iPhone and Mobile Telecom in the Pacific Rim
Posted in China Mobile, China Unicom, iPhone, iPhone in China on Mar 23rd, 2009
Update – March 23, 2009: China Mobile’s CEO spoke to a reporter on Saturday, March 21, 2009. According to Wang Jianzhou, China Mobile’s talks with Apple have stalled, albeit “the door remains open.” This is no surprise as Apple is moving forward with China Unicom. Details > HERE (in Mandarin)
iPhonAsia Comment: Here (below) is iPhonAsia’s response [...]
Posted in App store, China Mobile, China Unicom, iPhone, iPhone in China on Feb 9th, 2009
iPhonAsia comment: China Mobile has made no secret of their intent to build their own app store and promote their own value added services (VAS) platform (Monternet), their wireless music services platform (www.12530.com) and their brand new Web 2.0 platform - similar to MobileMe. China Mobile made 27% of their revenue in 2008 through their VAS and they don’t want [...]
Posted in 3G, China Mobile, China Unicom, TD-SCDMA on Jan 14th, 2009
iPhonAsia comment: Here (below) is the editor’s reply to a post on AppleInsider re the Nano iPhone. Note that iPhonAsia considers the Nano iPhone to be an outside chance, albeit more evidence is coming in each day to support its existence. But we do see two (2) new iPhone deals in PRC in 2009. One with > China [...]
Posted in China, China Mobile, TD-SCDMA on Sep 6th, 2008
iPhonAsia Comment: What is “customization” in the context of the wireless handset market? Mobile operators often make direct purchases from handset manufacturers (ZTE, Nokia, Apple?) and then brand (carrier’s logo) and customize the phones to make them more “appealing” (or so the carrier’s like to believe) to consumers or more directly support the carrier’s value added [...]
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