U.S. mobile technology company Qualcomm reached a new 3G/4G patent licensing agreement with Shenzhen Gionee Communication Equipment Co. Ltd. According …
China's Gionee Signs 3G/4G Licensing Agreement With Qualcomm
04 January 2017
The Line's Not Dead As China's Phone Shipments Top 518 Million
29 January 2016
Even though China saw a decrease in the past year of newly launched smartphones, the statistics on the total number …
JD.com, Coolpad Sign CNY10 Billion Contract For Made-in-China Smartphones
27 March 2014
Chinese e-commerce website JD.com and top smartphone maker Coolpad announced that the two parties have reached a strategic cooperation agreement and signed a CNY10 billion procurement contract. Li Bin, executive vice president of Coolpad, said that the company previously sought opportunities to sell more directly to the Internet sector and tried the pre-sale model by […]
China Telecom Lowers International Roaming Fees
08 May 2013
China Telecom has just lowered international roaming fees in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Egypt, and South Africa. With the new policy, users will pay no more than CNY2.99 per minute for calling from these countries and regions to mainland China, or receiving calls in these countries and regions, representing an […]
China Mobile Sold 60 Million TD-SCDMA Devices Last Year
31 January 2013
Wang Hengjiang, deputy general manager for China Mobile's terminal subsidiary, revealed during Qualcomm's Chinese partner summit that in 2012, the company's sales of TD-SCDMA devices were over 60 million units, higher than the targeted 55 million units. For the year of 2013, China Mobile has made a new goal of selling 120 million TD-SCDMA devices, […]
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 […]
Motorola Launches Cheaper Smartphone In China
20 April 2012
China Unicom and Motorola have jointly launched Motorola's first low-price smartphone XT390 in China. This is reportedly the first time for Motorola to launch a smartphone with price of around CNY1,000 in China and the company is the first international mobile phone maker to support China's "CNY1,000 smartphone strategy". Motorola XT390 adopts the Android 2.3 […]
Sony Mobile's WCDMA/HSDPA Smartphone Comes To China
13 March 2012
Sony Mobile Communications, previously known as Sony Ericsson, has announced that its first Sony-branded smartphone product Xperia S LT26i will soon be launched in mainland China, with the recommended retail price at CNY4,298. As the flagship product of the new-generation Sony Xperia smartphone, the launch of Xperia S LT26i marks Sony's enhanced use of its […]
Coolpad Will Dump Chinese Mobile Phone Manufacturing Next Year
30 November 2011
Li Wang, executive vice president of the Chinese mobile phone brand Coolpad, revealed that the company plans to completely stop manufacturing mobile phones and non-smartphone devices in 2012. Instead, the company will try to focus only on smartphone manufacturing. Li told local media that Coolpad's mobile device shipments in the entire year of 2011 is […]
China Mobile Net Profit Reached CNY92 Billion In First Three Quarters In 2011
28 October 2011
Chinese telecom operator China Mobile has published its performance report for the third quarter of 2011, stating that from January to September 2011, the company realized operating revenue of CNY383.846 billion, a year-on-year increase of 8.8%. The report also showed that during the first three quarters of 2011, China Mobile's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, […]
Nokia Siemens Networks Reports 13% Revenue Increase In China
28 July 2011
Zhang Zhiqiang, president for Nokia Siemens Networks Greater China, has revealed to the Chinese local media that during the second quarter of 2011, the company's sales in China reached EUR402 million, a year-on-year increase of 13%. According to Nokia Siemens Networks' latest financial report, the company gained operating revenue of EUR3.642 billion in the second […]
China Unicom Partners With Guangdong Retailers For 3G Services
15 April 2011
Chinese telecom operator China Unicom has signed cooperating agreements with five mobile phone retail channel providers in Guangdong. The five mobile phone retail chain enterprises include Shenzhen Hengbo, Guangdong Dadi, Dongguan Jietong, Guangdong Junhe, and Guangdong Longyue. This is reportedly the first time for China Unicom to sign comprehensive strategic cooperating agreements with regional mobile […]
China Unicom Unveils Linux Smartphone System To Rival Apple's iOS
03 March 2011
Chinese telecom operator China Unicom, which currently is an official reseller of the Apple iPhone, has launched its self-developed smartphone operating system, Wophone, which the company claims to be the first smart terminal operating system with independent intellectual property rights in China. China Unicom reportedly started the development of the operating system and the basic […]
China Unicom Eyes Hong Kong For Mobile Phone Retail Outlets
22 November 2010
ZTE Corporation will soon jointly introduce China Unicom's multi-platform, multi-device application store called the "WoStore" into Hong Kong. "With a unique advantageous WCDMA network, China Unicom is optimistic about the potential of its WoStore service," said ZTE Vice President Yu Yifang. "ZTE is honored to be the sole partner for the online service platform and […]
China Unicom Beijing Boasts Largest WCDMA Local Network In The World
21 September 2010
According to related files provided by China Unicom Beijing branch, the company has completed the construction of 5,200 WCDMA macrocellular base stations and nearly 6,000 microcellular base stations in Beijing, boasting the largest WCDMA local network in the world by number and scale of base stations. China Unicom Beijing's 3G signals have reportedly covered all […]
HTC Launches New Mobile Phone Brands In Mainland China
29 July 2010
Taiwan-based mobile phone maker HTC has brought new smartphone products under a new brand of HTC to the Chinese mainland market, aiming to become a top five smartphone vendor in this marketplace. The company has released four HTC brands, including Tianxi and Tianyi based on China Mobile's TD-SCDMA network, and Wildfire and Desire based on […]
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 […]
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 […]
Huawei Sales Up 19% In 2009
02 April 2010
Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies has published its annual financial report for 2009, stating that its sales worldwide increased by 19% year-on-year to CNY149.1 billion.
The report shows that in 2009 Huawei realized net profit of CNY18.3 billion, its net profit rate was 12.2%, and its operating profit rate was 14.1%.
Promoted by the 3G network […]
China Unicom Opens First 3G Mobile Phone Flagship Store In Beijing
17 February 2010
Chinese telecom operator China Unicom has announced that its first flagship store under its 3G brand "Wo" has been opened in Beijing.
Located in the southern hall of China Unicom's headquarters building in the Financial Street, the three-floor Wo flagship retail store covers a total area of about 800 square meters. So far, 56 types of […]