August 17, 2009 China passes 600 million mobile users The future for companies investing the Chinese mobile phone market looks bright, with the number of mobile users in the country now exceeding 600 million.
August 12, 2009 Smartphones Grew 27 Per Cent in Second Quarter of 2009 Worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 286.1 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 6.1 per cent decrease from the second quarter of 2008, according to Gartner, Inc. Smartphone sales surpassed 40 million units, a 27 per cent increase from the same period last year, representing the fastest-growing segment of the mobile-devices market.
March 5, 2009 20 percent cellphone users to switch to 3G in 3 years About 20 percent of China's mobile phone users would choose the high-speed third-generation (3G) networks in three years, a telecom operator said Thursday. The three 3G operators are expected to invest a total of 170 billion yuan ($24.85 billion) in network construction this year.
March 4, 2009 China Mobile Preps 3G Surge China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL) is set to have more than 160,000 TD-SCDMA base stations in operation by the end of this year as it ramps up its 3G activities, according to local media reports. the mobile giant, which boasted nearly 464 million customers at the end of January 2009, is set to have 161,000 3G base stations deployed by 2010. TD-SCDMA is China's home-developed, standardized version of 3G. Of that total, about 5,000 will be deployed in Shanghai, providing coverage similar to the operator's existing 2G service.
March 3, 2009 TD-SCDMA subscribers set to reach 10 million this year China aims to have 100 million TD-SCDMA users in the next three years, with the figure reaching 10 million this year, according to company executives and government officials.
February 27, 2009 China's 3G Build-Out to Boost Telecom Equipment Spending despite Recession Despite this recession, network operator spending on telecom equipment in the Asia/Pacific region will rise slightly over the next two years. The key driver will be deployment of 3G networks in China. Chinese telecom operators will show the world's largest capex spending increases in 2009, Kim says. According to him, all three operators China Mobile (News - Alert), China Telecom and China Unicom are not only extending 3G infrastructure to rural areas but also provisioning tens of billions of dollars for rolling out their new 3G networks.
February 3, 2009 More than 18 billion text messages sent during Spring Festival China's mobile phone users might send more than 18 billion text messages during the week-long Spring Festival that runs until Jan. 31, 18.2% growth YOY, telecom operators said.
February 2, 2009 China's software industry posts 29% revenue growth for 2008 China's software industry reported a 29-percent revenue growth for 2008 from one year earlier, the Ministry of Industry and IT have announced. Software technology services were the biggest driving factor, up 40 percent from 2007. And software products followed with a 17 percent rise.
January 23, 2009 China cellphone market to grow 7.7 % in 2009 China's cellphone market is expected to grow 7.7 percent in 2009, bucking the declining trend faced by global mobile handset makers. Growth in China's cellphone market will continue into the next few years, according to iSuppli, which sees handset shipments climbing to 259.4 million and 278.2 million in 2010 and 2011, respectively.
January 21, 2009 China to launch Beidou GPS by 2015 China will send ten navigation satellites into space over the next two years, with the aim of having an independent global positioning system comprising of more than 30 satellites in place by 2015.
January 21, 2009 China Unicom to spend $1.5 billion on 3G next two years China Unicom plans to spend 10 billion RMB ($1.5 billion) over next two years on building and developing its 3G network and business, chairman Chang Xiaobing said.
January 12, 2009 Economic crisis means pockets of opportunities Even while overall IT spending slows, IDC believes that the negative economic force will actually intensify the focus on emerging markets and emerging technologies, as businesses look to cut costs, improve business models, and reach their customers more effectively. IT companies looking for growth in 2009 will need to accelerate their pace of change and align their offerings with the pockets of opportunity that these new marketplaces provide.
January 2, 2009 Booths Selling Fast: P&T/Comm 2009 Occupies One More Hall
December 23, 2008 China Mobile to build more base stations for 3G China Mobile, the country's largest mobile phone carrier, plans to speed up TD-SCDMA network construction by building another 100,000 base stations from 2009 to 2011 in order to embrace third generation (3G) telecom technology.
December 12, 2008 Overwhelming Response, Over 80% of Booths are Reserved
