China Mobile Gets Its Marching Orders

The South China Morning Post reports:
Beijing has ordered China Mobile Communications Corp to enrol more than 100 million mobile-telephone subscribers within three years - all of whom will use TD-SCDMA technology - in an attempt to ensure the success of the nation’s home-grown 3G system, sources said.
The parent of Hong Kong-listed China Mobile was asked [...]

上Fi: Xujiahui is a Hell of a Tester

Shanghai Daily reports:
SHANGHAI Telecom announced yesterday that it will provide Wi-Fi services in Xuhui District and will establish Wi-Fi hot spots across the urban Shanghai region.
The city’s biggest fixed-line phone carrier said it would charge users 0.06 yuan a minute, which is one-third of the current level and the first time carriers have revealed their [...]

China Telecom: We’re in the Money, Maybe

Pacific Epoch reports:
The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission may spend between RMB 30 billion and RMB 50 billion to subsidize China Telecom (NYSE: CHA, 728.HK) once the telecom operator takes over China Unicom’s (NYSE: CHU, 762.HK, 600050.SH) CDMA network, reports Sohu citing unofficial sources. China Telecom general manager Wang Xiaochu said the company will [...]

China 3G: Have it Your Way

Pacific Epoch reports:
China Unicom (NYSE: CHU, 762.HK, 600050.SH) users are starting to switch from Unicom’s CDMA to GSM network, reports Oriental Morning Post. According to the report, users going GSM must relinquish their former mobile number. China Unicom is currently in talks with China Telecom (NYSE: CHA, 728.HK) for the sale of its CDMA business.
China [...]

The Chinese Telecoms Three-Step

China Tech News reports:
The personnel adjustment regarding China’s telecom restructuring has been published with Wang Jianzhou appointed to work as president and CEO of China Mobile (CHL); Zhang Chunjiang as first vice president and party secretary of China Mobile; Wang Xiaochu as president and CEO of China Telecom (CHA); Shang Bing as party secretary of [...]

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