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Articles tagged with: China Telecom and 3G
Survey finds price and network performance key to 3G takeoff in China
With the high profile release of China Unicom's 3G brand "WO", mobile operators in China have officially declared 3G war. This heralds the beginning of a much awaited campaign among the "Big Three" operators, who are all trying to make their presence felt through the intensive use of print, TV, outdoor and other media. So far, there doesn't seem to be much of a consensus as to who will win this battle. more
Related Tags: china-unicom, china-mobile, tns, presence, ev-do, China
Alcatel-Lucent Wins Chinese Contracts Worth $1.7 Billion
Alcatel-Lucent has inked two framework agreements valued US$1.7 billion in total with China Mobile and China Telecom, to provide network upgrades, integration and maintenance services in 2009. The agreements were secured through Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, Alcatel-Lucent's Chinese company. more
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China Defies Global Decline in Wireless Carrier Spending
China in 2009 is expected to defy the downturn in the global wireless infrastructure equipment business, as the nation's 3G network rollout drives world-beating double-digit growth in carrier capital spending, according to iSuppli. more
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China Telecom - the First to Offer EPON-based 3G Services
ZTE has announced that China Telecom has deployed its Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPON) Solution, which enabled China Telecom to cutover between EPON technology, which carries CDMA 1X services and EVDO data services to implement the world's first EPON technology that offers 3G services. more
Related Tags: ethernet, base-station, zte, china-mobile, cdma, ovi, iden, base-stations, shanghai, backhaul, gsm, China
China Telecom Profits Slump 96.3% on Write-Downs
China Telecom has reported a 96.3 percent slump in its full-year profits after making a RMB 24 billion (US$3.5 billion) write-down of its legacy XiaoLingTong wireless network which faces closure. Both China Telecom and China Unicom have been ordered to shut down their low-cost XiaoLingTong mobile telephone system in order to free up the radio spectrum for 3G services. The two companies have been given three years to shut down the networks. more
Related Tags: china-unicom, cdma, radio-spectrum, China
ZTE, Other 3G Device Providers Play Active Role in Deploying 3G Networks in China
CCID, a research firm in China disclosed recently in an industry report which predicted that the rapid deployment of 3G networks in China will eventually result in the creation of about 660,000 3G subscriber lines by Q3 this year. This will make China the country with the largest 3G network construction in the world. more
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China Telecom Offers Free Mobile Internet Access as Prepares for 3G Launch
China Telecom, which recently took over the CDMA network formerly owned by China Unicom has started offering free mobile internet access as it prepares to roll out its 3G network upgrade in the capital city. The South China Morning Post reported that new subscribers will get between 20 and 50 megabytes of free internet usage per month, depending on their tariff. more
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iPhone in China: China Mobile or China Unicom?
Opinion by Sherrie Huang, analyst at Ovum
The iPhone distribution negotiations between Apple and China Mobile were first
reported in 2007. While many expected to see the two shake hands, no deal has
yet been announced and it is now rumoured that Apple will partner with China
Unicom instead. What is interesting is how the competitive environment will
influence any cooperation.
more
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