China's Ministry of Information Industry has released a new rule for dealing with mobile information service disputes.

SK Telecom and China Unicom (CHU) have announced a joint purchase of over one million mobile phones. This is the first major achievement that the parties have made since they reached an alliance earlier this year.

iPico and the China RFID Alliance have announced that iPico's IP-X RFID technology will be tested in four RFID pilot projects in China.

RFID China Alliance says that it is keeping a close watch on the trial use of IP-XTM technology in four sectors in China and will soon verify whether this technology has reached the international standard.

Motorola (MOT) has announced an agreement with PCCW-HKT Telephone Limited, a subsidiary of Hong Kong's leading telecommunications provider, PCCW Limited (PCW), to conduct a six-month technical trial using Motorola's end-to-end Mobile TV system in Hong Kong.

Shanghai Unicom says that it will release the 153 number section in October this year to solve the number resource shortage.

CCW Research's recent report states that China's public security sector will drive the development of RFID in China.

China's fixed telecom operator China Telecom (CHA) has launched a trial search service on its ChinaVnet website and plans to formally put the service online in October.

The Shenyang Municipal Transportation Bureau says it will adopt RFID technology to help stop illegal taxis and to improve the overall management of taxi operations.

China's Ministry of Information Industry has released 14 new rules to regulate the cost and charges related to mobile communications service.

Tianjin Netcom has selected Alcatel (ALA) to transform the service provider's existing network to deliver next-generation services across the municipality of Tianjin.

China Mobile (CHL) has joined hands with KPN, NTT DoCoMo, Orange, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile and Vodafone to develop a common vision for mobile networks and technology that will take the industry beyond the HSPA and EVDO roadmaps.

Nokia (CHL) and China Mobile have signed a EUR580 million frame agreement for the purchase of Nokia GSM/GPRS network system equipment.

Abdurrahman Ahmed, spokesperson from Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation, says that ETC has signed a contract worth about US$2.4 billion with three Chinese companies to help upgrade and expand the African nation's telecom services.

More than 20 short message wireless value-added service providers in Guizhou have signed a self-discipline agreement in Guiyang, the province's capital city, to commit to double refunding consumers when errors occur on their charging systems.

China 3C Group has signed a sales agent agreement with the Hangzhou branch of China Unicom (CHU).

Alcatel (ALA) has signed a GPRS expansion contract with Shanxi Mobile.

In response to recent media reports that its All-in-One number service has been used for fraudulent activities, China Tietong says that it will start to implement a real name system for this kind of number to prevent further fraud.

Redback Networks (RBAK) has announced milestones in broadband service deployments with carriers in China, including carrier wins in 22 provinces.

Zhang Shengli, director of the Radio Management Office of the Ministry of Information Industry, disclosed this week at the China Wireless Technology Conference 2006 that documents related to RFID frequency planning will be released within this year.