Liberty buys Virgin, creating largest broadband company outside China
The combined operation will have 25 million customers in 14 countries. It will also take John Malone’s Liberty Global head-to-head with Rupert Murdoch and BSkyB. Read more »
China could get iPhone 5 by the end of November
China Telecom Chairman Wang Xiaochu said “the phone should be by early December if not sooner,” according to the Wall Street Journal. The uncertainty is due to the device winning regulatory approval in China. Read more »
Nokia’s 1 billion opportunity: A China Lumia launch
Nokia’s Lumia smartphone line is expected to launch in China on March 28. China Unicom, China Telecom and China Mobile will all reportedly sell Nokia Lumia handsets; combined, these three operators have nearly 1 billion subscribers; a huge opportunity both for Nokia and for Microsoft. Read more »
Apple gets China Telecom, but China Mobile still out of its grasp
The iPhone 4S will arrive March 9 on China Telecom, China’s third-largest carrier. It’s an important step for Apple, which has highly prioritized its China business, but the number of reachable customers pales in comparison to the 650 million customers China Mobile serves. Read more »
Report: China Telecom Will Finally Get The iPhone 4S In February
Another piece in Apple’s worldwide expansion looks like it might at long last be coming into view: the leading CDMA operator in China, China… Read more at paidContent »
China Telecom could offer the iPhone as early as February
China Telecom is getting very near to launching Apple’s iPhone 4S on its network, according to a new report. China Telecom subsidiary Beijing Telecom said it will likely offer a CDMA version of the iPhone 4S by the end of February or the beginning of March. Read more »
China set to surpass 1 billion mobile connections
China is closing in on the 1 billion mobile connections mark, according to a new Wireless Intelligence report. China has always been a world power in wireless, but it’s set to become more significant still as its huge population embraces mobile data services. Read more »
Apple poised to double potential iPhone market in China
Apple is one step closer to nearly doubling its potential iPhone subscriber base in China, thanks to a new regulatory approval it secured in that country. Apple now has permission to offer a handset that operates on the network used by third-largest Chinese carrier China Telecom. Read more »
Meet Europe's (And The U.S.'s?) Newest Mobile Operator: China Telecom
photo: Robert S. Donovan
China presents one of the single biggest opportunities for mobile companies looking for more growth, and it’s no surprise that companies lik… Read more at paidContent »
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The time is finally right for MVNOs in the U.S.
The U.S. MVNO market is now largely a niche where a handful of companies provide phones and services on the cheap. But several notable new players are joining the space next year and will provide a different, more-specialized kind of service; network operators could benefit in ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Coming to America: China Telecom launching U.S. service
China Telecom is moving ahead with plans to pursue an MVNO service in the U.S. starting next year. A China Telecom executive said the branded cellular service will start early next year and will target tourists and travelers who fly between China and the U.S. frequently. Read more »
This is why Apple needs China
China Telecom, the No. 3 player in the Chinese mobile market, has managed to add 9 million subscribers in the third quarter and 26.4 million so far this year. No wonder mobile players such as Apple (AAPL) are so eager to get into the market. Read more »
IPhone 5 reportedly supports HSPA+ “4G” speeds
It’s not LTE, but Apple’s iPhone 5 will support HSPA+ mobile broadband technology, according to reports. That will let it take advantage of AT&T’s faster, so-called “4G” network in the U.S., which is actually a bridge to true LTE tech and uses HSPA+. Read more »
China Telecom latest to back an October iPhone 5 launch date
Just a day after France Telecom CEO Stephane Richard suggested an Oct. 15 iPhone 5 release date, another major Apple carrier partner is pointing to a similar launch time frame. China Telecom is reportedly gearing up for the iPhone 5 with staff training and early advertising. Read more »
Wi-Fi’s coming identity crisis
On Tuesday, iPass introduced a new Wi-Fi roaming service that is one of many data points in Wi-Fi’s slow transition from home networking tech for geeks to must-have for every mobile device to perhaps another source of carrier revenue. Will carriers charge for Wi-Fi? Read more »
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The Structure 50: The Top 50 Cloud Innovators
In five short years, cloud computing has gone from being a quaint technology to a major catchphrase. Amazon and others are now moving at Internet speed, trying to offer better security, faster networking, more compliance and a host of other products that are attempting to meet the demands of startups, consumers and enterprises alike. On GigaOM’s Structure channel, we cover the gear and software that comprises the cloud, the services and the people who are changing the industry. Now for the first time, we’ve decided to condense that knowledge into the Structure 50, a list of the 50 companies that are influencing how the cloud and infrastructure evolves. All of these players, big or small, have people, technology or strategies that will help shape the way the cloud market is developing and where it will eventually end up. Companies mentioned in this report include Amazon, Rackspace, Cloudera, China Telecom and SeaMicro. For a full list of companies, and to see the Structure 50 as one full report, sign up for a free trial. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
What Does a Sold Out iPhone 4 Say About China?
Apple has sold nearly 100,000 iPhone 4 handsets through China Unicom in the first four days of device sales, while 200,000 total phones were pre-ordered. For 1.4 billion people, the smartphone transition in China is just beginning, but feature phone makers need to step it up. Read more »
Qualcomm Gets a New Lease on 3G Royalties With China Telecom
China Telecom is going forward with a plan to upgrade its existing mobile network to EVDO Rev. B. With 56 million subscribers on the China Telecom network, Qualcomm’s 3G royalty stream will keep earning checks for now, just as the COO had hoped last year. Read more »
China's Mobile Data Gold Rush Begins
About a year after China issued 3G licenses to its three national carriers iSuppli predicts wireless data revenue in the country will rise to $19.3 billion in 2009, up from $16.3 billion in 2008. It’s a big opportunity for device makers, app companies and the carriers. Read more »
Mozy Inks Deal to Bring Cloud-based Backup to China
Mozy, the online backup service from EMC-owned Decho, and broadband provider China Telecom said today they’ve forged a partnership to bring cloud-based services to China, opening up another revenue stream for China’s largest broadband provider. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The two will offer […] Read more »
