Vivo announced its partnership with China Mobile on the “China Mobile 5G Device Forerunner Initiative” at the GTI Summit 2018 at Mobile World Congress. Combining the efforts of industry players including Vivo, the program will…
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Telefónica and China Unicom partner in IoT
Energy industry looks to the IoT to cut waste and drive down emissions, resea… Ten euros for ten years – Europe’s first data flat rate for the I… Migrant workers to transfer $300bn via digital…
China Mobile to support govt’s requirements on speed upgrade, tariff reduction
China Mobile’s board of directors has announced that certain state policy requirements relating to network speed upgrade and tariff reduction were mentioned in the Government Work Report delivered on 5 March, including to step up…
China’s mobile payments surge in 2017
Transactions within China’s mobile payment platforms yielded US$32tn in 2017 – an increase of nearly 29 percent compared to 2016, according to the country’s central bank. The People’s Bank of China revealed on Monday that…
This remote Chinese school has just three students. But with live streaming technology, they share a classroom with hundreds
Now, thanks to high bandwidth internet technology, the classrooms at Lumacha and other schools in the northwestern part of China are no longer quiet – except that the chatter is coming across a live streaming…
China pledges to attract global talent and venture capital in bid to accelerate technology push
China has pledged to accelerate its efforts to surpass the US in advanced technologies from artificial intelligence (AI) to robotics by wooing overseas talent and venture capital investment. The government will do more to implement…
Telefónica, China Unicom partner in IoT
Madrid – Telefónica and China Unicom have signed an agreement in the field of Internet of Things (IoT). Under the partnership the two companies will have access to each other networks and deploy their IoT…
China phone users to get major tariff cut on Internet
China Mobile and China Unicom, two prominent telecom operators in China, will offer more free Internet access, reduce mobile data tariffs, enhance network speed, etc. as part of their strategy to meet a Government direction.…
China Unicom expects 178-pct surge in 2017 net profit
Chinese telecom giant China Unicom expects its net profit in 2017 to surge 177.6 percent due to primary business growth, according to a company statement. Net profit attributable to shareholders was estimated at 430 million…
China Unicom and Telefónica create IoT network union
China Unicom and Telefónica are to combine their services and networks in the internet of things (IoT) to accelerate deployment around the world. The companies said that, under the partnership, which was signed in Madrid,…
China pledges strong growth as Xi bids to rule indefinitely
The premier said Beijing will speed up state-led development of integrated circuits, mobile communications, aircraft engines, electric cars and other technology. China’s military spending, already the world’s second-highest behind the United States … ( read…
China Mobile to launch 5G trials in Q2 – report
China Mobile plans to start large-scale 5G trials later this year. The company has confirmed it will run field trials in Shanghai, Hangzhou and three other cities from the second quarter of this year, with…
China’s Leaders Meet, and See ‘Critical Battles’ on Economy and Pollution
Mr. Li also promised more spending on advanced technology, noting that innovation was an increasingly important driver of China’s economic growth. “In high-speed rail, e-commerce, mobile payments and the sharing economy, China is leading the…