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 [...]

China's State Council and Central Military Commission have jointly published "Regulations for Radio Control", stating that starting from November 1, 2010, China can implement nationwide, cross-province, cross-autonomous-region, or cross-municipality radio control, for the sake of the security of the country. Under the regulations, on the requirements of maintaining national security, safeguarding major national tasks, and [...]

The trial operation of the convergence of the telecom, broadcasting, and the Internet networks in Beijing has now officially started. Approved by the coordination group of the convergence of the three networks of the State Council, Beijing was designated as one of the pilot cities for the trial of the convergence of the three networks. [...]

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 [...]

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced that it will cooperate with other [...]

According to Guangdong Communications Administration, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Council Information Office are jointly formulating regulations on mobile phone real-name registration system and the regulations are waiting for the approval of the State Council.
Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department said that by the end of [...]

On the heels of the unveiling of 3G in China, Actix has now opened a new office in Beijing to support its enterprise solution for the Chinese telecoms market.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will issue China's first 3G license for China Mobile's TD-SCDMA at 14:30, January 7, 2009, marking China's formal entry into the 3G age.

China's State Council has announced that it approves China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to start the issuing of 3G licenses and it will continue to support the development and promotion of the Chinese-made TD-SCDMA wireless technology.

According to a report published by China Unicom (CHU), the parent companies of China Unicom and China Netcom will officially merge at the beginning of January 2009.

China Telecom Qinghai branch and China Unicom Qinghai branch have formally signed a Framework Agreement on Joint Construction and Sharing of Telecom Infrastructure Resources, marking the birth of China's first telecom sharing agreement since the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of … Read More>>

Any hopes from foreign telecom operators that China's recent fragmentation of its telecommunications sector would usher in a new era of decreased monopolization should be chagrined that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has just issued a circular that requires China Telecom (CHA), China Mobile (CHL) and … Read More>>

The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council of China has decided to directly allocate CNY50 billion from China Mobile (CHL) to China Unicom (CHU) to reduce China Telecom's (CHA) pressure in buying the CDMA network of China Unicom while supporting the wireless network construction of China … Read More>>

According to the new Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-funded Telecommunications Enterprises amended by the State Council of China, the minimum registered capital of a foreign-funded telecom enterprise in China is reduced from CNY2 billion to CNY1 billion.