China Mobile (CHL), the world’s largest wireless carrier by subscriber, has revealed its plan to commence the trial run of its 4G network during World Expo 2010 to be held in Shanghai from May 1 to Oct 31, 2010. The company’s 4G service is based on the TD-LTE (Time Division Duplex Long Term Evolution) mobile broadband technology. Roughly 200 participants and 70 million visitors are expected to assemble at the Expo.   China Mobile has recently selected Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) for the responsibilities of design, construction, installation and integration of communication infrastructure to facilitate the 4G network trial. The TD-LTE network will provide advanced wireless services (including high-definition TV and ultra-fast broadband Internet access) to the visitors at the exposition.   The three major Chinese telecom operators China Mobile, China Unicom (CHU) and China Telecom (CHA) are investing heavily in Shanghai to improve the city’s network

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Chinese wireless giant China Mobile (CHL) is reportedly planning to spend more on 3G terminal subsidies in 2010. The company has tripled the amount of subsidies from the current year level and is expected to spend up to RMB30 billion (US$4.4 billion) next year. This move will enable the company to better compete with its Chinese peers in the domestic 3G space. China Mobile remains the leading player in the Chinese wireless market with 70% market share and more than 500 million subscribers. However, the company’s share of the new subscribers has dropped recently due to stiff competition from China Unicom (CHU) and the relatively new wireless player China Telecom (CHA) as they both operate internationally acclaimed 3G standard based networks. Leveraging its home-grown TD-SCDMA 3G standard, China Mobile launched its 3G network in early 2009, already covering 38 Chinese cities. The company currently ...

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CHL Launches Ophone OS Platform

China Mobile (CHL) has reportedly launched its self-developed smartphone operating system platform today, known as the Open Mobile System (OMS). The Chinese wireless giant has also launched a line of handset models (called Ophones) based on its home-grown TD-SCDMA 3G wireless technology.

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China Mobile (CHL) has reportedly launched its self-developed smartphone operating system platform today, known as the Open Mobile System (OMS). The Chinese wireless giant has also launched a line of handset models (called Ophones) based on its home-grown TD-SCDMA 3G wireless technology. OMS is being developed by China Mobile leveraging Google’s (GOOG) open-source Android mobile operating system. This new software plaform is expected to drive the development of TD-SCDMA technology based cellular handsets. Ophones, which operate on the OMS plaform, represents China Mobile’s response to the emerging threat from Apple Inc’s (AAPL) iPhones. The company’s biggest rival, China Unicom (CHU), has reportedly sealed a three-year agreement with Apple to exclusively market the iPhone 3G in China through subsidized price plans. This has placed China Unicom in a strong position to drive its 3G subscriber count. In order to facilitate the development and ...

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Chicago, IL – August 25, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: China Mobile (CHL), Microsoft (MSFT), Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Apple Inc. (AAPL) and China Unicom (CHU).

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China Mobile Goes for “Ophones"

China Mobile (CHL) has reportedly entered into a strategic agreement with Taiwan-based High Tech Computer Corp (commonly known as HTC) today to jointly develop 3G smartphones in China. The joint-venture will design and develop handset models (called "Ophones") based on China Mobile’s

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China Mobile (CHL), the largest wireless operator in the world by customer, has announced its updated 3G subscriber target. The company expects to amass roughly 80 million 3G customers within 2 years of the first phase of commercial service rollouts. This will enable the wireless giant to capture approximately one-third of the Chinese 3G market. However, the new subscriber target represents a decline from the original guidance of 100 million, largely due to intense competition.    China Mobile remains the leading player in the Chinese wireless market with 70% market share, leapfrogging the second placed China Unicom (CHU). However, the overhaul of the Chinese telecom industry in late 2008 has intensified the competitive scenario in the domestic wireless market with the addition of a new market entrant China Telecom (CHA).   The Chinese government issued three 3G wireless licenses in early 2009 with China ...

Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM), the largest developer of digital mobile chipsets based on CDMA wireless technology, has decided to collaborate with Chinese telecom equipment provider ZTE Corp to upgrade the capacity and performance of UMTS system. UMTS (Universal Mobile telecommunications System) is a 3G wireless technology that uses W-CDMA, TD-CDMA, and TD-SCDMA as the underlying air-interface.

The Qualcomm-ZTE joint venture will try to integrate Qualcomm's Uplink Interference Cancellation technology into ZTE's next-generation UMTS base station products. This will allow the mobile service providers to boost their UMTS data throughput by up to 60% and also increase voice capacity by up to 45%.

We believe this partnership will help Qualcomm to expand its business in the Chinese wireless market. The three major telecom operators in China, viz, China Mobile (CHL), China Unicom (CHU) and China Telecom (CHA) are quickly expanding their respective 3G networks based on

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China, the world's biggest nation by population, also harbors the largest number of wireless users in the world. China Mobile (CHL) remains the incumbent Chinese wireless carrier with a 70% market share, well ahead of the second-place China Unicom (CHU). However, the recently concluded restructuring of the Chinese telecom industry has intensified domestic competition by allowing an additional market entrant.As per the restructuring mandate, China Unicom merged with China Netcom (a leading fixed-line service provider) and sold its CDMA wireless business to the largest fixed-line operator, China Telecom (CHA), for RMB 110 billion (US$16 billion), creating two entities offering wireless and fixed-line services in China.Following the overhaul of the Chinese telecom industry, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China issued three 3G wireless licenses in early 2009. China Mobile was awarded the license for ...