China Unicom, which aims to debut its 3G services in May, yesterday announced the three digit prefix for its 3G phone numbers and promised current 2G users that they would be able to switch to 3G without changing their current number.
Meanwhile, people using 3G phones, including the iPhone 3G, will be able to enjoy high-speed [...]
China Unicom, which will adopt the WCDMA, is expected to invest 100 billion yuan (US$14.7 billion) to finish construction of its third generation network in 282 cities by the end of this year, the telecommunication carrier said yesterday.
The telco, the country’s No. 2 mobile carrier, will launch the wideband code division multiple access, a 3G [...]
China Unicom plans to launch its first WCDMA network equipment tender within the next seven days and to commence offering WCDMA services in mid-May, a China Unicom source told Interfax on Jan. 12.
“Our technology assessment has been completed and the tender will be opened around a week from now,” the source at China Unicom’s network [...]
As far as Intel’s Barrett is concerned, WiMAX is here to stay because of its first mover advantage in the market while LTE is still “two years away”. On the other hand, Ericsson’s Eriksson is adamant that there is an inevitability that carriers will upgrade to LTE from their existing, less advanced 3G technologies, as [...]
China has awarded its long-awaited 3G licenses, and Ovum expects this to incite “new waves” of 3G investment in the country.
Following China’s awarding of the licenses Wednesday, the analyst firm released a statement saying the booming mobile market in the country spells a “golden opportunity” for global equipment and handset manufacturers.
With a growth of over [...]
Cogo Group, Inc. reportedly is predicting that its mobile networks in China will show higher revenue potential in 2009.
The company provides customized module design solutions for a set of applications and end markets, serving as a gateway for its technology component suppliers to access electronics manufacturers in the communist nation.
Currently, telecom industry trends depict China [...]
