December 16 --Â China Mobile (0941.HK) was the top-ranked company on the list of The BrandZ Top 50 Most Valuable Chinese Brands, with a brand value of $56.074 billion, reports Communications Weekly, citing an announcement by Millward Brown, a global research agency.
The telecoms giant is...
China Mobile is preparing to launch new upgrades for its favored smartphone operating system that it believes will help turn the tide in boosting the appeal of the company's 3G network.
The carrier plans on launching version 2.5 of the OPhone mobile OS in February...
The world’s largest wireless operator, China Mobile has stated that China may start the commercial use of its homegrown 4G telecommunication technology in 2012, and large-scale commercial trials will begin next year.
According to Bill Huang, General Manager of the China Mobile Research Institute, TD-LTE,...
Officials from China's three major telecom operators, namely China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, will come to Taiwan today to discuss partnership opportunities with their Taiwanese counterparts, the local United Evening News reported.
The officials will be part of a delegation led by Liu...
Contests designed to promote Google's Android mobile software by offering prizes for new mobile applications appeared to disappear in 2010, but Taiwan held out with its second annual Android competition, called Mobile Hero.
The fact that Taiwan kept an Android competition...
China Mobile Ltd (NYSE: CHL) closed Thursday's trading session at $50.05. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $44.36 and 52-week high of $54.70. China Mobile stock has been showing support around $49.81 and resistance in...
Hong Kong, Dec 10, 2010 - (ACN Newswire) - Chinese heavyweights China Mobile and PetroChina won big at IR Magazine Greater China Awards held in Hong Kong yesterday, picking up four awards each.
China Mobile walked away with the grand...
Dec. 9 (C114) -- According to a latest statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT), that from January to October, 2010 (a total of ten months), cumulative revenue of chinese telecommunication industry achieved 2.544 trillion ...
Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) reported that its India-based Wireless Broadband Business Services Private Ltd. venture has in partnership with Ericsson successfully demonstrated LTE TDD mobility using the 2.3 GHz spectrum band in an outdoor environment in India.Qualcomm noted that the demonstration streamed multiple high-definition video...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:AndrewChina: With the Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan high-speed railway to provide a coverage and system for essential wireless communications in the Shanxi province for the new 900 kilometer line that links East and West China.Value: UndisclosedDragonWaveU.S. Virgin Islands: With...
Armed with new contracts from Verizon Wireless and three Chinese operators, Acatel-Lucent reported third-quarter profits and reiterated its fourth-quarter outlook for nominal profitability this year. CEO Ben Verwaayen said he is pleased with the progress the company has made in its “transformation journey” since...
China Mobile Communications Corp. has joined the Linux Foundation, making it the first Chinese company to join the nonprofit organization.Having the world's largest telecom provider join as gold member (second tier) will definitely boost the Linux Foundation's clout as the operator continues to invest...
ZTE Corp. signed framework agreements to purchase semiconductor components from five U.S. technology vendors. The deals are valued at $3 billion. The three-year purchase agreements are with Qualcomm Inc., Texas Instruments Inc., Freescale Semiconductor, Altera Corp. and Broadcom Corp.Bharti Airtel announced a strategic partnership...
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in our September Special Edition, Behind the Scenes, a focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems. To download the complete Special Edition, click here. By Dan MeyerFor years telecommunication operators waxed poetically about how their divergent...
Motorola Inc.'s (MOT) Motorola Solutions business and Ericsson (ERIC) teamed up to introduce an LTE-based solution for public-safety mobile broadband networks. The solution combines Motorola's public-safety optimized LTE core and interoperability platform with Ericsson's LTE access equipment as well as its packet core and...
Looking to appease shareholders, Vodafone Group plc (VOD), which is currently the world’s second largest wireless operator, said it was selling its 3.2% stake in the world’s largest operator China Mobile Ltd. Vodafone said the sale of more than 640 million shares of China...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Chinese are voracious consumers of mobile data. In fact, 80% of the 777 million Chinese...
The following infrastructure contracts were announced in the past week:Alcatel-LucentChina: With China Telecom to upgrade the carrier's CDMA network in 56 cities across nine provinces.Value: UndisclosedNokia Siemens NetworksChina: With China Mobile to provide its IMS core platform, hiQ MMTel application server and Session Border...
Few would argue the complex nature of mobile services in China. However, most agree that the potential for return on mobile services in China make the risk worth the reward.One company confident in that chance in U.S.-based ChinaTel Group Inc. (CHTL), which is currently...
Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' July Special Edition, "Riding the Wave: The Forces Impacting Carrier Strategy." The 80-page special edition is available here.On the streets of Guangzhou, Harbin and Shanghai, the mobile phone has become ubiquitous. Once...
Despite a setback when Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) won Broadband Wireless Access licenses in India, thereby ensuring that TD-LTE technology would gain a foothold in the country, the WiMAX Forum is still hoping for a WiMAX play in India. The forum and its WiMAX vendors...
Harris Corp. (HRS) and Nokia Siemens Networks have teamed up to develop an LTE network solution targeted at public-safety markets. The VIDA Broadband LTE solution is a complete 700 MHz Broadband Long Term Evolution network solution that includes NSN's LTE technology and is...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-LucentChina: With China Mobile to deploy its IMS solution in Shanxi, Shandong and Gansu provinces to support enhanced communications services.Value: UndisclosedFrance: With Bouygues Telecom to provide its IP/MPLS-based mobile backhaul solution to support increased smart...
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-LucentChina: With China Mobile to deploy its IMS solution in Shanxi, Shandong and Gansu provinces to support enhanced communications services.Value: UndisclosedFrance: With Bouygues Telecom to provide its IP/MPLS-based mobile backhaul solution to support increased smart...
