www.WirelessFederation.com/news: China Unicom, the Chinese mobile operator, expects to see a drop in its average revenue per user (ARPU) for its mobile and broadband services in H2′09. Unicom which is second to China Mobile in the Chinese mobile market by subscribers, recently posted net profit for the Q1′09 of 3.57 billion yuan, on total revenue of 37.92 billion yuan.
On 05.26.09, In Mobile, By Editor
On 05.18.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Telefonica, the Spanish mobile operator, intends to make investment of additional EUR 800 million in China Unicom (Hong Kong), taking its total shareholding to 5.5% up from 4.21%.
Under the terms of the transaction, Telefonica will raise its stake in China Netcom Group Corp, which was merged into China Unicom last year, to 9.91% for EUR 368 million. After the completion of transaction, Telefonica will be the largest private shareholder in China Unicom, enabling it to reinforce its position in the Chinese mobile market.
On 04.13.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Dell, the PC vendor, is in talks with the Chinese incumbent, China Mobile to launch a smartphone based on the carrier’s mobile operating system, a move that will be a stepping stone for Dell to enter into a huge but competitive market in China.
Dell is likely to reach a deal around August, as it waits for China Mobile to select one or two handsets from the range it offers. A Dell smartphone is anticipated to launch in the Chinese mobile market by 2009-end.
On 12.23.08, In Mobile, By Editor
China Telecom, China based fixed-line telco has stepped into the country’s mobile market with the phone number starting with the digits 189. The new digits will operate on China Telecom’s CDMA network, which curently operating on 2G technology but will soon be updated to 3G. In order to compete with tCompared to its market rivals in China, the 189 number is fit with a faster website surfing speed. In addition, mobile phone users can attach their fixed line phones at home with a 189 mobile phone. No fee will be charged for calls between the attached fixed line and mobile phone.
He Zhiqiang, Marketing Manager of China Telecom said “China Telecom has entered the mobile phone market. And this breaks the dominance of only one operator. It will offer more choice and benefits to consumers.”
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