China's telecom business volume maintained a high growth rate in July 2017 and the related business revenue increased by 7.7% …
China's Telecom Business Revenue Up 7.7% In July 2017
25 August 2017
China's Mobile Phone Shipments Reach Nearly 500 Million In First 11 Months Of 2016
23 December 2016
China's domestic mobile phone market realized shipments of 54.52 million units in November 2016, a year-on-year increase of 2.4%. And …
China To Begin 5G Network Testing Next Year, Formal Roll-Out Expected In 2020
24 August 2016
China's big three state-run telecommunications companies, China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile, are preparing to build test networks and …
British Telecom Tests VPN Service In Shanghai Free Trade Zone
31 May 2016
British telecom operator BT just submitted an application to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to gain a license …
MIIT: China Will Launch 5G For Commercial Use In 2020
04 March 2016
hina officially launched 5G R&D technology testing at the beginning of 2016, and this lays a foundation for the launch …
Chinese Mobile Phone Users Sent 699.2 Billion Texts Last Year
23 February 2016
Chinese mobile phone users sent out a total of 699.2 billion short messages in 2015, according to statistics from the …
Famous Four Media Expands Into China
10 February 2016
Gibraltar, February 10, 2016 /ChinaNewswire.com/ – Famous Four Media, the world's leading domain name management company for new-style domain names, is expanding its operations into the Asian geography by opening a Wholly Foreign Owned Entity in China for the purpose of applying for Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) accreditation. Famous Four Media is … Continue reading "Famous Four Media Expands Into China"
China's Wearable Device Market Reaches CNY12.58 Billion In 2015
31 December 2015
China's wearable device market scale reached CNY12.58 billion in 2015, representing a high growth rate of 471.8%. The China Academy of Information and Communication Technology Research of MIIT published its latest report on wearable devices and said growth will continue. According to Min Dong, director general of technology and standard research of CAICT, China's wearable […]
China's Mobile Traffic Up 95.3% In First Seven Months Of 2015
11 September 2015
Over the first seven months of 2015, China's mobile Internet traffic consumption reached 2.02 billion gigabytes, which represented a year-on-year increase of 95.3%. China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published these statistics, and further stated that traffic consumption in July 2015 set a new record with 347 million gigabytes. According to the statistics, the […]
China Blocked 28,000 Mobile Malware Apps In 2014
12 March 2015
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China tracked over 5.4 million mobile phone apps from 135 Chinese app stores in 2014 and discovered 28,000 apps were malware. According to the ministry's website, those 28,000 malware apps were banned and removed from the app stores, and 155 other "bad software" were exposed. MIIT said […]
Chinese Government Will Invest CNY20 Billion To Promote IPv6
30 April 2014
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China says it will continue to promote the Internet sector's adoption of IPv6 with an investment of over CNY20 billion. Chen Jiachun, deputy director of the Communications Development Department of MIIT, said during the Global IPv6 and Next-Generation Internet Summit that MIIT will coordinate with related government […]
China Now Has Over 250,000 4G Base Stations
25 April 2014
By the end of March 2014, China had built over 250,000 4G base stations, representing a solid step for 4G development in the country. Commenting on 4G wireless development, Liu Jie, deputy director of the Bureau of Telecommunication Administration at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that with the rapid development of mobile […]
Social Media Messaging Causes China Mobile's First Annual Profit Drop
26 March 2014
Chinese telecom operator China Mobile announced its annual results for 2013 in Hong Kong, and those financial numbers did not impress. During the entire year of 2013, China Mobile's operating revenue was CNY630.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 8.3%; but its net profit was CNY121.7 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 5.9%. This is reportedly the […]
China's MIIT Issues 11 Virtual Telecom Operator Licenses
05 January 2014
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has issued the first batch of virtual operator licenses to 11 enterprises. Virtual operators are qualified enterprises who operate certain basic telecom businesses by leasing the basic networks of telecom operators. The virtual operator business sector opened this time is the mobile reselling business. Only Chinese-owned […]
Apple Officially Signs 4G China Mobile iPhone Deal
05 December 2013
After months of rumors and false starts, Apple has reportedly finally signed a deal with China's largest telecommunications carrier to provide 4G iPhones to Chinese consumers. News from both local and foreign media over the past few hours do not provide financial terms of the deal, but Apple's consummation of this deal puts it in […]
Chinese Agency Will Blacklist And Police Mobile Apps
16 September 2013
If mobile app developers thought getting past Apple's censors and bizarre policies was hard enough, now they have to contend with the Chinese government for vetting of their applications. Wang Minghua, director general of the operations department of the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team Coordination Center of China and secretary general of the […]
China Exported 527 Million Mobile Phones In H1 2013
19 August 2013
From January to June 2013, China exported 527 million mobile phone units, a year-on-year increase of 15.2%; and the related export value was USD41.55 billion, a year-on-year increase of 16%. According to statistics provided by Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, during the first half of 2013 China's mobile phone output and export […]
China Had Over 1.1 Billion Mobile Phone Users By November 2012
03 January 2013
Statistics published by Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China showed that by the end of November 2012, China had 1.104 billion mobile phone users, including 220 million 3G users. By the end of November, the number of Chinese phone users saw a net increase of 7.833 million, reaching a total of 1.38 billion. […]
Faster Wireless Speeds On The Horizon As China Mobile Readies TD-LTE
15 October 2012
Chinese telecom operator China Mobile will soon launch its TD-LTE mobile phone user tests, and the first batch of TD-LTE devices will be available in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hangzhou. According to the plan, the company will launch TD-LTE procurement in 100 cities in 2013. Last month, Miao Wei, minister for China's Ministry of Industry and […]
MIIT: China's 3G Mobile Phone Shipments Reached 107 Million Units In H1 2012
13 July 2012
From January to June 2012, China's mobile phone shipment reached over 190 million units, including 107 million 3G mobile phones, according to statistics released by China Academy of Telecommunication Research of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China. During the first half of 2012, a total number of 2,099 types of new mobile phones […]