China Telecom

Joint NFV lab focused on NFV, SDN research Hewlett Packard Enterprise and China Telecom Beijing Research Institute said they opened a joint lab in Beijing focused on network functions virtualization research with the intent of helping China Telecom plan for …

LTE in China is projected to reach 1.2 billion subscribers by 2021 Almost two years after the launch, China Mobile said it has approximately 267.3 million LTE subscribers and aims to reach 300 million customers by the end of this year. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

 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 …

 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …