Asustek to push Padfone Infinity in China

Apr 23, 09:57

Asustek Computer has recently partnered with China Unicom to sell its new Padfone Infinity in China and the company will also host a launch conference later this month (April) to...

Synnex Technology becomes sales agent for China Unicom

Apr 1, 11:54

Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International has obtained a sales agent right from China-based WCDMA operator China United Network...

China Mobile reports higher 2012 profits than competitors

Mar 25, 10:43

China Mobile, the TD-SCDMA telecom carrier in China, recorded net profit of CNY129.3 billion (US$20.49 billion) for 2012, much higher than those for China Telecom, the CDMA2000 carrier,...

China market: China Unicom to offer quad-core smartphones at CNY1,000

Mar 4, 10:15

China Unicom, the only WCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, will offer smartphones equipped with 5-inch screens and quad-core processors for sale at CNY1,000 (US$161) in a bid to...

China Mobile aims to sell over 100 million TD-LTE end devices in 2013

Dec 13, 21:41

China-based telecom service provider, China Mobile, has stated that its 2013 sales target for TD-LTE end devices is to exceed 100 million units and believes smartphones will account...

Nokia increasing competition in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment

Dec 7, 14:02

Nokia is strengthening its deployment in the entry-level to mid-range smartphone market with the launch of Lumia 620, a move which will affect the sale of Windows Phone 8 handsets...

China Unicom likely to adopt FDD LTE, say reports

Oct 22, 10:58

China Unicom, the only WCDMA operator in China, may adopt FDD LTE as its 4G mobile telecom standard, according to China-based media reports.

China market: Dual-core CPUs, 4-inch displays become standards for entry-level smartphones

Sep 17, 12:02

Local brands in China have made upgrades to the specifications of their entry-level smartphones for the CNY1,000-1,500 (US$158-237) segment making dual-core 1GHz processors and 4-inch...

China Unicom begins construction of cross-strait undersea cable TSE-1

Aug 21, 14:38

China Unicom on August 20 announced that it has started construction of TSE-1, the first undersea telecom cable directly linking Taiwan and China across the Taiwan Strait, and may...

China market: China Unicom may not continue contract-bundled sale of iPhone, says report

Aug 17, 01:05

China Unicom, the only WCDMA mobile telecom in China, began 24-month contract-bundles of iPhone 4 in September 2010 and, as initial contracts will expire in September 2012, may not...

China market: China Unicom reportedly to cut subsidies for end market devices

Aug 3, 01:20

China Unicom reportedly plans to lower subsidies offered for the purchase of end market devices, particularly CNY1,000 (US$157) smartphone models due to weakening profitability, according...

China market: China Unicom gearing up for sub-CNY800 WCDMA smartphones

Jun 4, 11:40

China United Network Communications (China Unicom), the only WCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, will promote sale of WCDMA smartphone models priced at below CNY800 (US$127) to...

China Unicom aims at 30% of revenues from e-commerce services in 2014

May 18, 14:48

China Unicom, one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in China, plans to have its existing e-commerce platform become the largest of its retail channels, with a goal of having...

Senao to expand retail chain in China

Feb 7, 11:58

Senao International, a Taiwan-based retail chain of handsets and other consumer electronics, has set up Wo Senao, a joint venture retail chain with China Unicom in the China market...

China market: Top-3 telecom carriers promoting CNY1,000 smartphones

Jan 18, 13:37

While China Unicom has launched smartphones priced at CNY1,000 (US$158) recently, rival carriers China Telecom and China Mobile are also ready to enter the segment soon, according...

China market: China Unicom to launch mid-level smartphones for sale at below CNY1,500

Dec 27, 01:10

China United Network Communications (China Unicom), the only WCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, on December 26 unveiled mid-level Android smartphone models equipped 1GHz processor...

China market: China Unicom launches smartphone MI-ONE

Dec 21, 15:12

China Unicom and xiaomi.com, a China-based smartphone vendor, on December 20 jointly unveiled MI-ONE, a customized 3G smartphone model, for contract deals by the carrier.

