China’s telecom sector income up 8.1% in Jan-Oct

The income of China’s telecom sector registered in the first ten months this year amounted to RMB 679.79 billion, representing a year-on-year rise of 8.1%, according to Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Over the Jan.-Oct. period, the business volume went up 22.5% from a year earlier to RMB 1.85 trillion and the fixed investment [...]

Nokia to withdraw from Japanese market

The world’s leading mobile phone maker Nokia said on Thursday it would stop selling and marketing its mobile devices in Japan because its market share there remained below expectations.
“In the current global economic climate, we have concluded that the continuation of our investment in Japan-specific product variants is no longer sustainable,” Timo Ihamuotila, executive vice [...]

Mobile payment service launched

Handpay, a Shanghai-based third-party electronic payment service provider, has launched mobile phone payment services in the city.
Based on the service bundled with bank accounts, users can buy air tickets, pay utility bills and check bank accounts on their handsets. Users can also receive electronic coupons.

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Entertainment Expo

Start Date
17-MAR-09
End Date
13-APR-09

Venue
City / State
Country

Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
Wan Chai/Wan Chai
China (Hong Kong S.A.R.)

Event Profile:
Entertainment Expo will amalgamate film, digital entertainment, music and TV under one roof, attracting the very best of international film stars, directors and industry professionals.

Tags: Exhibitions, HK, mobile, TV

China Mobile plans research center in Silicon Valley

China Mobile plans to establish a research and development center in Silicon Valley in the United States in 2009, according to the company’s senior executive.
This will be the first time China’s telecom industry releases an overseas research and development plan since the recent restructuring. It is also China Mobile’s first overseas research and development effort.

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First Android handset launched

T-Mobile has announced the international launch of the world’s first Android-powered mobile phone in partnership with Google. Available soon only for T-Mobile customers spanning two continents, the T-Mobile G1 combines full touch-screen functionality and a QWERTY keyboard with a mobile Web experience that includes the popular Google products, including Google Maps Street View, Gmail, YouTube [...]

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