China Mobile Claims 7.4 Million iPhone Users, and a TD-LTE iPhone Agreement
An iPhone 4 using its 3G. So it's not on China Mobile's network, then. (Image source: Apple.com.cn). China Mobile has wheeled out its H1 2011 results, and amidst all the financial data it also revealed...
View ArticleIndosat is Testing 4G LTE in New Campus Lab
Indonesian telcos are now getting busy implementing 4G technology. Bakrie acquired a local 4G operator last week, and now Indosat is partnering with ZTE Indonesia to test its own speedier LTE network....
View ArticleThree Signs 4G TD-LTE Might Be Coming to China Sooner Than You Think
Bigwigs testing 4G on the bus Last we heard, 4G in China was still a long way off. Like, years off. But recently we’ve seen China Mobile ramp up testing of its 4G TD-LTE network domestically even as it...
View ArticleSoftBank’s Ted Matsumoto Talks 4G and the Future at GMIC
This morning at GMIC, Bruno Bensaid (a founder and partner in Shanghaivest) hosted a fireside chat with SoftBank’s chief strategic advisor Ted Matsumoto. Although the main hall was a bit empty,...
View ArticleChina Mobile CEO on 4G Plans: Not Going to Engage in Price War
China Mobile CEO Li Yue announced in a shareholders meeting that China Mobile will not be engaging in price war when it comes to introducing 4G network services, and aims to pilot test them in up to 10...
View ArticleChina Mobile’s 4G TD-LTE Network is Really Fast
We’ve written quite a bit about the testing of China Mobile’s 4G TD-LTE network that’s currently underway in Guangzhou and other cities throughout China. But how fast is TD-LTE really? Pretty freakin’...
View ArticleChina Mobile Says 4G Apple iPhone Coming in 2014
While you’re busy enjoying your 3G service, China Mobile has been hard at work on its super-fast 4G TD-LTE network. And although there aren’t actually any phones capable of using it on sale yet in...
View ArticleRumor: China Mobile Doesn’t Want to Be the Only 4G TD-LTE Network in China
China Mobile doesn't want to walk a lonely road this time around. China Mobile has had a rough time in China’s 3G era. The company’s TD-SCDMA network has gone nowhere, and allowed competitors China...
View ArticleChina Mobile Hasn’t Talked About Getting the iPhone 5; No iPhones Until 2014
Apple’s new iPhone should be announced this Wednesday. The phone will likely support 4G TD-LTE networks, which means that it could work on China Mobile’s. But according to Sina Tech, numerous sources...
View ArticleZTE Wins Major Contract to Build China Mobile’s 4G Network in 5 Cities
China Mobile shows off a 4G-equipped car at a recent event (Image: Techinasia.com) Phone-maker and telecoms firm ZTE (HKG:0763; SHE:000063) might be reviled in the US, but it’s still loved by fellow...
View ArticleIs 4G Finally Coming to China in 2013?
In news that has got to be making some of the folks at China Mobile drool with anticipation, an MIIT report presented at a recent conference suggests that the regulatory agency may be planning to...
View ArticleChina Mobile Rolls Out 2 More City-Wide 4G Trials
Over the weekend, China Mobile (NYSE:CHL; HKG:0941) flipped the switch on massive new 4G trials in two Chinese cities. It means that residents in Hangzhou and Wenzhou, both in Zhejiang province on the...
View ArticleChina to Have 60 Million 4G LTE Subscribers By 2016
On Friday, Telecommunications Research Institute expert Mo Yi announced new forecasted data which predicts China will have 60 million 4G TD-LTE subscribers by 2016, and will account for around 40...
View ArticleGovernment Signals China Might Finally Get a 4G Network This Year
The folks over at China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) sure know how to play hard to get. They hold all the keys to China’s 4G network dreams — without permits issued by...
View ArticleChina Mobile Planning Final $6.7 Billion Push to Bring 4G to 344 Cities This...
Despite a lack of regulatory approval yet, the world’s biggest mobile telco by user-base, China Mobile (NYSE:CHL; HKG:0941) is said to be ready to make a massive final push to get the infrastructure...
View ArticleReport: China Mobile To Launch 4G Network in October (Or Later)
Contradicting previous reports that China Mobile’s 4G network could be granted the official permit it needs to begin commercial operation in August or even as early as this month, a new report in...
View ArticleChina Mobile Preps Biggest Ever 4G Trial in Shanghai
With China Mobile thought to be keen to launch its 4G network nationwide later this year, the behemoth telco is prepping its biggest ever city-wide 4G trial to start soon – this time in Shanghai. But...
View Article4G is definitely coming to China this year
After quite a bit of will-they-or-won’t-they hemming and hawing, it looks like the main question about China’s 4G future has finally been answered: 4G is coming to China sometime in 2013. China’s State...
View ArticleChina Mobile sets record for 4G expansion in China
China Mobile (NYSE:CHL) could have the world’s largest single 4G network by the end of this year. According to the latest earnings report, annual investment in 4G infrastructure is expected to reach...
View ArticleCoolpad to launch up to 6 LTE phones as China readies 4G switch-on
It seems very likely that China Mobile, the nation’s top telco, will roll out its 4G network by the end of the year. Inevitably, Chinese phone makers are keen to launch devices onto the market to...
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