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China Telecom nearing Bejing 3G launch – Tosses in free Internet to woo new mobile subscribers

Posted in 3G, China Telecom, tagged , , , , , , on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

China Telecom Bundles Free Internet 3G Subscription Plans
The South China Morning Post is reporting that China Telecom Corp Ltd, through its Beijing subsidiary (Beijing Telecom), will offer free mobile Internet usage to mobile subscribers who sign up before Jul. 30th. China Telecom will also reduce local call fees (now between RMB 0.11 and RMB 0.19), down [...]

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iPhonAsia response to Interfax’s iPhone in China report

Posted in 3G, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, TD-SCDMA, iPhone in China, tagged , , , , , on March 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »

iPhonAsia comment: Cindy Geng of Interfax has provided timely reports on the iPhone in China negotiations. See iPhonAsia reply to post below

by Cindy Geng
Beijing. March 6. INTERFAX-CHINA -
EXCERPT: The chairman of China Unicom has confirmed that the operator is holding talks with Apple over officially introducing the iPhone to China, while rival operator China Mobile [...]

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Two iPhone in China deals in the works?

Posted in China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, iPhone in China, tagged , , , , , on March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

March 7, 2009: According to iPhonAsia’s tea leaf readings (i.e. guesswork), Apple may have two China carrier deals to announce in the coming weeks or months… 

the well publicized deal with China Unicom (who will be in Cupertino tomorrow – March 8) another with Cinderella otherwise known as China Telecom

What about Apple’s ongoing “cooperation talks” with China Mobile?  A deal with China Mobile [...]

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The role of Cinderella will be played by China Telecom

Posted in China Telecom, iPhone, iPhone in China, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Update – March 23, 2009: Based on recent progress in Apple and China Unicom negotiations, it appears more likely that Apple will grant a 3G exclusive to China Unicom. Much more > HERE
China Telecom has also now engaged with Microsoft on a search deal and is rumored to be in discussions with Research in Motion [...]

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3G Licenses in China to be “issued” today?

Posted in 3G, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, tagged , , , , , , , on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

iPhonAsia comment: 3G licenses were “approved” at year’s end (2008) … and now (apparently) they will formally be “issued” … This will unleash about $41 billion (USD) in cap ex to build out 3G network capacity.
3G licenses tipped today for all three

The mainland telecoms regulator will likely issue licenses for third-generation (3G) mobile services today [...]

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China Mobile slashes mobile data fees to promote smartphone use

Posted in 3G, China Mobile, China Telecom, tagged , , , , on January 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

 
China Mobile cuts Internet fees to tap smartphone use

China Mobile has slashed the mobile Internet traffic fee by up to 70 percent in many areas, including Shanghai and Beijing, since Thursday.
The latest move will attract more of the more than 600 million Chinese handset users to access the Internet, and boost the demand of smartphones [...]

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China Mobile: Tea Leaves Give Mixed Reading

Posted in 3G, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, TD-SCDMA, WiFi, iPhone, iPhone in China, tagged , , , , , , on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Here (below) is iPhonAsia’s comment to Ryan Barnes’ article China Mobile: Tea Leaves Give Mixed Reading, published on Seeking Alpha, November 27, 2008.  Read > HERE
Nice article Ryan … 
I thought it was interesting to read recent comments from China Mobile’s CEO re Apple’s App Store … Wang Jianzhou gave Apple and Steve Jobs kudos for the [...]

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New iPhone(s) coming to China in January?

Posted in 3G, China, China Mobile, TD-SCDMA, iPhone, iPhone in China, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

NOTE: The following ramblings are based largely on rumor and guesswork. 
The latest on iPhone in China
~ Dan Butterfield – November 5, 2008
China Mobile wants no pre-publicity over “new” to be announced TD-SCDMA handsets from prominent vendors such as Apple, Nokia and HTC. Why? These new phones will be very popular and China Ministries do not [...]

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China exerts central authority – China Mobile to pay competitors

Posted in China, China Mobile, tagged , , on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

 
iPhonAsia Comment: Much has been made over the USA’s move towards socialism and China’s move to capitalism ….. well today China showed that they can still exert their central authority over business enterprise and in dramatic fashion. China Mobile will spread around 50 yuan ($7 billion USD) to help their competitors.  
 
China Mobile says parent will [...]

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Understanding China’s Telecom Industry

Posted in 3G, 4G, China Mobile, China Netcom, China Telecom, China Unicom, TD-SCDMA, tagged , , , , , , , , on June 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »

BDA Connect
For iPhonAsia readers interested in learning more about the direction of the telecom industry in China and India, I highly recommend a PowerPoint presentation developed by Duncan Clark, Chairman BDA Connect – a Beijing based consultancy and investment advisory firm.  This material was presented at the January 2008 Pacific Telecom Conference in Hawaii. See [...]

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