China Mobile has won the prize for the most fourth-generation network customers in 2016. The Chinese mainland’s largest telecom service provider said that – as of last month – it had almost 510 million 4G…
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Flashback: Bill Clinton Gave China Missile Technology
With all this talk of Russians allegedly interfering in U.S. elections, it is worth recalling that it wasn’t too long ago that the previous Democrat in the White House betrayed America by working hand in…
Why Snapchat's owner is hiring in China
Snapchat may be banned in China, but that isn’t stopping the messaging app’s parent company from building a toehold in the world’s most populous country. Snap Inc. says it has opened a technology office in…
The Biggest Tech Trends From China To Watch Out For In 2017
China’s technology sector dominated headlines in 2016 both in the Middle Kingdom and abroad, ranging from coverage of Uber’s merger with Chinese rival Didi Chuxing to the newly popular bike-sharing apps. Just a few years…
China Clamps Down on Popular Online Video-Streaming Services
The new guideline is the latest effort by the media regulator to consolidate control over an explosion of new digital media content that has operated beyond the confines of China’s traditional media. In recent years,…
KPMG outlines blockchain technology impacts and countermeasures for banks in China
Big Four accounting firm KPMG recently published its third quarterly report on China’s banking sector. Among a variety of topics is the implications and countermeasures for commercial banks, “under the rise of blockchain technology.” KPMG’s…
Snap sets up Spectacles tech office in China
Snap Inc., the Los Angeles start-up behind Snapchat and video-taking sunglasses Spectacles, has opened a small technology office in Shenzhen, China. Its nearly 20 employees are focused mostly on the development of Spectacles, Snap said.…
China Mobile reports 510 million 4G users, sees room for growth
(Reuters) – China Mobile Ltd, the mainland’s largest telecom service provider, said on Tuesday it had 510 million fourth-generation (4G) network customers in 2016, representing more than 30 percent of the world’s total 4G users.…
China Mobile Served Over 30% of the World's 4G Users in 2016
In October, China Mobile said it added 168 million 4G customers in the first three quarters of the year, bringing its 4G subscribers to 481 million. Chief executive Li Yue, speaking at a conference in…
China Mobile’s MIGU Partners with ODG to Bring Augmented Reality to Consumers in China
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ODG (Osterhout Design Group), a leading designer and manufacturer of augmented, virtual and mixed reality smartglasses and products, today announced an exclusive partnership with China Mobile Communications Corporation’s … ( read original story…
China Mobile 4G subscriber base reaches 509 mn in Nov
China Mobile today said its 4G subscriber base reached 509.831 million in November 2016 from 497.327 million in October. Reliance Jio Infocomm, the largest 4G operator in India, has 52 million 4G subscribers for its…
China's famous elevated bus is now just a giant roadblock
The company behind the bus, TEB Technology, was supposed to restore the 330-yard-long test site to its original state by the end of August, according to China’s official state news agency Xinhua. But that never…
Can Technology Unite Us?
In fact, studies have shown that many parts of rural China are being left behind while urban areas reap the benefits of technology. Specifically, according to China Internet Watch, 72 percent of the population living…
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