China market: China Unicom to SIM-lock iPhone 4

Dec 7, 15:19

China Unicom, currently the only sales agent of iPhone 4 in the China market, plans to lock iPhone 4s to its SIM cards in a bid to prevent contract-bundled purchasers' reselling iPhone...

Chunghwa Telecom reportedly cooperating with China Unicom

Nov 26, 11:28

Taiwan telecom carrier Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is in cooperation with China Unicom to tap the China market, according to industry sources. However, CHT declined to confirm the coope...

China market: China Unicom to offer Android-based Uphone smartphones

Oct 28, 14:15

China United Telecommunications (China Unicom) will offer Uphone, an Android-based open platform for application development, customized smartphones in December 2010, with ZTE, Huawei...

China market: China Mobile sees 3G user base top 15 million

Oct 26, 14:03

Telecom carrier Chine Mobile now has 15.279 million 3G mobile communication subscribers, the largest total among the three 3G operators in China, while China United Telecommunications...

China market: 3G connections to grow at CAGR of 160% from 2010-14, says Ovum

Jun 4, 15:56

According to a new report from consulting firm Ovum, to continue the strong mobile revenue growth seen in China, operators are driving 2G to 3G migrations in saturating urban markets...

TWM offers fixed-rate data roaming service in China via China Unicom

May 10, 12:06

Taiwan Mobile (TWM)'s 3G subscribers will be able to have access to fixed-rate data roaming service in China via China United Telecommunications (China Unicom) under a freshly reached...

China market: China Mobile sees strong 3G user growth in March

Apr 22, 12:18

China Mobile Communications, one of the three 3G mobile telecom carriers in China, saw the number of its 3G subscribers increase by 3.41 million in March 2010, the highest-ever monthly...

China market: 3G user base in steady growth

Mar 29, 14:44

The user base of 3G mobile communication service in China has been steadily growing, with the number of subscribers increasing by 1.52 million in February 2010 to 16.06 million, according...

Top mobile telecom carriers in China, Taiwan making efforts to set up own online application stores

Feb 11, 14:45

China Mobile China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom, the three largest mobile telecom carriers in China, as well as Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone...

China wireless data service market to nearly double by 2013, says iSuppli

Jan 5, 12:39

The release of 3G licenses in China is spurring a wireless data boom, with national revenues from such services rising by 18.95% in 2009 and nearly doubling from 2008 to 2013, according...

China market: 3G network investments total over 102 billion yuan in January-October 2009

Dec 17, 10:43

China Mobile Communications, China Telecom and China United Telecommunications (China Unicom) invested a total of 102.3 billion yuan (US$14.97 billion) in establishing their 3G infrastructure...

Acer and Asustek to launch customized 3G handsets for China market in 2010

Dec 11, 12:09

Acer and Asustek Computer both plan to launch customized 3G smartphones in cooperation with China-based 3G carriers, including China Mobile and China Unicom, in 2010, according to...

China wireless infrastructure equipment spending peaks in 2009, says iSuppli

Nov 23, 14:18

Massive spending on 3G networks by China's three mobile carriers will cause spending on wireless infrastructure equipment in the nation to surge by 27.7% to reach US$6.3 billion in...

Inventec Appliances lands CDMA and WCDMA handset orders from China-based carriers

Sep 24, 12:09

Inventec Appliances has recently landed orders for its OKWAP-branded CDMA handsets from China Telecom as well as WCDMA handsets from China Unicom, according to the company.

China Unicom and Telefonica to form strategic alliance

Sep 8, 14:32

China Unicom and Telefonica have entered into a strategic alliance agreement pursuant to which the parties agreed that they would cooperate in infrastructure and equipment, development...

HTC to launch at least three Android handsets in China in 2009

Aug 5, 11:35

HTC (High Tech Computer) and its China marketing partner Dopod will launch at least three Android-powered handsets in the China market in 2009, including WCDMA-enabled HTC Hero and...

Demand for 3G-, WLAN- and PON-enabled equipment picking up in China

Jul 29, 14:32

Demand for 3G- and WLAN-enabled devices and passive optical network (PON) equipment is rapidly expanding in China as 3G operators are focusing their efforts on improving the efficiency...

Ericsson said to land contracts worth over 11 billion yuan with China 3G operators

Newswatch - Jul 10, 18:18

Ericsson has signed up a supply contract with China Mobile worth 6.8 billion yuan (US$995.6 million) and another with China Unicom for 4.8 billion yuan, according to recent local...

China operators slow down 3G expansion projects

Jun 18, 11:40

China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom have all recently slowed down the expansion of their 3G businesses amid mounting complaints of poor 3G network performance from consumers...

China Unicom to launch Android-powered Uphone soon, says paper

Newswatch - Jun 9, 12:04

China Unicom, while negotiating with Apple for the distribution of iPhone 3G in China, is expected to launch an Android-powered smartphone, the Uphone, which is built using its in-house...

China market: Acer to work with China Mobile for 13.3-inch CULV notebook bundles

May 19, 14:34

Acer is reportedly cooperating with China-based telecom provider China Mobile to bundle its 13.3-inch CULV notebooks with mobile telecom subscriptions, according to market sources.

China defies global decline in wireless carrier spending, iSuppli says

Apr 16, 10:29

China is expected to defy the downturn in the global wireless infrastructure equipment business in 2009, as the nation's 3G network rollout drives world-beating double-digit growth...

China 3G deployment to benefit TSMC and UMC, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 4, 14:49

China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom have begun their deployment of 3G networks and expect to begin operations before June. The China government forecasts to see 50 million...

China Unicom opens bidding for WCDMA equipment

Jan 23, 01:05

China Unicom has opened bidding for equipment purchases in preparation for rolling out its WCDMA network, attracting eight equipment makers to participate: Ericsson, Nokia Siemens...

China's State Council issues green light to release 3G licenses, says paper

Jan 5, 16:17

China's State Council has given the nod for its administrative branch to issue the long-awaited 3G licenses to the country's telecom service operators, paving the way for a take-off...

China handset subsidization policy to benefit some Taiwan chip players

Oct 21, 12:30

Leading China telecommunication companies including China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom are said to be planning to subsidize 3G handsets bundled with service starting in...