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China Telecom To Start Commercial Launch of IPV6

 

China Telecom's commercial launch of the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) has been scheduled for the second half of the year.

China Telecom upgraded the Changsha Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), enabling it pass the IPv6 tests.

The datas collected from these tests will be good references for the operation of the IPv6 in the second half of the year.

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Google China Recruits

 

Google China has posted recruitment advertisements on the country's two major web portals Sina.com.cn and 163.com for a total 26 openings in its seven departments including its R&D, products, sales and operation departments. Positions include lead software engineers, product managers and sales mangers and all position are based in Beijing and Shanghai, according to Google's company recruitment page.

Maybe new business operation soon?

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Huawei, ZTE Win Lion's Share of China Mobile's Tender

 

China Mobile has announced the winners of the tender for the construction of the company's fourth phase TD-SCDMA network. 

Huawei snagged 28 percent to 29 percent of the total. ZTE Corporation won 22 percent to 23 percent of the total. DT Mobile won 18 percent to 19 percent while Fiberhome was awarded five percent of the total.

China Mobile will invest approximately 10 billion yuan in the fourth phase of the TD-SCDMA network construction, up 16 percent from the 8.6 billion yuan invested in the third phase. 

The project will increase the number of China Mobile's base stations to 102,000.

In addition, the coverage of the company's TD-SCDMA network will increase by 101 cities from 238 cities previously.

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Market Share Of Low-End Mobiles Drop 20%

 

The market share of low-end mobile phones priced at under 1,000 yuan in the domestic market declined from 71 percent at end 2008 to 51 percent at end 2009, reported by the China Academy of Telecommunications Research under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

The market share of high-end mobile phones priced above 3,000 yuan, rose from four percent in 2008 to five percent in 2009.

The market share of mid range mobile phones priced at between 1,000 yuan and 3,000 yuan, jumped from 25 percent in 2008 to 44 percent in 2009.

According to the report, the domestic mobile phone production volume rose 10.7 percent year-on-year to 620 million units in 2009, accounting for 49.9 percent of global mobile phone production. 

Sales of mobile phones in China in 2009 increased 16 percent year-on-year to 279 million units, rebounding from a situation of negative sales growth in 2008.

Shares of China United Network Communications (600050) fell 0.55 percent to trade at 5.45 yuan at 14:38 pm today.

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Google Promised to Obey Law: MIIT

 

Chinese authorities renewed Google's internet license after it promised to obey censorship laws.

In the Chinese government’s first public remarks since the renewnal of Google's license two weeks ago, Zhang Feng, director of the MIITcommunications development department, said the search firm had also vowed not to link to material deemed a threat to national security or social stability. 

Google announced in January it would no longer censor Chinese search results and in March began switching search queries directly to its Hong Kong servers.

Just before its internet content provider (ICP) license expired on June 30, it stopped sending searches directly to Hong Kong and instead introduced a landing page.

Speaking at a department press conference, Zhang said Google's “rectification and reform” – apparently referring to the change in practice - had conformed with government regulations.

China accounts for $250 million to $600 million of Google's forecast $28 billion.

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China Mobile to Start Building Optical Network

 

China Mobile is planning to build optical networks for next generation broadband services.

According to Alcatel-Lucent, China Mobile will deploy Alcatel-Lucent’s fiber-based solutions in 14 provinces. In addition, the company will supply the related optical network units as well as integration and maintenance services to China Mobile.

China Mobile plans to develop its passive optical network (PON) over three phases.

In the first phase, China Mobile will focus on GPON and EPON to supply users with 2M broadband in the next one to two years.

In the second phase, it will gradually introduce 10G PON and UniPON technologies to provide 20M to 50M broadband access to users in the next three to five years.

In the third phase, it will rollout 10G PON on a big scale to provide users with 100M broadband access after a five-year period.

China Mobile announced in March that five companies won bids for its PON for 2010. They include Huawei, ZTE Corporation, Fiberhome, Ericsson and Alcatel Shanghai Bell.

In addition, Alcatel-Lucent disclosed that China Telecom plans to deploy its fiber-based solutions in 18 provinces.

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GAPP, China Telecom Link Up On Digital Publishing

 

China Telecom signed a framework agreement on publishing digital media with the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP). China Telecom will provide internet technology and other services to GAPP and affiliated media and publishing organizations in order to facilitate the circulation of digital publications through handset, computer and e-reader network channels. The company will also provide digital publishing platforms, technical support and system maintenance. In return, GAPP will support China Telecom's development of a digital reading platform in Zhejiang as well as encourage its affiliates to partner with the company.

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China Unicom Will Grant Subsidies For Purchases of 3G Mobiles

 

China Unicom said that it will grant subsidies of between 316 yuan and 5,316 yuan on purchases of 3G mobile phones.

The subsidies are available for subscribers who sign up for 3G service packages and who deposit a certain amount in advance.

A subsidy of 316 yuan will be granted on the purchase of 3G mobile phones should the user subscribe to the 66 yuan package.

A subsidy of 5,316 yuan will be granted to those who choose the 886 yuan package.

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China Telecom Carriers Announce June Stats

 

China Mobile recorded 5.06 million new subscribers in June, compared with 4.77 million new subscribers in May, to bring its total number of customers to 554.04 million, the company announced July 20. Its 3G network users reached 10.46 million by June 30, compared with 9.32 million by the end of May, according to the announcement.

China Unicom added 1.03 million 3G users and 643,000 2G users in June, bringing 3G and 2G user totals to 7.56 million and 149.4 million, respectively. The company gained 831,000 broadband users in the month to reach a total of 43.76 million, while fixed-line users fell by 275,000 to 100.85 million.

China Telecom had a total of 181.07 million fixed-line subscribers by the end of June, after losing 0.89 million during the month, while the carrier's broadband subscriber base grew by 880,000 to 58.33 million by the end of June. The company's mobile user base increased by 3.02 million in June to reach a total of 74.52 million, including CDMA and PHS subscribers.

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