In an interview, Qualcomm’s president for Southeast Asia and the Pacific region, John Stefanac warned that mobile operators face a regulatory regime which is not allocating sufficient radio spectrum for 3G services. Citing a recent example in Indonesia, he told the South China Morning Post that the networks were only granted 5-10Mhz of spectrum each, [...]
China Mobile’s 400 million users will be allowed to switch to the carrier’s 3G services with their current numbers from next year, the world’s No. 1 mobile operator said yesterday.
The move, which is expected to boost the homegrown 3G industry, will be trialed in three cities including Tianjin in northern China, Shenzhen, in southern China’s [...]
The third-generation (3G) era is just around the corner, with the telecom restructuring nearing completion. As the world’s major provider of code division multiple access (CDMA), Qualcomm Inc has gained a lot from the rise of Chinese telecom manufacturers like ZTE and Huawei. Last year, 21 percent of Qualcomm’s revenue came from China.
The telecom provider [...]
China Mobile<941>, the country’s largest mobile phone operator, may agree to launch iPhone on the mainland, on condition that Apple would be willing to disable iPhone’s 3G and Wi-Fi network functions, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday, citing a report from the Daiwa Institute of Research.
IPhone, with a built-in 3G function based on [...]
Huawei has been chosen by AXIS, Indonesia’s newest GSM and 3G operator, as a key partner in rolling out its full service national network. Under the agreement, Huawei will design, build, deploy and manage AXIS’ 2G/3G network within the island of Java, Bali, Lombok, Kalimantan and Sulawesi for a period of three years to 2010. [...]
China Mobile has cut the price of its mobile communications for its trial 3G services close to the rate for fixed-line phone under new packages that it will introduce in three cities first as it bids to woo enterprise, family and campus users.
China Mobile will launch the new packages, which will cut rates by more [...]
