Foreign operators ready to ride China’s 3G wave

With the restructuring of China’s telecom industry gearing up, foreign operators are pulling out all stops to seal local partnerships and position themselves for the 3G (third generation) era of the world’s largest telecom market.
“China’s telecom restructuring gives us an opportunity to bring our mobile business to the country, as our domestic partners can get [...]

Huawei wins lion’s share of China Telecom’s CDMA bids

Huawei Technologies has won a plurality of the tenders awarded by China Telecom (CT) in the latest round of CDMA equipment supply bidding.
In total, Huawei has secured around 26% of the orders. But ZTE was hot on its heels, snatching up 23%.
Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola and Nortel split the majority of the remaining contracts, with Alcatel-Lucent winning [...]

China Netcom, China Unicom merger completed, biggest in country’s history

China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited was fully incorporated into China Unicom Limited here on Wednesday, creating the new China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited.
Netcom’s shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and its American Depositary Shares on the New York Stock Exchange were delisted.

Tags: 3G, China-Mobile, China-Netcom, China-Telecom, China-Unicom, GSM

Chinese telecom companies ordered to share, co-build infrastructure

Chinese government on Monday ordered its three domestic telecom operators to share and co-build infrastructure to avoid repeat construction in the wake of industry restructuring.
The move would erode the competitive edge of China Mobile, the nation’s largest mobile operator, as its smaller rivals could access its wider network.

Tags: CDMA, China-Mobile, China-Netcom, China-Telecom, China-Unicom

3G a long time coming; local suppliers ready

The third-generation (3G) era is just around the corner, with the telecom restructuring nearing completion. As the world’s major provider of code division multiple access (CDMA), Qualcomm Inc has gained a lot from the rise of Chinese telecom manufacturers like ZTE and Huawei. Last year, 21 percent of Qualcomm’s revenue came from China.
The telecom provider [...]

Report: Telecom re-org boosts China WLAN market

China’s WLAN market underwent rapidly development in 1H 08 under China’s policy of telecom reorganization and wireless city, according to a new report from CCID Consulting.
The report, entitled “Review and Trend Analysis on China’s WLAN Market in 2008H1,” revealed that sales revenue of China’s WLAN market in 1H 08 reached 1.38 billion yuan ($201 million), [...]

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