AMD Opteron won China Mobile server purchase

The Advanced Micro Device (AMD) emerged as a big winner in the recent 2009 sever purchase of China Mobile, as AMD Opteron-based servers account for more than 70 percent of the signed deals.
Those 2-way and 4-way systems will be provided by major sever manufacturers such as HP, IBM, Dell and Dawning.
“It’s our pleasure that AMD [...]

Fixed-line phone services at 2001 prices

China’s regulators yesterday said charges for fixed-line telephone services should not exceed charges set in 2001 to encourage market competition and protect consumer rights.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission yesterday said: “We have set up an upper price to protect consumers, and telecommunications [...]

Crackdown launched on cell phone porn

China Mobile, the country’s largest wireless carrier, is coming under pressure to shut off access to pornography through its cell phone network.
The move comes as online sites accessible only through mobile phones are becoming a popular new method for distributing porn, since the technology makes it harder for government to track and shut them down.
In [...]

Phone giant bullish on 3G adoption

China’s largest cell phone operator, China Mobile, said yesterday that 3 million users were likely to subscribe to its third generation (3G) service by year-end and that the company was still in talks with Apple Inc to sell iPhones in the world’s largest mobile phone market.
Wang Jianzhou, chairman of China Mobile, said in Hong Kong [...]

Telco signals busier call traffic

China Mobile, the world’s top mobile carrier by subscribers, yesterday said its call traffic has bounced back to pre-global downturn levels, lifted by a rebounding economy.
China Mobile’s international business dropped during the crisis but has now returned to normal levels, Chairman Wang Jianzhou said at an event in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province.
A return of [...]

3G platforms all the rage at industry fair

A mobile phone for pregnant women, a World Expo 2010 platform and a car with a 3G phone were displayed at the China International Industry Fair 2009, which opened yesterday in Shanghai.
Industry officials said telecommunications carriers were trying to cash in on data applications as income gradually declines from traditional voice services.
China Telecom showcased its [...]

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