Chinese telco fundraising drive leads China Unicom to float connected cars unit
China Unicom has shared plans to spin off and list its majority-owned SMART Connection technology business in mainland China.
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5G network kit revenues to near $20 billion this year — report
Global 5G network infrastructure revenue is on course for a growth spike this year, but growth will slow in 2022, according to new data published on Wednesday.
Ericsson wins a bit bigger in China, as Nokia misses out — report
Report suggests that the Swedish vendor has won 3% of a joint contract from China Telecom and China Unicom.
NYSE set to finally go through with Chinese telco ban
After repeatedly changing its mind at the start of the year, the New York Stock Exchange appears ready to delist all three major Chinese MNOs.
China’s telcos ask to be relisted on NYSE
Within moments of President Joe Biden’s inauguration, China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom sent in requests for their shares to be reinstated to the New York Stock Exchange.
NYSE reverses its reversal on delisting Chinese telcos
This is just getting silly now. In the space of a few days the New York Stock exchange has reversed its position three times on the matter of listing China Mobile, Telecom and Unicom.
NYSE U-turns on delisting Chinese telcos
The New York Stock Exchange reversed its decision to delist China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom before it becomes effective.
NYSE delists Chinese telcos, China responds with generic threats
The New York Stock Exchange has been compelled to delist the stocks of China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom.
China accused of using Caribbean mobile networks to spy on US devices
A new report alleges China has conducted mass surveillance of US mobile phones via China Unicom and proxies in the Caribbean.
China’s 5G market is not as big as it seems
China’s telecoms operators are reporting impressive growth in 5G customer additions, but they are not all true 5G users.
Nokia finally gets some Chinese 5G action, celebrates with Broadcom collaboration
Much has been made of Nokia’s apparent exclusion from the Chinese 5G market, but a new deal with China Unicom indicates such reports may have been an exaggeration.
Ericsson reveals cost of doing business in China with €100 million write-down
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson is writing-down the value of its Chinese inventory by around a billion krona in Q2 2020.
A look back at the biggest stories this week
Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention.
ZTE and China Unicom get started on 6G
Chinese kit vendor ZTE has decided now is a good time to announce it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement on 6G with operator China Unicom.
Huawei and ZTE win 88% of joint China Telecom/Unicom 5G tender
Apparently seeking to demonstrate even greater patriotism than their larger contemporary, the other two Chinese MNOs went big on domestic vendors for their 5G rollout.
Nokia China boss apologies for missing out on mega contracts
Nokia China CEO Markus Borchert has written an open letter to apologise for missing out on a significant chunk of 5G business, as well as a mysterious letter which appeared in the press.
5G growth isn’t enough to compensate Chinese operators’ subs loss
The total recent decline in mobile subscriptions reported by China’s mobile operators totaled 20 million and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic isn’t the only reason.
Chinese operators lose millions of subscribers
All three of the big Chinese mobile operators are reporting significant declines in their subscriber numbers, presumably due to the current exceptional circumstances.
Four operators take the lead on GSMA edge initiative
Last week, the GSMA announced an initiative to standardise the edge, with Telefónica, KT, China Unicom and Telstra the first to step up to lead the way.
Nokia gets a bunch more cash from Chinese operators
Nokia is so keen for everyone to know how well it’s doing in China that is it makes an announcement every time it wins some business.
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