China Telecom

WASHINGTON-China suddenly faces serious time, economic and political pressures to issue third-generation wireless licenses in a way that showcases its homegrown TD-SCDMA standard for the 2008 summer games in Beijing, with Bush administration and wireless industry officials closely monitoring the …

Content providers around the world scrambled last week as China Mobile Communications Corp. disclosed plans to strengthen policies for third-party content subscriptions. The nation’s largest operator unveiled a series of changes including offering one-month free trials, increasing the number of …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. Click here for additional infrastructure …

Now that the Chinese government has sanctioned its homegrown TD-SCDMA technology as the preferred third-generation technology of the land, and with precious 3G licenses about to be granted to Chinese operators, Qualcomm Inc.’s claims on TD-SCDMA products bear more weight. …

Ahhh, China. It’s sort of like the black sheep of the global wireless family. It plays by its own rules, it doesn’t conform and it certainly doesn’t make things easy for any government or wireless company hoping to rein it …

BEIJING-China Mobile, the country’s largest wireless carrier, has signed a cooperation agreement with fixed-line carrier China Network, according to international press reports. The agreement aims to promote “rational competition” and to avoid duplicating networks. China Telecom is the largest fixed-line …

BEIJING-Future mobile competition in China could be reduced if the government approves a proposal by fixed-line carrier China Telecom to buy mobile carrier China Unicom, according to international press reports. Under the proposal, China Telecom would join fellow fixed-line carrier …

BEIJING-Future mobile competition in China could be reduced if the government approves a proposal by fixed-line carrier China Telecom to buy mobile carrier China Unicom, according to international press reports. Under the proposal, China Telecom would join fellow fixed-line carrier …

Investors lashed out at wireless vendor UTStarcom Inc.-sending its stock down more than 23 percent to around $15.32 per share-following the company’s announcement that its fourth-quarter revenues will be well below its previous guidance. Some analysts also reacted with hostility, …

Investors lashed out at wireless vendor UTStarcom Inc.-sending the company’s stock down more than 23 percent to around $15.32 per share-following the company’s announcement that its fourth-quarter revenues will be well below its previous guidance. Some analysts also reacted with …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Internet Protocol networking vendor UTStarcom launched a service allowing Chinese wireless users to send and receive text messages between carriers, the company announced Monday, furthering the competition between the country’s pure mobile carriers and limited mobility providers. The new …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. has been chosen by China Telecom to provide its Tsunami point-to-multipoint broadband wireless solutions in 10 provinces in China. Deployments have begun in China’s Tianjin municipality and the Shanxi province to provide high-speed Internet and voice-over-Internet Protocol …

HONGKONG-Huawei Technologies Inc. moved to strengthen its U.S. business and microwave offering by investing $2 million in LightPointe Communications Co., a free-space optics firm. Huawei joined other investors in a $17 million funding of the company. Last year, LightPointe had …

WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. last week inked $1.1 billion in contracts with Chinese mobile-phone operators, transactions that come at a time of rising trade tensions between the two countries. In all, $2.3 billion in deals-mostly wireless-were announced here last Tuesday at a …

GERMANY U.S. company Danger Inc. announced its first European customer, reporting German operator E-Plus will soon launch Danger’s Hiptop device. The German carrier also plans to offer an unlimited data plan that will enable customers to use the phone’s e-mail, …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it expects its third-quarter handset sales to leap above 4.5 million units, representing approximately 50 percent of revenues. The company describes the estimate as its highest revenue to date for handset shipments. “UTStarcom has maintained strong …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it expects its third-quarter handset sales to leap above 4.5 million units, representing approximately 50 percent of revenues. The company describes the estimate as its highest revenue to date for handset shipments. “UTStarcom has maintained strong …

Wireless Internet software provider Openwave Systems Inc. announced it could further its acquisition push with a new offering of $100 million in convertible subordinated notes due 2008. The company said it has no definite acquisition or investment plans. Openwave said …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it has signed a contract worth approximately $80 million with China Telecom Corp. to deploy its IP-based PAS equipment in the Jiangsu province of China. “Although competition in Jiangsu’s PAS market is fierce, UTStarcom commands the …

HONG KONG-China Mobile reported a 13-percent increase in profit in its first-half results, but noted declining average revenue per user and warned on increased competition. For the six months to end-June, China Mobile posted a net profit of $2.1 billion …

HONG KONG-China Mobile reported a 13-percent increase in profit in its first-half results, but noted declining average revenue per user and warned on increased competition. For the six months to end-June, China Mobile posted a net profit of $2.1 billion …

Most people agree China offers a lucrative wireless landscape. It is already the world’s largest market with one of the lowest mobile penetration rates. The opportunities for vendors and operators alike are enormous. China has its drawbacks as well. Doing …

TOKYO-Oki Electric, a leading electronic manufacturer in Japan, plans to expand sales for semiconductors for PHS handsets to meet far-expanding demand for PHS units in Asia, the firm said Wednesday. The company is targeting to sell a total of 7 …

BEIJING—In a report entitled “Management and Development of China Telecom in 2003,” equipment manufacturer Zhongxing Telecom (ZTE) predicted fixed-line carrier China Telecom will adopt W-CDMA technology as its third-generation (3G) standard instead of the homegrown TD-SCDMA technology. China Telecom would …

ALAMEDA, California, United States-U.S.-based supplier UTStarcom said it won a US$40 million contract with China Telecom for new and expansion deployments of its PHS equipment in the Jiangsu and Guangdong provinces. Last week, UTStarcom said it would launch dual-band handsets …