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China Unicom 1H11 net profit slips 5.5% on year

DigiTimes | August 25, 2011 | Chloe Yu, Adam Hwang 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. Read the full article here via DigiTimes  

China Unicom shows increased reliance on mobile operations

China Unicom Ltd. (CHU) completed the reporting of its first-half financial results for 2011, stating an increasing dependence on its mobile operations.The company, which is currently the second largest mobile operator in China, reported nearly $9.4 billion in total wireless revenues for the first...

China Telecom strengthens No. 3 position in market

China Telecom Corp. Ltd. (CHA), the nation's third-largest mobile operator, said it added 2.57 million new mobile customers in July, pushing its customer base to 110.94 million subscribers. The carrier noted that through the first half of the year it had become the world's...

China Unicom iPhone 5 Talk Team Back to Beijing

Investor's Business Daily | August 22, 2011 Source recently disclosed that China Unicom's iPhone 5 talk team with Apple Inc.(APPL) had come back to Beijing and that China Unicom would introduce iPhone 5 at some time. Read the full article here via investors.com

3G services lead China Unicom's growth

China Unicom Ltd. (CHU) said it added 2.126 million customers in July, pushing its total customer base to more than 183.7 million subscribers. The carrier remains the second largest operator in China, well behind China Mobile Ltd. (CHL) and its more than 616 million...

China GrenTech Wins Centralized Bids of WLAN Equipment from China Unicom

China GrenTech | August 8, 2011 | Press Release SHENZHEN, CHINA – August 8, 2011 – China GrenTech Corporation Limited (NASDAQ: GRRF, “GrenTech”, or “the Company”), a leading China-based provider of radio frequency (“RF”) and wireless coverage products and services, today announced that the Company has successfully...

Top 10 mobile markets

With more than 5.3 billion mobile connections across the globe, the wireless industry continues to chase worldwide saturation.To the surprise of few, the world's most populous nations – China and India – are also the world's largest mobile markets. China continued to lead the...

Contracts: Northwestern U. selects Motorola Solns; China Unicom deploys with Alcatel-Lucent; and more

Motorola Solutions and Northwestern University announced the selection of Motorola to deploy a new P25 system to replace a 14-year-old analog trunking system and will provide a standards-based IP system that enables interoperability and greater efficiency for the Northwestern University community. Read more.Corticon, provider...

Alcatel-Lucent and China Unicom boost 3G network to meet rising customer demand for mobile broadband services

Alcatel-Lucent | July 19, 2011 | Press Release Shanghai, July 19, 2011 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU) today announced it will  increase the efficiency and reach of China Unicom’s 3G network in over ten provinces to meet the rapidly rising demand for mobile broadband...

5000 kilometer information super-highway for China

Nokia Siemens Networks | July 6, 2011 | Press Release Nokia Siemens Networks to deploy optical network for China Unicom China Unicom subscribers can look forward to a ten-fold increase in their access data rates thanks to a faster information highway across the country....

China Telecom open to new partners, distribution channels

GUANGHZOU, China – Transformation. The phrase was an overarching theme during a couple of events here as operators and equipment vendors evolve to meet challenges that arise from a fast-paced wireless industry where devices and applications are taking center stage, forcing the world's largest...

China Unicom Offers $10 IPhone Package Amid Competition

China Unicom | May 24, 2011 | Edmond Lococo, Mark Lee China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd., China’s second-biggest mobile-phone operator, offered a cheaper iPhone package amid rising competition with larger rival China Mobile Ltd. (941) in the world’s biggest wireless-phone market. ..... Read full article here via Bloomberg

China Unicom audit finds 'improper measures and practices'

China Unicom Ltd. (CHU), the country’s second largest wireless operator, acknowledged that for its 2009 fiscal year it has found “improper measures and practices” related to “party transactions, procurement procedures, operational management and accounting procedures.”The telecommunications provider said the issues were found through an...

China Telecom in talks to add iPhone

Published reports indicate that China Telecom Corp. Ltd. (CHA) is looking to add Apple Inc.'s iPhone to its lineup in an attempt to remain competitive in the Chinese market. According to a Reuters report, China's No. 3 operator has contacted Apple about selling the...

China Mobile eyes international expansion

China Mobile Ltd. (CHL) is looking towards international expansion into emerging markets similar to an investment it made last year in Pakistan, according to a Reuters report.According to the Reuters story, China Mobile's chairman, Wang Jianzhou told investors at a conference in Hong Kong...

Shanghai Unicom awards Nokia Siemens Networks five-year maintenance deal

Nokia Siemens Networks | May 10, 2011 | Press Release Shanghai Unicom, the second-largest mobile operator in Shanghai, has awarded a five-year contract for network maintenance services to Nokia Siemens Networks. As a result, the operator aims to provide uninterrupted, high-quality services while reducing operating...

Contracts: Alcatel-Lucent upgrades Completel; Ericsson helps Hungary with 4G; and more

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-Lucent France: With Completel to undertake a major upgrade of its backbone communications network. Completel will deploy Alcatel-Lucent's 100 Gigabit per second (100G) optical technology on new and existing routes to boost network capacity and...

AT&T dubbed most valuable brand in telecom

AT&T Inc.'s (T) image may have been shaken domestically by troubled iPhone connections, but the company's brand has never been stronger worldwide, according to a retail ranking conducted by marketing firm Millward Brown.The ranking found that the AT&T brand is worth nearly $70 billion,...

Contracts: Farnell chooses Laird as a distributor; China Unicom selects Alcatel-Lucent; and more

The following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Laird Technologies Inc.U.K.: With Farnell as a European distributor for its wireless & M2M products. Laird Technologies designs a complete line of industry-leading wireless & M2M product solutions including high-performance proprietary radio modules, ZigBee

Analyst Angle: Chinese like their Internet ‘to go’

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. At the end of 2010, China had 457 million Internet users and 303 million mobile...

ZTE posts first-quarter profits up 16%, focus on handsets overseas

ZTE Corp., the second-largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer in China, announced net profits for the first quarter grew by 16% to $19.37 million and reported a 14% increase in operating revenue to $2.3 billion for the first quarter of the year, ending on March 31.The...

Analyst Angle: Chinese like their Internet ‘to go’

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.At the end of 2010, China had 457 million Internet users and 303 million mobile...

Bits & Bytes: Ericsson's sustainability report; Fujitsu expands in rural Britain; and more

Fujitsu, one of the world’s largest technology and communications companies, announced plans to work in collaboration with Virgin Media, TalkTalk and Cisco to deliver next generation internet services to 5 million homes in rural Britain. The proposals will provide future-proofed connectivity to 5 million...

China Unicom, Nokia Siemens Networks set ambitious energy-saving targets

Nokia Siemens | April 11, 2011 | Press Release Beijing, China – 11 April 2011 Companies aim to reduce 20% of total mobile base station site power consumption in Anhui China Unicom’s subsidiary in Anhui province is gearing up to reduce the energy consumption of its mobile...