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people's republic of china
Population 1,321 million. Industries: mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizers; consumer products, including footwear, toys, and electronics; food processing; transportation equipment, including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives, ships, and aircraft; telecommunications equipment, commercial space launch vehicles, satellites.
Domestic and international telephony services are increasingly available for private use; unevenly distributed domestic system serves principal cities, industrial centers, and many towns; China continues to develop its telecommunications infrastructure, and is partnering with foreign providers to expand its global reach; 3 of China's 6 major telecommunications operators are part of an international consortium which, in December 2006, signed an agreement with Verizon Business to build the first next-generation optical cable system directly linking the US mainland and China. Interprovincial fiber-optic trunk lines and cellular telephone systems have been installed; mobile cellular subscribership is increasing rapidly; a domestic satellite system with 55 earth stations is in place. Country code - 86; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions); several international fiber-optic links to Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Russia, and Germany.
106 telco news articles related to china
04.08.2008 – China Mobile: TD-SCDMA network phase 2 approved
28.07.2008 – China Telecom to lease CDMA network from parent
23.07.2008 – China Mobile opens bids for TD-SCDMA TV handsets
21.07.2008 – Telcos report mid-year op stats
11.07.2008 – China Mobile orders for USD865m from NSN in 1H08
09.07.2008 – Chinacomm completes Beijing WiMAX network
02.07.2008 – China Telecom: million IPTV subscribers in reach
30.06.2008 – Beijing: no new telecoms subs additions in August
25.06.2008 – China Unicom restructuring postponed
20.06.2008 – Beijing: 100 million 3G goal
19.06.2008 – Telefonica confident of Chinese relationship
18.06.2008 – Tata Communications to acquire 50% of CEC
17.06.2008 – Sierratel receives Chinese equipment
17.06.2008 – Alca-Lu, China Mobile sign framework agreement
06.06.2008 – China Telecom selects Alca-Lu for upgrades
05.06.2008 – SingTel considering China Telecom investment
04.06.2008 – SKT denies China Telecom talks
03.06.2008 – China reshuffle to go ahead as planned
30.05.2008 – China Mobile opens up TD-SCDMA sales channels
30.05.2008 – Earthquake telecoms damage valued at USD1bln
27.05.2008 – First steps towards revamped Chinese market
14.05.2008 – China Netcom to roll out IPTV to ten new cities
08.05.2008 – China Mobile: TD-SCDMA investment tops RMB14.2bln
30.04.2008 – Softbank makes USD385m Chinese web foray
22.04.2008 – China Mobile: 1Q profit jumps 37.2%
21.04.2008 – China Telecom, Netcom and Unicom report 1Q results
16.04.2008 – China Mobile donates TD-SCDMA handsets to Olympics
16.04.2008 – Government to confirm restructuring plans in 2Q
15.04.2008 – Ericsson signs GSM agreements worth USD1.44bln
31.03.2008 – TD-SCDMA trials launch in eight cities
31.03.2008 – China Telecom reports 2007 results
27.03.2008 – China Unicom more than doubles 2007 net profit
25.03.2008 – Broadband boosts China Netcom’s results
19.03.2008 – China Mobile profit jumps 31.9%
07.03.2008 – China Unicom to invest RMB20bn in GSM upgrade
22.02.2008 – Restructure to be confirmed next month
20.02.2008 – China Mobile adds record number of subscribers
14.02.2008 – 95% of villages to get broadband in 2008
01.02.2008 – Six win TD-SCDMA equipment approval
21.01.2008 – China Telecom reports local line losses
