Mobile

China’s telecommunications industry recorded operating revenues of RMB 284.55 billion in the first four months of 2010, up 5.7% year-on-year, the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) Telecom Development announced on its site on May 25. Mobile communications generated revenues of RMB 193.88 billion, or 68.14% of the total revenues in the...
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China Mobile (NYSE:CHL, 0941.HK) recorded 5.33 million new subscribers in April, down from 5.97 million new subscribers in March, to bring its total number of customers to 544.21 million, the company reported May 20. Its 3G network users reached 8.4 million by April 30, compared with 7.69 million by the end of March. China...
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China Mobile (NYSE:CHL, 0941.HK) began commercial operation of its mobile reading business on May 5, 163.com reported. The company currently offers the service on either a one-off basis at between RMB 1 to RMB 10 per issue or as a monthly package priced at RMB 3 to RMB 5, the report said citing China...
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China Unicom (NYSE:CHU, 0762.HK, 600050.SH) made net profit of RMB 1.13 billion in the first quarter of 2010, down 68.3% year-on-year, the company reported April 29. The telecom carrier reported revenues for the quarter of RMB 40.42 billion, or RMB 40.34 billion after adjusting for the effect of deferred upfront connection fees, representing an...
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Tencent (0700.HK) has released a version of its instant messaging (IM) software QQ compatible with Google’s (Nasdaq:GOOG) Android operating system for mobile handsets, Donews reported March 31. An unnamed Tencent executive confirmed rumors that the company is about to release a version of its QQ IM software for users of Apple’s (Nasdaq:AAPL) iPad, TechWeb.com.cn...
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Sina (Nasdaq:SINA) has already developed its own search engine that could replace Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) search on the Sina homepage, cctime.com reported Friday quoting a Sina public relations chief. Virtual community site Tianya Club is implementing a new plan to continue operating without Google’s help, the report said quoting Tianya CEO Xing Ming. Tianya Club...
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China Mobile (NYSE: CHL, 0941.HK) decided in an internal meeting to require wireless value-added service providers (SPs) to stop providing services within 3 months to knock-off and illegally imported phones without valid network access permits, Beijing News reported March 26 quoting insiders within China Mobile. SPs that don’t comply will have their business terminated,...
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) increased its holdings in China Telecom (NYSE:CHA, 0728.HK) by purchasing 49.4 million shares at the average price of RMB 3.555 per share on March 26, reported qq.com. The deal increased the bank’s stake in the telecom operator from 6.97% to 7.32%, the report said. China Telecom had a total...
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Early indications suggest that Apple’s soon-to-be-released iPad is a bona fide consumer device, but increasingly it appears that the tablet computer may appeal to business users as well. According to a recent survey of 2,443 adults with mobile phones, the first reason for using a tablet computer is work, not play. The survey, commissioned by...
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Operator China Unicom said it will remove Google’s mobile search services from phones running the digital services provider’s Android mobile OS, a direct response to Google’s decision to defy Chinese censorship mandates by redirecting users to its uncensored Hong Kong website. China Unicom, the nation’s second largest mobile carrier, said its Android manufacturer partners...
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