A number of Taiwan handset makers have voiced varied views about Google’s Android handset platform, with Wistron NeWeb planning to join the Android club soon. Inventec Appliances and Asustek Computer, however, are not ready to make a commitment to the platform at the moment, according to sources at the companies.
Wistron NeWeb, following in the steps [...]
China’s Huawei is understood to have secured an undisclosed contract to install some 8,000 base stations in Southern Germany. An insider from Huawei confirmed the news to the SinoCast news agency, but the two companies have not released any information about the matter.
O2 originally contracted with Nokia and Nortel for its GSM infrastructure kit. The [...]
China TechFaith Wireless has formed a joint venture (JV) with China-based handset component maker BYD to focus on the development of CDMA handsets and other devices, according to sources from the Taiwan handset industry.
TechFaith held a 31% stake in the JV, while BYD contributed the remaining 69% capital, said the sources, noting that the JV [...]
ECI Telecom, a global provider of networking infrastructure, announced that it has signed an agreement with Zhejiang Unicom, one of China Unicom’s largest subsidiary, to expand its mobile network.
The multi-million dollar contract marks another milestone in the long-term relationship of the two companies.
Tags: China-Unicom, GSM
AS telecommunications firms were the stars on the stock market this year, it has become almost the norm, and not news anymore, when Goldman Sachs or UBS raised their target price for China Mobile, again and again.
Investors should make China Mobile their top stock choice, followed by Hong Kong-listed China Unicom, Shanghai-listed China Unicom, China [...]
With the increasing number of mobile phone users in India, handset makers including Cal-Comp Electronics and Inventec Appliances have both already entered into cooperation with local telecommunication vendors to supply entry-level CDMA and GSM handsets, while High Tech Computer (HTC) plants to launch an own-brand Windows Mobile-based high-end smartphone and is also expected to work [...]
