AsiaInfo Holdings (ASIA) has signed an agreement to acquire Shanghai Changjiang Technology Development Company Limited's telecommunications operation support business group.
Datang Mobile Gets CNY300 Million To Finance TD-SCDMA
December 28th, 2005
Li Sanlin, a spokesperson from Datang Telecom, has told local media that Datang just received a CNY300 million bank loan from the China Development Bank, the largest single bank loan ever offered by the bank.
Top Chinese Official Makes 3G Pledge
December 28th, 2005
Wang Xudong, chief of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), said yesterday at the National Information Industry Work Conference, that China will continue making polices regarding 3G technology, service, cost, supervision and frequency allocations next year so as to promote the healthy and rapid development of the third generation mobile … Read More>>
Wal-Mart Faces Difficulty In Promoting RFID In China
December 28th, 2005
Even though Wal-Mart has been doing its utmost to persuade Chinese suppliers to adopt RFID on their goods, it is facing more difficulties in doing so now that most Chinese enterprises have little interest in RFID.
China Tietong Will Introduce Strategic Investors
December 27th, 2005
As the estimated final date of 3G issuance draws near, China Tietong has suddenly declared that it will introduce strategic investors so as to obtain a 3G license.
MII Promises China Unicom Won't Be Split
December 27th, 2005
Xi Guohua, deputy minister of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), is reported to have said that China Unicom will not be divided.
Guangzhou Mobile Launches First 3G Network In China
December 27th, 2005
Guangzhou Mobile has unveiled a real 3G network service to citizens in Guangzhou.
Beijing Mobile GM Jumps Ship To China Unicom
December 26th, 2005
The State Asset Commission has formally issued a placement notice, appointing Li Gang, former general manager of Beijing Mobile, as vice president of China Unicom (CHU).
Beijing Netcom Signs Broadband Contracts With 108 Olympic Hotels
December 22nd, 2005
Beijing Netcom, which has taken 80% of the residential broadband market in Beijing, says it has signed broadband installation agreements with 108 hotels in the city which have been designated as the service hotels of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
TNT Express Deploys RFID For China-Europe Supply Chain
December 22nd, 2005
TNT Express will deploy Xterprise's TraXTM Visibility, a real-time supply chain execution solution. The system will support high value electronics movement from China to Europe.
China's RFID Market Scale Has Reached RMB1.6 Billion RMB
December 21st, 2005
A new report by Research and Markets shows China's RFID market scale has reached RMB1.6 billion, and is still expanding at a high speed.
Telekom Malaysia Unit And Huawei Sign MOU
December 19th, 2005
Malaysia's Telekom Research and Development Sdn Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding with Huawei to promote cooperation between both parties in research and development and collaboration activities.
Zhejiang Telecom Selects Alcatel For Upgrades
December 19th, 2005
Alcatel (ALA) announced that it has been selected by Zhejiang Telecom, a provincial subsidiary of China Telecom (CHA), to upgrade and expand its customer service centre with Alcatel's Business/Operation Support System (B/OSS) solution across the province.
Guangdong Telecom Stakes CNY50 Million On Network Games
December 18th, 2005
Guangdong Data Communication Network Company, an affiliate of Guangdong Telecom, has spent US$4 million for rights to the popular South Korean computer game "RFonline".
RFMD To Expand Assembly Operations In China
December 16th, 2005
RF Micro Devices, a provider of proprietary radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for wireless communications applications, is planning to expand its China assembly operations by June 2006.
SEA-ME-WE4 Cable System Completed To Open Doors In Emerging Markets
December 15th, 2005
MCI (MCIP) says its latest global IP network expansion to deliver much needed bandwidth to South East Asia, the Middle East and Western Europe (SEA-ME-WE) has been completed and customer traffic is being transmitted on the new SEA-ME-WE4 submarine network cable system.
Guangzhou 3G Launches CRBT VAS for China Mobile
December 14th, 2005
PacificNet (PACT.PK) says that China Mobile (CHL) recently deployed its subsidiary Guangzhou 3G's Color Ring Back Tone ("CRBT") value-added services for Hubei and Guangdong Provinces.
Reliance Infocomm And China Telecom Sign Agreement
December 13th, 2005
India's Reliance Infocomm and China Telecommunications (CHA) have signed an agreement to provide direct telecommunication service, including a global hubbing service, to subscribers in the two countries. The agreement will lead the way to the first direct telecommunications connectivity between Asia's two largest economies.
China RFID Market Development Promising But Uneven
December 13th, 2005
While media attention focuses on mandate-driven RFID deployments in the West, China's ambitions to be "manufacturer to the world" would seem to make it ripe for RFID. But a new study from ABI Research portrays a diverse RFID market developing unevenly according to technology type, and subject to uncertainly around … Read More>>
China Telecom Selects Alcatel IP Solution For Anhui Province
December 12th, 2005
Alcatel (ALA) says that Anhui Telecom, a provincial subsidiary of China Telecom (CHA), has selected Alcatel to expand and optimize its metropolitan network across the Anhui Province to deliver higher quality and more reliable IP-based voice, video and data services.















