China Telecom
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Device ecosystem crucial to TD-SCDMA growth
News Symbian's recent vote of support for TD-SCDMA is expected to boost the Chinese 3G standard, but real growth will come after 2012, says analyst.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Mobile applications, Ovum, China Mobile Ltd., China Unicom, 3G Network, 3G, China Telecom, W-CDMA, TD-SCDMA
HTC plans Android-based 'OPhone' for China
News The new smartphone set to go on sale next month may help HTC to achieve aim of doubling sales over last year's 800,000 units, says report.
Tags: Smart phones, Development/design, Mobile/Wireless, China Mobile Ltd., Smart Phone, Wireless, Singapore, China Unicom, phone, China Telecom
China govt does telco reform right
News update The country's third telecoms restructuring in a decade facilitates market competition and provides least resistance in rollout, says research firm Ovum.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile, China Mobile Ltd., Unicom, China Unicom, China Netcom, China Telecom, network, marketing
IBM makes the world its lab
News Convincing countries and companies around the world of need to innovate during the economic downturn, has resulted in new cutting-edge partnerships for Big Blue.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IBM Corp., University, Chip, Samuel J. Palmisano, intellectual property, Switzerland, China Telecom, China, strategy
China lifts roadblock for 3G phones
News The Chinese government has approved licenses that will permit high-speed mobile phone network services, a move expected to help bring higher-end services.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Investments, Mobile/Wireless, License, Telecommunications, Reorganization Plan, China Unicom, phone, 3G, China Telecom
Chinese telecom: Who wins, who loses?
News A restructuring will shift power among Chinese operators, but will foreign players become full participants in the world's largest market?
Tags: World Trade Organization, China Mobile Ltd., Telecommunications, China Unicom, phone, China Netcom, Spain, China Telecom, China, Vodafone Group Plc.
China Unicom: Free at last
News The cellular operator's days of operating with a handicap--due to political decisions--seems to be over, or is it really?
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Network infrastructure, Mobile/Wireless, Unicom, China Unicom, China Netcom, China Telecom, network, TD-SCDMA
TD-SCDMA's headstart to ensure foothold
News update China's homegrown 3G standard may have issues, but its headstart over competing technologies will likely ensure its foothold in the market, say analysts.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Development/design, Network infrastructure, Mobile, China Mobile Ltd., performance, China Telecom, W-CDMA, TD-SCDMA, China
3G touted to drive China's mobile uptake
News Country's Ministry of Industry and Information expects 3G to drive new mobile subscriptions, despite other reports projecting slow initial adoption.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Network infrastructure, 3G (Third Generation), China Mobile Ltd., China Unicom, phone, 3G, China Telecom, W-CDMA, TD-SCDMA
Ovum: China to get 'new wave' of 3G investments
News China's awarding of 3G licenses to local carriers is expected to trigger new investments from players which have been cautious and waiting for confirmation.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Ovum, Mobile, China Mobile Ltd., Investment, 3G, China Telecom, W-CDMA, TD-SCDMA, China
Apple turning to China Unicom?
News After well over a year of iPhone flirtation with China Mobile, Apple may have decided to cut off talks with the world's largest carrier and start negotiating with China Unicom.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Apple Inc., China Mobile Ltd., Wireless, China Unicom, 3G Network, China Telecom, W-CDMA, network, China
China blocking access to Facebook?
News Twitter messages and blog posts suggest that problems accessing Facebook in China may be more than just Internet service provider issues.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Twitter, China Netcom, social networking, China Telecom, Facebook, theory, network, China
Transpacific undersea cable completed
News Some of the world's leading phone companies complete the construction of an undersea cable to provide more Internet capacity between the United States and parts of Asia.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Network infrastructure, Networking, Cable, Japan, phone, Chunghwa Telecom, China Telecom, data cable, Dow Jones & Company Inc.
Report: China Mobile wants a slow iPhone
News A new report suggests China Mobile wants to keep iPhone users from defecting to other networks until its own 3G network is ready.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Apple Inc., China Mobile Ltd., China Telecom, W-CDMA, 3G network, network, China
Femtocell market hotting up
News Femtocells, mobile base stations using DSL to boost mobile reception indoors, might change the face of future mobile network architecture with major industry players signing up as its members.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Mobile/Wireless, Development/design, Mobile, Analysys, software, 4G, China Telecom, multimedia, mobile network
