Even though China saw a decrease in the past year of newly launched smartphones, the statistics on the total number …
The Line's Not Dead As China's Phone Shipments Top 518 Million
29 January 2016
China Unicom Ends Investments In Old 2G Mobile Services
04 June 2014
China Unicom will no longer invest resources in its 2G network, according to an executive from China Unicom Guangdong's branch. The company will still make necessary optimizations and adjustments to the network, but the unnamed executive quoted in local media said this year will see no more new cash infusions into new 2G services. Prior […]
China Telecom, iFlytek Team For Intelligent Speech Development
07 June 2013
Chinese speech and language technology provider iFlytek has signed a three-year strategic cooperation agreement with China Telecom that aims to promote the development of intelligent speech industry. The two parties will establish a strategic cooperation relationship to promote the integration between iFlytek's intelligent speech technology and China Telecom's mobile Internet products, customer service, home broadband […]
China Telecom Completes Purchase Of CDMA Assets From Parent Company
09 January 2013
Hong Kong-listed China Telecom Company Ltd. completed the purchase of CDMA network assets from its parent company on December 31, 2013, and the related delivery arrangement has finished. On August 22, 2012, the Hong Kong-listed China Telecom signed an agreement with its parent company China Telecom Group, which said it planned to acquire the CDMA […]
China's Coolpad Launches First LTE 4G Mobile Phone In America
06 September 2012
Chinese smartphone maker Coolpad has cooperated with American carrier MetroPCS in the launch of its first LTE 4G mobile phone named Quattro in America. As a CDMA network operator, MetroPCS has CDMA and LTE networks and it is one of the world's first operators to provide LTE products and services. So far, it has established […]
Nokia Windows Phones Get Push From China Telecom
08 March 2012
A representative from the mobile device management center of China Telecom revealed to the local media that China Telecom will soon introduce several Nokia Windows Phone-based products, including the Lumia 800. The products introduction will be reportedly completed during March and April 2012, and three Nokia products will be available to Chinese users. With this […]
China Telecom Targets Young Users With New Brand
07 March 2012
China Telecom will soon launch a new brand named "Flying Young" that will target Chinese youth for a new mobile lifestyle. The preparation for the promotion of this new brand is ready, and a nationwide promotion campaign will formally start from March 2012. The related advertising will appear on various media, including TV, outdoor channel, […]
China Telecom Will Formally Launch iPhone 4S Next Week
27 February 2012
China Telecom formally launches the CDMA-based iPhone 4S on March 9, 2012, and the online reservations for the phone start March 2. The Chinese telecom operator said it will provide iPhone 4S with a two- or three-year contract. For users who sign a two-year contract, they can gain the 16GB smartphones for free if they […]
China Telecom To Launch CDMA-based iPhone 4S
01 February 2012
Chinese telecom operator China Telecom has reportedly reached an agreement with Apple to introduce the CDMA version of the iPhone 4S into China. The latest news released by Chinese local media stated that China Telecom has been preparing for the launch of CDMA-based iPhone 4S; and the new product will be available at the end […]
China Has 110 Million 3G Mobile Users
27 December 2011
According to statistics provided by the three major Chinese telecom operators China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, the number of 3G users largely increased in November 2011, reaching a total of 110 million. China Unicom reported that the number of its newly increased 3G users was over three million for the first time in […]
China Counts 150 Million Mobile Phone App Store Users
10 November 2011
By the end of September 2011, there were 150 million registered users of mobile phone application stores in China, an increase of almost 50% compared with the previous quarter, according to latest statistics published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The statistics showed that by the end of the third quarter of 2011, […]
China Telecom's Net Profit On The Rise
30 August 2011
Chinese telecom operator China Telecom has published its financial report for the first half of 2011, stating that its operating revenue reached CNY120.208 billion and its net profit reached CNY9.808 billion during the first six months of the year. From January to June 2011, China Telecom gained 17.85 million new CDMA 3G users, reaching a […]
China's Tencent Enters Mobile Market With 3G Smartphones
16 June 2011
Chinese Internet giant Tencent has announced that it is cooperating with China Telecom and five mobile phone manufacturers in the launch of six smartphone products, which have the embedded QQ-service platforms. These six smartphone products are made by five Chinese mobile phone makers, including Huawei, ZTE, Coolpad, K-Touch, and Hisense. Based on China Telecom's CDMA […]
China Telecom's CDMA Users Over 100 Million In March 2011
04 May 2011
Chinese telecom operator China Telecom has released its operating statistics for March 2011, stating that the number of its CDMA users saw fast growth of 58%, reaching a total of over 100 million for the first time. The company said that in March 2011, it added 3.8 million new CDMA subscribers, a month-over-month increase of […]
Ericsson Acquires Guangdong Nortel For USD50 Million
06 December 2010
Ericsson has acquired Guangdong Nortel Telecommunication Equipment Company for USD50 Million. As the joint venture of the global communication giant Nortel in China, Guangdong Nortel was founded in 1995. It is dedicated to introducing high-end technology and actively promoting localization of research, development, production and services with its telecommunication technology, reliable product quality, and specialist […]
China's Telecom Revenue Reached CNY2.544 Trillion In First Ten Months
02 December 2010
According to latest statistics published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, from January to October 2010, China realized accumulated telecom revenue of CNY2.544 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 20.7%; and that from major telecom businesses was CNY744.8 billion, a year-on-year increase of 6.6%. For details, the accumulated revenue from the mobile communications sector […]
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 […]
Coolpad Expands Mobile Phone Focus This Year
04 June 2010
According to Su Feng, vice president of the Chinese mobile phone maker Coolpad, unlike its former high-end orientation, Coolpad will expand to now cover the entire high, medium, and low-end mobile phone markets in 2010. Therefore, the company plans to build at least 2,000 new self-owned sales channel sites this year to increase its overall […]
Ericsson Gives Up Chinese CDMA Equipment Market
19 May 2010
Mats H Olsson, Ericsson's head of China and Northeast Asia, said during the Ericsson Business Innovation Forum held in Shanghai from May 17 to May 18, 2010, that Ericsson has decided not to enter the Chinese CDMA equipment market again.
Early in 2005, Ericsson announced that in would gradually withdraw from the CDMA market. However, in […]
China Mobile Revenue Up 7.7% In Q1 2010
23 April 2010
Chinese telecom operator China Mobile has published its unaudited financial statistics for the first quarter of 2010, stating that its operating revenue increased by 7.7% year-on-year to CNY109.087 billion and its profit attributable to shareholders increased by 1.1% year-on-year to CNY25.477 billion.
By the end of March 2010, China Mobile had gained 539 million users, a […]