China 3G Subscribers Top 20 Million
InformationWeek China Unicom and China Mobile both added around 1 million 3G subscribers in May, bringing the total number of 3G subscribers among the country’s three largest telecom operators to more than 20 million. Topics: 3G, 4G, carrier, China, China Unicom, telecom, wireless
$2.5 Billion to Buy Nigerian Telco by China Unicom
Wireless Federation $2.5 billion has been bid by China Unicom to take control of suffering Nigerian telco Nitel in partnership with Dubai-based telecom distributor Minerva and local CDMA player GiCell in a group called New Generations Telecommunications. If the deal materializes, it would be one of China’s biggest investments in Africa, even though the bidding [...]
Telefonica Raising Stake in China Unicom
Wireless Federation Telefonica SA has revealed that it wants raise its current stake of 8.37% in China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. According to Telefonica Chairman Cesar Alierta, the synergies with Telecom Italia SpA are working out very well, and that the company is satisfied with the current situation. Topics: China, China Unicom, Hong Kong, telecom, [...]
Sony Ericsson moving ahead with Android for China
Fierce Wireless News Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg said the handset maker has no plans to delay the launch of its first Android smartphone in China. The announcement comes days after Google postponed indefinitely the launch of two Android handsets in the country following a dispute with China over cyber security. Topics: attack, carrier, China, [...]
China Gets Femto Fever
Unstrung Huawei supplies femtocells to China Unicom as other vendors look to China to boost the femto market worldwide Topics: China, China Unicom, NextG, wireless
SK Telecom sells its China Unicom stake
Fierce Wireless News South Korean operator SK Telecom sold its 3.8 percent stake in China Unicom back to the Chinese operator for an estimated $1.3 billion. Topics: CDMA, cellular, China, China Unicom, government, NextG, telecom, wireless
China Unicom inks 3-yr iPhone 3G agreement with Apple, to start sale in Q4′09
Wireless Federation China Unicom, the Chinese mobile operator, has reportedly confirmed that it has inked an agreement with Apple to vend the iPhone 3G across China. Topics: 3G, China, China Unicom, handset, iPhone, NextG, wireless
Chinese mobile operators to invest CNY 450 bln in 3G in next 3 years
Wireless Federation The three Chinese mobile operator, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, intend to make an investment of CNY 450 billion in 3G services in coming 3 years, Minister of Industry and IT Li Yizhong reportedly said. Li stated that every mobile operator needs to have at least 50 million 3G users, and [...]
Apple Reportedly Enters China Mobile-Phone Market
Mobile Tech Today Apple is reportedly cracking the mobile-phone market in China by selling $1.5 million worth of iPhones to China Unicom. The move is expected to help Apple enter the growing market in China while also giving China Unicom a leg up against competitors. Topics: 3G, carrier, China, China Unicom, iPhone, NextG, wireless
