The 2009 Silicon Valley China (SVC) Wireless Conference kicked-off yesterday in Mountain View, CA. Ever curious about mobile telecom in Asia, I dropped in to listen, learn, and do a bit of networking. While there were no major revelations at yesterday’s SVC sessions, it was interesting to hear directly from key players in China’s telecom [...]
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Posted in 3G, China Telecom on Mar 9th, 2009
China Telecom Bundles Free Internet 3G Subscription Plans The South China Morning Post is reporting that China Telecom Corp Ltd, through its Beijing subsidiary (Beijing Telecom), will offer free mobile Internet usage to mobile subscribers who sign up before Jul. 30th. China Telecom will also reduce local call fees (now between RMB 0.11 and RMB 0.19), [...]
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Update – March 23, 2009: Based on recent progress in Apple and China Unicom negotiations, it appears more likely that Apple will grant a 3G exclusive to China Unicom. Much more > HERE China Telecom has also now engaged with Microsoft on a search deal and is rumored to be in discussions with Research in [...]
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