TD-SCDMA Inside Dell Laptops
The South China Morning Post reports:
Datang Mobile Communications Equipment, one of the mainland’s leading homegrown 3G mobile technology developers, yesterday announced partnerships with software giant Microsoft and computer maker Dell to expand products and applications for the new platform.
The news came as China Mobile Communications Corp, which operates TD-SCDMA trial services in 10 cities, is [...]
China Telecom: WiFi Follows the Money
Shanghai Daily reports:
CHINA Telecom plans to invest 200 million yuan (US$29.41 million) to build or upgrade Wi-Fi networks in 30 cities nationwide, mainly in the Yangtze River Delta, industry sources said yesterday.
People can use laptops or handsets, such as iPhones, to access the Internet around Wi-Fi hot spots.
The Yangtze river valley also happens to [...]
Prediction: GFW to Take Olympic Gold in Media Coverage
AFP, via Yahoo News reports:
China will censor the Internet used by foreign media during the Olympics, an organising committee official confirmed Wednesday, reversing a pledge to offer complete media freedom at the games.
“During the Olympic Games we will provide sufficient access to the Internet for reporters,” said Sun Weide, spokesman for the organising committee.
He confirmed, [...]
GFW: Nuwa vs. Fuwa in Aussie Rules
Computerworld Australia reports:
Amnesty International has developed a tool designed to monitor the extent of internet censorship in China, and is asking Australians to help use it.
The tool, known as the China Internet Censorship Index is designed to collect data and monitor the censorship framework known as the Great Firewall of China.
The CICI can help determine [...]
IPv6 and the Olympics: Showing Some Backbone
CRN reports:
While the 2008 Beijing Olympics might be good for China’s image in the world, they will definitely be great for the IPv6 standard. China is relying on the IPV6 technology to transmit real time footage of all Olympic events to live TV broadcasting systems and video streaming over the Internet. China’s official service provider [...]