SK Telecom Looks to Break Out of ‘Gloomy’ Market
Wall Street Journal
After unsuccessful ventures in the U.S. and China, SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier by revenue, has been working to revamp its business in one of the world’s most saturated and fiercely competitive telecom markets. The mobile carrier has slightly more than a 50% share of South Korea’s wireless market.
Topics: telecom, [...]
Apple iPhone 4 Review Roundup
Notebooks.com
The first Apple iPhone 4 reviews are finally working their way online just as the newest iPhone shipments near the completion of their journey from the FoxConn factories of China to doorsteps across America. Apple has already delighted the waiting masses with an email letting some customers know that they would receive the iPhone 4 [...]
Asia Poised to Transform Global Smartphone Market
New York Times
Judging from the hullabaloo this month over the latest iPhone, one might think the center of the world for so-called smartphones is at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. In fact, it may be somewhere closer to Beijing. China is already the world’s largest market for cellular phones, with an estimated 700 million people [...]
Apple iPhone 4G Turns Up in China – A Clone!
Unbeatable.co.uk News
The latest photos of the Apple iPhone 4G have appeared in China, but this time they are of a clone model. It looks as though the previously leaked photos have inspired some to make their own version of the beloved iPhone.
Topics: Apple, China Telecom, China, 4G, wireless, iPhone, telecom
iPhone Makers Reportedly Vow Not to Kill Themselves
Fox News
The spate of suicides at its factories has reportedly prompted Foxconn to ask workers to promise not to kill themselves. Workers have reportedly been told to sign letters promising not to kill themselves and even agreeing to be sent to psychiatric institutions if they appear to be in an “abnormal mental or physical state [...]
What’s Really Behind the iPhone’s China Problem
Gizmodo.com (blog)
Among the markets that Apple hasn’t quite been able to crack with their iPhone, China has to be the most frustrating. It’s a huge opportunity that’s being missed. And now we finally know exactly why.
Topics: carrier, China Telecom, China, wireless, iPhone, telecom, China Mobile
China to Build World’s Largest 3G Network
Shanghai Daily
CHINA Mobile will invest heavily to build 200,000 3G base stations in 2010, more than double last year, to cover all county-level cities nationwide – forming the world’s biggest 3G network, the carrier said today during an Expo forum.
Topics: iPhone, China Telecom, Taiwan, wireless, Shanghai, CDMA, China, telecom, 4G, telecoms
China Unicom to Offer WAPI “Spyphone”
IntoMobile
The 3GS listed here in a regulatory document will have WAPI, a special wireless designation much like Wi-Fi that could potentially allow the Chinese government to eavesdrop on transmissions (though the specifics of WAPI have been obscured, preventing confirmation) .
Topics: Wi-Fi, wireless, WiFi, China Telecom, China Unicom, China, telecom, SMS, iPhone, Apple
China 3G Standard Phone Sales to Surge
Reuters
Sales of cellphones using China’s own 3G standard (TD-SCDMA) will grow 7-fold this year, boosted by China Mobile’s push of new phones and services, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Monday.
Topics: wireless, TD-SCDMA, Apple, 3G, China Mobile, Google, China, CDMA, iPhone, telecom
China Unicom Looks To Wi-Fi For iPhones
CNET
Speaking with reporters at the National People’s Congress, Unicom Chairman Chang Xiaobing said Saturday that the change in regulations has opened the door for a new iPhone with built-in Wi-Fi, the Journal reported. He gave no specific launch date for the new phone but did say the company would try to compensate users of current [...]
China Unicom Sales Lifter by iPhone
Trading Markets
China Unicom saw its 3G subscribers increase 920,000 to 2.742 million in December 2009 several months since it introduced iPhone.
Topics: wireless, iPhone, Google, China Unicom, China Telecom, telecom, Shanghai, 3G, China
The Year China Got Smart
Independent
After much to-ing and fro-ing, the mainland Chinese Government finally approved third generation (or 3G) mobile phone licenses at the beginning of 2009 – and the country has never quite been the same since.
Topics: telecom, telecommunications, carrier, China, Smartphone, Apple, China Mobile, Dell, China Telecom, stocks
Google May Give-Away New Google Phone Direct To Consumers For Free
Abacus Chinese Translation
However, will Google be able to offer “Nexus One” for free? Will there be a free Google phone? This will be the determining factor for the success of the new Google phone.
Topics: China, wireless, China Telecom, China Telecommunications, Taiwan, iPhone, telecom, telecommunications, HTC
Strong Demand in China for Smuggled, Fake iPhones
China Daily
While some of these handsets are authentic, China Unicom said that up to 80 percent are “refit phones” which contain a few iPhone parts encased in a fake handset. Vendors in Etopone, one of the biggest electronic markets in Zhongguancun, told METRO that there is strong demand for smuggled iPhones.
Topics: China Telecommunications, China Telecom, [...]
China Mobile Adds 654,000 3G Subscribers In Oct 2009
ChinaTechNews.com
China Mobile has published its user statistics for October 2009 and states it gained 654,000 new 3G users during the month, reaching an overall 3G user base of 2.31 million.
Topics: China Telecommunications, Asia, Blackberry, wireless, China, telephone, telecommunications, iPhone, UAE, broadband
