The deal stipulates deployment of LTE infrastructure in 12 Chinese provinces
China Telecom awarded a contract to Alcatel-Lucent to expand the deployment of LTE infrastructure across 12 provinces of China.
The Chinese telco aims to expand its LTE network and increase capacity to handle growing consumer...
That growth comes between January and September; the telco ended September with 194 million subscribers
China Telecom ended the third quarter with 43.7 million subscribers in the 4G LTE segment, after a net addition of 36.6 million subscribers during the first three quarters of the...
The three operators are finalizing leasing contracts with the new joint venture
China’s three mobile operators – China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom – signed an agreement to transfer a combined 231 billion yuan ($36 billion) worth of telecommunications towers and related assets to...
Hardware (and now service) provider also launches a new flagship smartphone
Chinese smartphone and device company Xiaomi is now in the carrier business; reports indicate Xiaomi entered the mobile virtual network operator space in the tightly regulated country.
Xiaomi will compete with China's big three carriers...
China Mobile, Huawei and Qualcomm Technologies said they completed the commercial verification of TDD+ uplink data compression technology on a commercial LTE-TDD network.
UDC is claimed to enable operators to maximize LTE-TDD uplink resources, increasing the number of uplink users and achieve compression efficiency for...
Nokia/KT to develop LTE-M field trial in Q4
South Korean telecom operator KT has set up the country's first "Internet of Things" lab in association with Nokia Networks. The new lab will provide IoT-related technical expertise and knowledge to small and medium-sized partner companies to lay...
The Asia-Pacific region represented 22% of the firm’s overall revenues last year
SHANGHAI – Digital security provider Gemalto is seeing increasing opportunities in several verticals in the Asia-Pacific region including banking, telecommunications and government, the company’s marketing communications VP for Asia-Pacific Pierre Lelievre told RCR...
China Telecom expects its FDD-LTE technology to cover 95% of China’s population by year end
Chinese mobile telephony operator China Telecom aims to provide LTE coverage to 95% of the country's population by the end of the year, according to local press reports. To achieve...
China Mobile and China Unicom are also slipping in value
Shares of China Telecom slipped by about 5% this week after Zacks downgraded the stock to a “Sell” rating from a “Hold” rating on June 17.
In general, the stock has declined steadily over the past...
Three-year investment aims to increase connections and speed while cutting service costs
China’s State Council this week announced plans to boost Internet speeds nationwide, while also cutting costs, in a three-year program reportedly worth a staggering $182 billion.
In a policy statement, the State Council noted...
China Telecom gained 9.67 million LTE subscribers in Q1 of 2015
Chinese mobile telephony giant China Telecom announced that its 4G base reached 16.75 million subscribers by the end of March. That growth equates to a net addition of 9.67 million 4G LTE subscribers during...
Rural penetration goal of China Telecom, Alibaba partnership
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has partnered with compatriot state-run mobile operator China Telecom to boost the adoption of mobile commerce in rural and isolated localities across China.
Under the agreement, Alibaba and China Telecom will offer 14 models of mobile phones, named...
Enterprise mobile apps will be managed by IBM
WASHINGTON – American hardware and software company IBM announced a deal with China Telecom to manage the state-owned Chinese firm’s enterprise-grade mobile apps.
Under the terms of the deal, China Telecom will host IBM’s MobileFirst service program, which...
LTE in China
Alcatel-Lucent said today that China Telecom will deploy its radio access network equipment to bring LTE to 40 cities across 12 Chinese provinces. The French company said it is one of three vendors selected to deploy LTE equipment for China's third-largest carrier...
TD-LTE network build contributes in part to China Mobile profit loss
China Mobile’s 2014 profit fell 10%, slightly below market expectations and marking the company’s biggest annual profit drop since 1999.
Large expenditures on next-generation network development were the biggest culprits behind the declined earnings. Profit...
As we settle into our post-festive lull, with Christmas and New Year celebrations firmly behind us, maybe we can look to China to lift our spirits a little.
The country is gearing up for its own festivities – with its annual Chinese New Year celebrations...
SK Telecom and Nokia aim to build 5G technologies
SK Telecom and Nokia announced they will work together to develop fifth-generation mobile network technologies. The two companies will research and develop core 5G network technologies such as cloud-based virtualized base station technology.
A major focus of...
NTT DoCoMo plans foreclosure action
NTT DoCoMo is threatening to foreclose on former partner Tata Sons' assets if the company fails to buy back its stake in Tata Teleservices. Tata Sons had agreed to sell its 26.5% stake in Tata Teleservices last year after five...
China Telecom ringing in the New Year with goals to release 100 contract-bundled 4G smartphone models
China Telecom and China Unicom have been rolling out LTE FDD/TD-LTE 4G networks in China, and both operators are planning an aggressive strategy for 2015. Digitimes reports that China...
Expansion to increase competitive pressure on China Mobile
China Telecom and China Unicom are each set to expand their FDD-LTE/TDD-LTE hybrid network trials to 15 additional cities in a move that should add further competition to China’s “4G” market.
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology...
China’s three mobile carriers have created a new company, China Tower, which will take over ownership of the three firms’ telecom infrastructure while ambitiously planning to build 1 million new towers in the next two years.
Instead of the three companies individually building towers, the...
Telenor and TeliaSonera team up to take on Denmark
Telenor and TeliaSonera announced plans to merge their operations in Denmark. If the merger proceeds, both companies will hold a 50% stake in the venture. The deal would result in the combined operations controlling 40% market share.
Last...
Google plans air deployment
Google is partnering with Telstra, the biggest cellular operator in Australia, for the next testing phase of Project Loon, Google's plan to make Internet available to remote parts of the world by launching balloons that carry antennas. The antennas send 4G equivalent...
A quick wrap-up of global carrier news.
• SK Telecom and Telecom Italia are teaming up to work on LTE and the "Internet of Things." SK Telecom said the partnership will have a positive impact on technology and communication in both Asia and Europe. SK...
