Economic revival has become a big national concern for China. The successful blast-off of the lunar probe Chang’e I is a reflection of the country’s strength and economic resurgence, to some extent.
President and CPC General Secretary Hu Jintao pointed out in his report to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that: [...]
China Unicom, the nation’s second largest mobile telephone operator after China Mobile, was confirmed to have purchased a total of 4 million low-end CDMA mobile phones.
Those mobile phones, with allowance, will be launched at a low price soon, an effort to further reduce the prices of CDMA mobile phones in the domestic market.
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Spain’s telecoms giant Telefonica plans to add its stake in China Netcom<906><CN>, the country’s second largest fixed-line telephone company, according to sources.
Telefonica holds 5% in Netcom currently. It purchased 3% stake for EUR 240 million in the company in 2005 and raised its stake to 4.97% in the same year. In December 2006, it increased [...]
AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc, a U.S.-based provider of high-quality telecom software solutions and security products and services, announced yesterday that the firm has won a contract with China Telecom, the world’s largest wireline operator, to develop a Customer Relationship Management System (CRM) in Xinjiang.
Pursuant to the agreement, AsiaInfo will develop the CRM system, which is [...]
As China’s telecommunication market continues to grow steadily, the authorities are on a move to invite more rivals into the country so as to beef up the industry. However this may undermine the marketing power of domestic heavyweight operators, said a top official on Thursday during the 17th party congress.
Lou Qinjian, deputy minister of the [...]
