China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has completed its tests in Tianjin and will start the trial operation of the mobile phone number portability service from October 2010. The mobile phone number portability service allows users of a telecom operator to change their mobile communication service providers and enjoy the services of the new [...]
China Had 21.9 Million 3G Users By May 2010
23 July 2010
According to statistics provided by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, by the end of May 2010, the number of China's 3G users had reached 21.9 million, an increase of 8.642 million compared with the end of 2009. In addition, China's 3G networks added 2.3 million new users in May 2010, an increase of [...]
China's Mobile Phone Output Up 36.7% In First Five Months Of 2010
22 June 2010
According to statistics on the official website of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China's electronic manufacturing industry grew by 17.7% year-on-year in May 2010; and the output of mobile phones in the country increased by 36.7% year-on-year in the first five months of 2010.
From January to May 2010, the Chinese electronic manufacturing industry [...]
Chinese Telecom Operators Core Business Revenue Up 5% In January 2010
12 March 2010
According to the report on the performance of China's communications industry for January 2010 published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on its official website, the country's telecom operators completed total business volume of CNY231.25 billion, a year-on-year increase of 21.6%; while their revenue from core businesses increased by 5% year-on-year to CNY66.97 [...]
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 [...]
2.1 Billion Mobile Messages Sent Daily In China Last Year
10 February 2010
Information from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is that in 2009 a totalmore….
China's UUCall Reopens Under Overseas Domain
08 February 2010
According to reports in local media, the domain name system of China's leading VoIP servicemore….
MIIT: China's Telecom Revenue Up 4.1% In 2009
22 January 2010
According to latest statistics provided by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in 2009, [...]
China's MIIT Issues 125 Communications Industry Standards
11 January 2010
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's latest list of 125 recommended communications industry standards [...]
MIIT: Legislation Will Be Accelerated To Promote Mobile Phone Real-name System
22 December 2009
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced that it will cooperate with other [...]
China To Cancel Some Fees For Mobile Phone Calls In 2010
22 December 2009
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and National Development and Reform Commission have jointly [...]
Porn Fighter: China Mobile Halts All WAP Fees
01 December 2009
In an effort to fight mobile pornography, Chinese telecom operator China Mobile has announced that it suspended all of its WAP service partners' ability to charge for services as of November 30, 2009. This applies to all of its WAP wireless value-added service partners in China, regardless of a partner's … Read More>>
China's MIIT Launches Five Measures To Fight Mobile Internet Pornography
27 November 2009
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced plans to launch five measures to [...]
China Mobile Promises To Save 11.8 Billion Kilowatts Over Next Three Years
12 November 2009
China's top mobile communication services provider China Mobile has signed a commitment agreement with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to save energy.
According to the agreement, which the parties state is the first of its kind in China, China Mobile will reduce its power consumption by 20% by the end of December 2012 to [...]
CEPA: Hong Kong Telephone Cards Allowed To Be Sold In Guangdong
28 September 2009
Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Guangdong Communications Administration have signed a memorandum of understanding on the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement to allow Hong Kong service suppliers to distribute fixed-line and mobile telephone cards in Guangdong province, but for use in [...]
China's MIIT Plans Security Management For Communications Networks
20 August 2009
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has published a draft of its "Management Regulations for the Security and Oversight of Communications Networks", aiming to enhance security of public communications networks and the Internet.
Under the new regulations, public communications and Internet networks managed by Chinese telecom operators and Internet domain name service providers should meet [...]
China To Launch Unified Standard For Mobile Phone Earphone Interfaces
29 July 2009
According to China Communications Standards Association, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has published a unified standard for earphone interfaces of mobile phones and the standard will be officially implemented from September 1, 2009.
Under the new standard, the wired earphone interfaces of mobile phones should use standard concentric connectors. By diameter of connectors, interfaces [...]
Chinese Telecom Operators Invested CNY80 Billion In 3G During H1 2009
28 July 2009
According to Zhu Jun, deputy director for the communication development department of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in the first half of 2009, China's three major telecom operators totally invested about CNY80 billion in 3G projects.
Zhu made the remarks to local media and said since the issuance of the 3G licenses in China, [...]
China Mobile BJ: Mobile Phone Numbers Portable For Three Brands
03 July 2009
According to the customer service staff of China Mobile Beijing, its mobile phone numbers now are portable among its three major brands, including GoTone, M-Zone, and Easyown.
The company said if users are not satisfied with their current brands, they can apply for other brands and can use the services of other brands once the application [...]
MIIT: Apple Only Gained Approval For Wireless Transmitting In China
12 June 2009
Another rumor about iPhone's entry into China has spread on the Chinese Internet. According to the network approval list of the State Radio Monitoring Center of China, a GSM/WCDMA mobile phone product of Apple has passed the model examination in China.
Because the iPhone is the only mobile phone product produced by Apple, the rumor that [...]






