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  • China Unicom takes the hint, buys China Netcom

    Filed under: China Unicom Taking a cue from the government to consolidate resources in an effort to get the 3G show on the road, China's China Unicom has kicked off a deal with China Netcom to buy out the landline carrier in a stock swap valued at a staggering $56 billion; the whole thing is expected to close by the end of the year. Separately, China Telecom will swipe China Unicom's CDMA network for about $6.3 billion, setting the stage for a new carrier alignment in the country that'll see three companies align as the 3G powerhouses to serve a grand total of 1.3 billion people. Meanwhile, China Mobile is plodding right along with its TD-SCDMA rollout for the Olympics, so there's really no telling how many standards Chinese subscribers will end up dealing with when all is said and done. [Via mocoNews ] Read - China Unicom / China Netcom deal Read - China Unicom / China Telecom deal Permalink | Email this | Comments

  • I-Coloured Mobile's ZJ268 offers 666 days of wicked standby

    Filed under: Handsets Ugh, what have we started? After showing you that Chinese cellphone with a reported 1-year standby , Solomobi returns with yet another dubious discovery from China. How does 666 days of standby tickle your noxious, soul eating fancy? This dual-SIM, GSM900 / DCS1800 candybar with 3.0-inch display is said to achieve that milestone with the help of a 32,800mAh "super battery." Yours now for $128 and the blood of one fetal goat. We've got the phone on order and will get back to you in 616 665 666 two years with the results... right. Picture of the 87 x 51 x 10-mm / 0.12-kg lithium battery and the devil's own credit card after the break. [Via Mobile Bulgaria , thanks Georgi] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Chinese LionKing800 cellphone claims 1-year standby

    Filed under: Handsets , Others , GSM var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Chinese_cellphone_with_1_year_standby'; We have no way to confirm the claim, nevertheless the LionKing800 boasts a remarkable 365 days standby or 3-5 days talk. The source of that power is a 16,800mAh lithium battery -- that's about 10x the juice of a standard cellphone battery. Take that Philips ! As to the rest of the specs, the GSM900 / DCS1800 dual-SIM phone costs $145 and packs a 3.5-inch, 320 x 240 pixel display, 256MB of microSD memory, Bluetooth 2.0, and a pair of rear and front-facing cameras into a 120 x 65 x 20-mm, N95ish shell. Picture of the battery after the break. [Thanks, Georgi] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • China Mobile embraces actual standards, commits to LTE trial

    Filed under: Verizon Wireless , Vodafone , China Mobile , LTE For a country with a vibrant history of shunning global standards in favor of homegrown, royalty-free ones, this is a pretty huge reversal of strategy -- and possibly an implicit admission that rolling your own wireless broadband specification is just more trouble than it's worth. Even before China's 3G TD-SCDMA network is deployed on a wide scale, China Mobile has hooked up with Vodafone and child Verizon Wireless to trial LTE on its home turf to help figure out what type of spectrum utilization yields the fastest and most efficient coverage. As China Mobile itself points out, the hookup could ultimately lead to an extraordinarily large -- dare we say, global 4G network that leads to a huge win for customers of the trio. It'll be a few years yet before any of us can reap cold, hard benefits, but it's a start. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • China's largest carrier ends talks for Apple iPhone

    Filed under: Handsets , China Unicom , Apple , China Mobile It wouldn't be the first time a company has used the press to bolster their negotiating position. Nevertheless, after saying the " iPhone model was not suitable for China " back in November, a spokesperson for China Mobile now says they've "terminated" discussions with Apple to bring the iPhone to China. China's largest carrier gave no reasons for the decision though the fee sharing agreement is likely a contributing factor. Well Steve, there's always China Unicom . Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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