services, [...]

Hong Kong's Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, which has 60 hotels throughout China and around the world, says the global financial crisis has pushed it to now offer all guests free Internet services.

Ningbo Bird, once the top Chinese mobile handset maker, has released its semi-annual report which says the company realized revenue of about CNY1.29 billion in the first six months of 2008, a year-on-year decrease of 39.32%, but a loss of CNY22.08 million in net profit.

According to China Unicom (CHU), the company finished its upgrade from GSM to GPRS in the 31 cities and provinces across China by the end of June 2008 and all of its pre-paid and post-paid users are now able to enjoy the GPRS services.