BROWSING: China Telecom

BEIJING-Following strong opposition from cellular carriers China Mobile and China Unicom, fixed-line operator China Telecom discontinued a controversial service allowing users to forward incoming mobile calls to their fixed-line telephones by installing an inexpensive device.In China, mobile users pay for making calls as well...

BEIJING-China marked its one-year anniversary World Trade Organization (WTO) membership 11 December. As part of its members, foreign operators gained the right to set up joint ventures with Chinese counterparts for mobile and value-added operations with a maximum foreign participation of 25 percent a...

ALAMEDA, Calif.-U.S.-based PHS vendor UTStarcom signed a strategic partnership with Chinese vendor Datang Mobile to jointly develop and promote the TD-SCDMA third-generation standard. The companies said they will provide a complete TD-SCDMA solution using UTStarcom's Internet Protocol-based core network and Datang's base stations and...

BEIJING-Already the largest mobile-phone market in the world with more than 190 million subscribers at the end of September, China is gearing up to introduce third generation (3G) services on a trial basis sometime next year. But first, the government needs to make a...

BEIJING-California based UTStarcom has signed three deals during the last month to provide its Xiaolingtong PHS mobile system to two fixed-line Chinese carriers.It signed a US$35 million contract with China Netcom for Heilongjiang province, a US$22.7 million contract with China Telecom for Zhejiang province...

BEIJING-In an interview with China Central Television (CCTV), Minister of Information Industry (MII) Wu Jichuan said it is not the right time for China to introduce more mobile-phone licenses. "It is necessary to introduce competition to the sector, but too much competition is harmful,"...

BEIJING-Fixed-line carrier China Telecom received the green light from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for an initial public offering (IPO) worth US$3.4 million to US$4 billion. China Telecom is angling for a mobile license and is planning to use the proceeds of its IPO...

BEIJING—China Mobile became China's biggest telecom operator on 16 May, although not through actions of its own. The long delayed split of fixed-line operator China Telecom finally became a reality on Thursday. The split had been planned for February but was subsequently delayed.The northern...

BEIJING—The Ministry of Information Industry (MII) announced that the country added 16.69 million mobile-phone users in the first quarter of the year. There are now 160 million mobile-phone subscribers.At the end of March, telecom revenues were divided as follows: China Telecom 50.5 percent, China...

BEIJING—China's dominant mobile-phone carrier, China Mobile, signed an agreement with U.S. wholesale telecom carrier ITXC to exchange international phone traffic over ITXC.net, ITXC's global Internet-based telecommunications network.ITXC.net has points of presence in 152 countries.The agreement is expected improve the quality of China Mobile's international...

BEIJING—China's Minister of Information Industry Wu Jichuan announced that China will set up four integrated telecom operators that will provide fixed-line, mobile, data and basic telecom services. In addition to China Mobile and China Unicom, two other operators will receive a mobile license within...

BEIJING—In more than 200 cities throughout China, China Telecom has launched its Xiaolingtong PHS service, putting pressure on mobile carriers China Mobile and China Unicom.China Telecom does not have a mobile license but got away with the PHS service because it stayed away from...

BEIJING and TOKYO — China's fixed-line operator China Telecom has started offering a CDMA service in Shenzhen, a prosperous city adjacent to Hong Kong.The service, called "Shihua Tong," will not offer roaming. Samsung Electronics is supplying handsets. However, the CDMA service may be squashed...

BEIJING—U.S.-based UTStarcom has signed an agreement with fixed-line carrier China Telecom to provide personal wireless access (PAS) equipment in Luoyang city in China's Henan province. China Telecom is offering PAS services in 184 small and medium-sized cities in China in direct competition with mobile...

BEIJING—China Unicom expects nine out of the 19 firms licensed to produce CDMA handsets to be able to start production by the end of this year and be able to ship 19 million phones next year.Unicom hopes to recoup the investment in its CDMA...

BEIJING—China's Minister of Information Industry Wu Jichuan confirmed plans to split fixed-line carrier China Telecom into northern and southern parts, but denied that new mobile licenses would be issued related to the restructuring.The northern split-off of China Telecom will merge with China Netcom and...

BEIJING—Broadband telecom network provider China Netcom is expected to be awarded a mobile license by the Chinese government soon.The company will start promotion of its wireless Internet access device called Mobile Office next week. It is China Netcom's first foray in mobile services and...

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Mirapoint announced China Telecom purchased the company's messaging products and will offer the services to customers in the Guangxi province.The announcement comes just weeks after Mirapoint released new versions of its messaging products.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Mirapoint announced China Telecom purchased the company's messaging products and will offer the services to customers in the Guangxi province.The announcement comes just weeks after Mirapoint released new versions of its messaging products.

BEIJING—UTStarcom has signed a contract worth US$11 million with fixed-line operator China Telecom to expand a local wireless network in Henan province.China Telecom does not have a wireless operator license, but offers local wireless services based on PHS technology. The service is cheaper than...

BEIJING—U.K.-based Vodafone opened a representative office in Beijing on 9 November. Foreign operators must have a representative office for three years before they can set up a joint venture with a Chinese carrier after China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Vodafone wants...

BEIJING—After months of prevarication, the Chinese government has decided to split the quasi-monopoly fixed-line operator China Telecom in two parts following geographical lines. Both the northern and southern split-offs of China Telecom may acquire mobile licenses, possibly next year. The northern part will merge...

BEIJING—China is set to establish a new high-level commission to formulate long-term development plans for the telecommunications sector. The commission would include Vice President Hu Jintao, Vice Premier Li Lanqing and Minister of Information Industry Wu Jichuan.The initiative would take power away from the...

In the United States, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 freed telephone companies to deliver video programming and cable companies to provide phone service. But even though the 1996 telecom act opened up competition, the United States' $100 billion telephone industry still had some big...