China Mobile faces tough time

China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile carrier, faces little profit growth in the coming quarters as costs to build a new 3G network weigh and increasing competition push it toward lower value subscribers.
Profits for China’s top three mobile carriers have been under pressure since late last year when China Mobile and its two main rivals, [...]

China’s cell phone use surges to high

China’s mobile communications business accounted for more than 60 percent of the total telecommunications industry income in the first nine months, a record high since the country started to collect such figures a decade ago, the industry regulator said Monday.
The portion of fixed line income fell 4 percentage points year on year to 28.2 percent [...]

Battle begins over 3G market

The launching of the third-generation services by China’s leading cell phone operators this fall signals the start of a battle for top position in the world’s largest mobile phone market.
For smaller rivals China Unicom and China Telecom, the goal is to topple long-time leader China Mobile.

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Cell phone use surges to high

China’s mobile communications business accounted for more than 60 percent of the total telecommunications industry income in the first nine months, a record high since the country started to collect such figures a decade ago, the industry regulator said yesterday.
The portion of fixed line income fell 4 percentage points year on year to 28.2 percent [...]

Deal ties in iPhone 3G users

Apple’s iPhone 3G will make its debut on the Chinese mainland market on October 30 as scheduled and aspiring users will have to sign a two-year contract with China Unicom, the country’s No. 2 telco said yesterday.
Getting users to sign a contract is one way for China Unicom to lure subscribers to its network and [...]

Incoming cell phone services free at last

China Telecom will give its users free incoming call services starting next month, making the company the first carrier to adopt a long-awaited one-way charge system for all customers.
The move by the country’s third-largest mobile carrier, announced yesterday, has been expected by phone users for the past decade and received new impetus earlier this year [...]

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