18.01.2008 – Telefonica to raise China Netcom stake to 7.2%
15.01.2008 – Rumours suggest major carrier shake-up
11.01.2008 – Rumours suggest Unicom split imminent
04.01.2008 – P Phone signs MVNO agreement with China Mobile
10.12.2007 – Unicom’s GPRS to cover all cities by early 2008
06.12.2007 – Telefonica to raise Netcom stake to 9.9% by end 2007
05.12.2007 – TD-SCDMA network to boast 50 million capacity
27.11.2007 – Alcatel-Lucent wins EUR750m contracts
26.11.2007 – China Mobile: EDGE network nearing completion
24.10.2007 – Netcom reports 9M results
23.10.2007 – China Mobile reports 350m customers
22.10.2007 – Unicom adds 1.5 million customers in September
01.10.2007 – Netcom not planning to buy Unicom’s networks
27.09.2007 – NSN wins EUR180m deal from Henan MCC
25.09.2007 – Alcatel-Lucent optimises Unicom, China Mobile network
20.09.2007 – Increased competition impacts hard on China Telecom
20.09.2007 – China Netcom: no plans to buy Unicom’s networks
03.09.2007 – SK Telecom converts Unicom bonds to shares
29.08.2007 – China Telecom 1H profits down
24.08.2007 – Unicom profit falls after one-time hit
21.08.2007 – China Mobile adds 5.6 million users in July
21.08.2007 – SKT to convert bonds into 6.6% Unicom stake
16.08.2007 – China Mobile 2Q profit jumps 29%
13.08.2007 – Telecom to pay RMB110b for Unicom's CDMA network?
06.08.2007 – China Mobile to launch limited TD-SCDMA in September
01.08.2007 – China Mobile to build WiMAX network for Olympics
27.07.2007 – China Telecom selects Alcatel-Lucent IP service routers
23.07.2007 – Chinese telcos report June subscriber data
05.07.2007 – Netcom to expand 3G trial network in Qingdao
04.07.2007 – NSN signs expansion contract with Mobile Yunnan
04.07.2007 – Unicom selects Alcatel-Lucent for IP upgrade
22.06.2007 – Huawei wins USD700 million contract with China Mobile
21.06.2007 – Datang receives loan for 3G network
11.06.2007 – China Mobile inks deal with Ericsson
07.06.2007 – NSN to supply PoC solution to China Mobile
06.06.2007 – China Mobile to seek bids for TD-SCDMA phones
06.06.2007 – China Telecom contracts Alca-Lu for advanced IP
30.05.2007 – China Mobile to buy two million TD-SCDMA handsets
23.05.2007 – TD-SCDMA rollout ongoing
22.05.2007 – China Unicom plans GPRS rollout
21.05.2007 – China Telecom reveals fixed line data for April
17.05.2007 – Alca-Lu, China Unicom sign mobile solutions agreement
30.04.2007 – Google adds new online advertising agreement
23.04.2007 – 3G standards and licensing ‘decided’
23.04.2007 – China Mobile reports Q1 financial data
13.04.2007 – Tietong licensed to operate international services
11.04.2007 – Datang, Alcatel to provide TD-SCDMA to China Mobile
10.04.2007 – ZTE wins 3G contract
30.03.2007 – China Unicom net profit slides 24%
26.03.2007 – China Telecom net profit rises 4.9%
21.03.2007 – China Mobile net profit climbs 23%
20.03.2007 – China Mobile invites bids to build 3G network
13.03.2007 – China Unicom to launch GPRS in ‘key cities’
02.03.2007 – China Mobile asks for informal bids for 3G roll out
01.03.2007 – China Telecom and Netcom plan non-compete pact
26.02.2007 – Xiaolingtong days numbered?
22.02.2007 – 3G licensing to be postponed to Q1 2008
20.02.2007 – China Netcom wants out of PCCW venture
13.02.2007 – China Mobile to roll out 3G before end-Oct
09.02.2007 – TD-SCDMA in second round of testing from March
06.02.2007 – NTT Com and ChinaCache ink content distribution deal
22.01.2007 – China Mobile adds 4.8 million users in December
19.01.2007 – Unicom ends 2006 with 142 million customers
17.01.2007 – Netcom sells Shanghai, Guangdong assets to parent
10.01.2007 – Unicom signs contracts for low-cost CDMA handsets
02.01.2007 – China Mobile prepares for mainland listing
