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August 27, 2010

Unicom net dives 62% on 3G cost

Filed under: 2G and 2.5G,3G,Business and managed services,China,China Unicom,Daily News,Earnings,Fixed Access,Fixed Broadband,Handset Subsidies,Operator Services,Public,Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:25 am

China Unicom has blamed a 62% plunge in first-half earnings on handset subsidies and 3G costs.

The fixed and mobile operator reported net income of 2.53 billion yuan ($372m) down from 6.62 billion yuan a year earlier, on 7.6% higher sales of 82.11 billion yuan.

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August 10, 2010

China’s integration troubles

Filed under: Cable TV,China,China Mobile,China Telecom,China Unicom,Country Focus,FTTB,FTTH,Features,Fixed Access,IPTV,IPTV and Video on Demand,MIIT,Operator Services,Optical Networks,SARFT,TNC,TelecomAsia — galaxiav @ 9:06 pm

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July 26, 2010

Chinese operators converge on low-end 3G handsets

Filed under: 3G,AnalystWire,China,China 3G,China Mobile,China Telecom,China Unicom,Handset subsidy,Mobile Apps and Content,Public,Wireless Access,mobile phones,smartphones — fmmonteverde @ 6:40 am

With 3G competition continuing to grow among Chinese mobile operators, all three have adjusted their handset strategies to increase their subsidy levels – particularly for mid-range and low-end 3G mobile phones.

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Baidu seeks Android, Symbian search deals

Filed under: Android,Baidu,Business and managed services,China,China Unicom,Daily News,Google,Mobile Apps and Content,Mobile OS,Mobile Search,Operator Services,Public,Search engine,Symbian,iPhone,mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 6:09 am

Chinese search leader Baidu is seeking to strike deals to put its search box on all of the major handset operating systems.

In a sign that competition in Chinese language search is moving rapidly to the mobile device, CEO Robin Li has revealed

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July 20, 2010

Ericsson wins breakthrough China services deal

Filed under: 2G and 2.5G,3G,4G,Business and managed services,China,China Mobile,China Unicom,Daily News,Ericsson,LTE,Managed Services,Mobile backhaul,Operator Services,Public,VHA,Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:09 am

Ericsson has landed two major network deals in Asia-Pacific, including a ground-breaking services contract in China.

In a three-year deal – its largest ever China services contract – Ericsson will exclusively manage and maintain China Mobile’s 22,000 2G/3G base stations in Hebei province.

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July 5, 2010

Apple has missed the boat in China, says Lenovo chief

Filed under: Apple,China,China Unicom,Daily News,Lenovo,Lephone,Mobile Apps and Content,Public,iPhone,mobile phones,smartphones — fmmonteverde @ 6:06 am

Apple is missing opportunities in China’s PC and smartphone markets, according to Lenovo founder and chairman Liu Chuanzhi.

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June 28, 2010

Pricing the key to femtocell success

Filed under: 3G,AT&T,Blogs,China Unicom,DoCoMo,Fixed mobile convergence and IMS,KDDI,Operator Services,Public,SingTel,Softbank Mobile,Vodafone,Wireless Access,femtocells — fmmonteverde @ 7:59 am

The rollout of femtocells across the globe is gaining momentum but as with all new technologies, price will be the key to success.

UK research firm Informa Telecoms & Media says femtocell deployments have more than doubled in the last nine months as more and more tier one operators jump on the bandwagon.

According to Inform

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June 25, 2010

THE WRAP: Google wins one, Telstra insider trading probe

Filed under: Apple,China Unicom,Daily News,Fixed Access,Google,HWL,Mobile Apps and Content,Operator Services,Public,The Wrap,Viacom,Wireless Access,YouTube,iPhone 4 — fmmonteverde @ 7:09 am

This week Google won one legal battle but faces a whole lot more, while users complained of a glitch in the iPhone 4.

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June 17, 2010

At last, some action on roaming

Filed under: 3 HK,Blogs,Business and managed services,CMMA2010,China Unicom,CommunicAsia,CommunicAsia 2010,Hong Kong,Malaysia,Mobile Roaming,Operator Services,Public,Singapore,SmarTone,mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 6:10 am

A big shout to Singapore and Malaysia for taking aim at exorbitant roaming charges.

Comms ministers from the two countries reckon they can bring down voice prices by 30% and text by as much as 50% over the next few months.

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May 25, 2010

FASTTAKES: Unicom, Apple, Bharti, Vodafone, Qualcomm, KT

Filed under: Apple,Bharti,China Unicom,Daily News,Fixed Access,KT,Mobile Apps and Content,Operator Services,Public,Qualcomm,Vodafone,Wireless Access,mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 6:00 am

China Unicom is in talks with Apple about selling the iPad in China, vice-president Li Gang told Caijing on the sidelines of an APEC meeting on Friday.

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the defense ministry are again at odds over

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