China Mobile
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China Mobile International (CMI) has officially launched the PEACE submarine cable, a 15,000-kilometre undersea link that connects Singapore and France, extending its reach to Malaysia and various European countries. -
China Mobile’s board of directors has announced that He Bia has been appointed to the role of CEO.
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ZTE has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Mobile Research Institute and Guangzhou MINO Equipment Co for cooperation on 5G-A field network technology.
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China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom have all signed up to the GSMA Open Gateway Initiative.
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The state-owned China Mobile is reportedly exploring an acquisition of Hong Kong’s leading telecoms company HKBN.
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China's top three telcos are reportedly planning on building a new $500 million subsea cable to rival the previously announced SEA-ME-WE-6 subsea cable system.
Forthcoming events
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Viavi Solutions has provided 5G wireless and optical test solutions to China Mobile in its 5G Phase I project to understand its base station capabilities.
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The three Chinese network operators will have 5G coverage in at least 40 cities this year, with investment reaching $2.53 billion, according to a government agency.
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Troubled Brazilian operator Oi has made a quarterly profit of $170 million after its bankruptcy reorganisation.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has denied China Mobile USA’s application to provide telecoms services between the US and other international locations.
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Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has publically opposed granting China Mobile’s application to offer telecoms services in the US.
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The chairman and CEO of China Telecom, Yang Jie, has become chairman of China Mobile instead.
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With 5G deployments only in the most formative stages in most markets, researchers in China have already started research into what comes next – the sixth generation of mobile communications – according to reports
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China Mobile International Limited (CMI) has established a point of presence (PoP) at Etisalat’s SmartHub data centre in UAE.
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Stephen Ho, CEO of Chinese company CITIC Telecom CPC, is expanding its cloud services following its takeover of a European carrier. Interview by Alan Burkitt-Gray
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China is set to dominate the market for gigabit broadband services, leaving US well behind in second place
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Nokia has entered into three different framework agreements with China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom, worth more than €2 billion.
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China Telecom and China Unicom are saying they know nothing about reported Chinese government plans to merge them.