China market: China Unicom procures more GPON than EPON

Nov 15, 11:07

China United Network Communications (China Unicom) has finished procurement of PON equipment worth CNY4 billion (US$628 million) for deployment of FTTx networks for 25 million additional...

PT/Expo Comm China 2011 opens

Sep 27, 10:46

PT/Expo Comm China 2011, an annual ICT exhibition claimed to be the largest in Asia, is taking place in Beijing from September 26-30, with major focuses on TD-LTE, Things of the Internet...

Taiwan gives green light to cross-strait submarine cable

Sep 22, 12:11

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has approved an application by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for laying a submarine cable between one of its outlying islands and a city...

China Unicom and China Mobile launch own-brand 3.5G smartphones competing with iPhones

Sep 5, 15:56

China Unicom and China Mobile both have launched own-brand 3.5G handsets using chipset solutions from MediaTek, with prices set below CNY1,000 (US$156), or one-quarter the price of...

China Unicom 1H11 net profit slips 5.5% on year

Aug 25, 14:43

China Unicom on August 24 released its financial report for the first half of 2011, with net profits of CNY2.637 billion (US$403 million) 5.5% on year.

China market: China Unicom to launch WoPhone smartphones, says report

Jul 15, 16:50

China Unicom, the only WCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, will launch smartphones based on its self-developed operating system WoPhone for sale in the China market on July 18,...

Taiwan-based Senao to open 22 joint venture chain stores in China by end of July

Jun 14, 01:50

Senao International, a handset and communication device retail chain in Taiwan, in the first quarter of 2011 established Wo Senao, a joint venture in the China market with China United...

CHT, China Unicom in online store deal

May 10, 15:40

Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on May 9 announced that it will launch its mobile applications on China Unicom's online store Wo Store, and that the China-based carrier will launch...

China Unicom to procure over one million tablet PCs, develop own-brand smartphones, says president

Apr 12, 11:58

China United Telecommunications (China Unicom), the only WCDMA operator in China, plans to procure more than one million tablet PCs and develop own-brand smartphone series, WoPhone,...

China Unicom sees 2010 revenues up, profit down

Mar 30, 01:20

China Unicom has reported 2010 consolidated revenues of CNY171.30 billion (US$25.3 billion) growing from 2009 by 11.3% but net profits of CNY3.85 billion dropped 59.7% mainly because...

Altek pushes sales of 3.5G Android smartphones to CHT and China Unicom

Mar 10, 01:30

Digital camera maker Altek has managed to push the sale of its 3.5G Android-enabled smartphone, the A14 Leo, into telecom operators in Taiwan and China, including Chunghwa Telecom...

China Unicom to focus support on non-iPhone smartphones in 2011, says president

Feb 17, 01:25

China Unicom will focus its smartphone business on models other than iPhone in 2011 to reduce the unfavorable influence on its overall business operation due to heavy reliance on...

China sees 3G user base grow by over 36 million in 2010, says media

Feb 11, 11:49

The number of 3G subscribers in China increased 36.834 million to 47.052 million at the end of 2010, China-based IT Times cited the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology...

China market: China Unicom makes five million inexpensive 3G handsets available

Jan 18, 01:45

China United Telecommunications (China Unicom), the only WCDMA 3G operator in China, on January 15 made available as many as five million inexpensive WCDMA handsets for contract-bundled...

Taiwan, China telecom carriers to build cross-strait undersea cable

Jan 14, 11:53

Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone Telecommunications, Taiwan International Gateway and China United Telecommunications (China Unicom) on January 13 signed an MOU for joint...

Chunghwa Telecom to offer wireless value-added services in China through cooperation with China Telecom, China Unicom

Jan 13, 01:50

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has cooperated with China Telecom to undertake trial runs of iEN (intelligent energy networks) in several cities of China and is talking about cooperation with...

China government sets hard to reach 3G user base target, says report

Dec 24, 13:45

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) aims at 150 million subscribers of 3G communication services in the China market in 2011, a difficult goal viewing that...

China market: Altek teams up with China Unicom to sell 3.5G smartphones

Dec 23, 01:35

DSC maker Altek has announced a cooperation agreement with China Unicom to sell its 3.5G smartphone, the Altek Leo, in the China market. Leo will be customized for China Unicom and...