China Unicom’s 3G Roaming Services Connect 159 Operators Worldwide
CapitalVue
China Unicom (600050, 0762.HK) has launched 3G roaming services with 159 operators in 83 countries and regions, reports the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.
FCC Must Make ISPs Crack Down on Spammers and Malware
Computerworld
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is asking for help in developing a “Cybersecurity Roadmap,” an ambitious plan to identify dangerous vulnerabilities in the Internet infrastructure, as well as threats to consumers, businesses and governments.
Chinese Press: Political Noise Blocks Huawei’s Chances in US
Xinhua
Huawei, one of China’s biggest telecommunication firms, is facing unfair obstacles in gaining access to large network contracts in the US. Lately the political objections have taken a moralistic tone that maligns Huawei with accusations based on inaccurate evidence and hearsay.
China’s Telecom Operators Order Users to Disclose Real Names
Xinhua
China on Wednesday put into practice a system requiring mobile phone users to provide their real names when buying a telephone number in a move to stop spam and telecom fraud. As of Wednesday, new customers will have to register their identity card numbers or other valid documents when buying pre-paid SIM cards from mobile phone operators.
Motorola Announces Trio of Ming Phones for China
CNET
Finally, there’s China Telecom’s Android 2.1-powered XT806. Built with support for both CDMA/EV-DO and GSM, the handset boasts a 3.2-inch screen and a …
China Unicom Profit Falls on Costs
Zacks.com
Telecommunications service revenues from broadband business increased 23.4% year over year while telecommunications service revenues from local telephone …
Wireless Services Decline In China For KongZhong
China Tech News, China
Chinese mobile Internet company KongZhong Corporation today announced its unaudited second quarter 2010 financial results. Total revenues for the quarter increased 9% year-over-year to USD35.3 million and total gross margin was 48% in the second quarter of 2010, an increase of 44% from the previous quarter in 2010.
APAC: 4,000 Fake "Taobao" Websites Closed By July 2010
China Tech News, China
The Anti-Phishing Alliance of China has announced that by the end of July 2010, the alliance had received 19,817 reports related to phishing websites, and e-commerce websites were the most imitated ones. According to APAC, the number of phishing website reports in the first seven months of 2010 was more than double compared with the …
Mobile Operators Respond To Shocked Hong Kong Mobile Phone Users
China Wireless News, China
Responding to complaints from mobile phone consumers in Hong Kong about hidden telecommunications fees and high bills, Hong Kong’s Office of the Telecommunications Authority has taken action. OFTA has published measures that have been implemented by individual mobile operators to prevent what it calls “mobile bill shock”.
China To Start Trial Of Mobile Phone Number Portability In October 2010
China Tech News, China
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has completed its tests in Tianjin and will start the trial operation of the mobile phone number portability service from October 2010. The mobile phone number portability service allows users of a telecom operator to change their mobile communication service providers and enjoy the services of the new [...]
China Broadband Announces Board Changes
MarketWatch
China Broadband, Inc. , a provider of cable broadband services, and publisher of digital and analog program guides in the Shandong Province of China, announced the appointment of Mr. Weicheng Liu and the resignation of Mr. Pu Yue to its Board of Directors.
India a Sure Bet for WiMAX? Not So Fast
Wireless Week
When Reliance Industries paid $1 billion for control of Indian broadband company Infotel hours after it became the only company to win a slice of 4G spectrum covering the entire country, shock waves ran through the industry – and not just because of the improbability of the deal. Reliance announced it was going with LTE in a country many believed would be dominated by WiMAX.
Net Neutrality: What’s the Price?
PC World
Net neutrality is making headlines again. According to reports in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, Google and Verizon have been canoodling in an attempt to reach a pact that will give Verizon more moola in exchange for preferential treatment to Google’s data packets. Both sides deny this, of course.
iPhones and Other Personal Devices Take Chinese Fakes to New Level
Seattle Times
Apple’s iPhone 4 is not officially for sale in China and may not be for several months. Neither is the popular iPad touch-screen tablet. But never mind. Both devices are readily available at a plethora of Chinese electronics malls in Beijing, Shanghai and all the major cities, in what constitutes China’s lucrative telecommunications “gray market” that rivals — and in some cases, surpasses — the real thing.
Mobile Spending to Pass Wired Broadband by 2015
PC World
By 2015, the U.S. will spend more money annually on mobile than on all fixed-line communications, not counting enterprise services, Pyramid Research said Tuesday. Not counting leased lines and other high-end business services, spending on communications services in the U.S. will rise from $362.0 billion in 2010 to $410.2 billion in 2015, according to Pyramid analyst Ozgur Aytar.
