China Unicom

Apple Sells 5,000 iPhones in China Debut

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 3, 2009 - 8:52am.

Hong Kong - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has sold just 5,000 iPhones in China since its launch there last week with carrier partner China Unicom, Bloomberg reported, citing comments from China Unicom president Lu Yimin.

China Unicom Begins Selling iPhone Sans Wi-Fi

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 30, 2009 - 9:52am.

Beijing - China Unicom has begun selling Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone in China -- albeit without the key feature of Wi-Fi connectivity, Reuters reported. The iPhone is now available from 2,000 Unicom retail stores; the company hopes to sell 5 million in three years, according to Chinese news reports cited by Reuters. A company spokesman told Reuters the company expects its next batch of iPhones to include Wi-Fi.

Apple Strikes New iPhone Deals with China Unicom, Orange

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 28, 2009 - 9:23am.

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has struck new deals with China Unicom and Orange, which will begin offering the iPhone in China and the U.K., respectively. China Unicom, the country's second-largest mobile carrier, will sell the iPhone from October with a price tag of about $732.50. Orange will join O2, which was Apple's exclusive iPhone partner in the U.K., as an iPhone distributor in the fourth quarter.

WSJ: Apple Still in iPhone Distribution Talks with China Mobile

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 14, 2009 - 11:59am.

Dalian, China - Shortly after signing a non-exclusive deal with China Unicom to sell the iPhone in China, Apple (NASD: AAPL) remains in iPhone distribution talks with China Mobile, The Wall Street Journal reported. The talks were confirmed by China Mobile chairman Wang Jianzhou at the World Economic Forum. China Mobile, which claims 141 million subscribers, operates on a proprietary 3G CDMA network -- meaning Apple would have to modify the iPhone to work for China Mobile subscribers on 3G.

Apple to Begin Selling iPhone in China

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 28, 2009 - 8:09am.

New York - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has struck a deal with China Unicom to begin selling its iPhone in China later this year, The Wall Street Journal reported. The non-exclusive, three-year deal will see Apple sell iPhones -- stripped of their Wi-Fi capabilities to please government authorities -- to China Unicom, which will then resell them to customers, offering an unspecified subsidy to lower the device's cost.

Apple May Offer iPhone Without Wi-Fi in China This Year

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 13, 2009 - 10:12am.

New York - Under pressure from the Chinese government, Apple (NASD: AAPL) may release an iPhone in China that lacks the Wi-Fi connectivity present in all previous versions of the device, BusinessWeek reported.

Global Music International Offers Mobile Warner Music Content in China

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 18, 2007 - 3:54pm.

Bethel, Conn. - Global Music International, a provider of aggregated music videos and ringtones to the telecom industry, said it has signed a deal with Warner Music China to make its library of ringtones and ringback tones available to Chinese mobile providers. Global Music recently forged an agreement to provide content to China Unicom Newspace, which handles mobile music services for the top Chinese wireless carrier.

Global Music International to Offer SonyBMG Mobile Content in China

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2007 - 3:36pm.

Bethel, Conn. - Mobile music distributor Global Music International (GMI) said on Wednesday that it has signed a content licensing agreement with Sony BMG, for the rights to distribute the major record label's library of music and video content in the Chinese mobile marketplace. Connecticut-based GMI recently announced a deal with China Unicom Newspace, to distribute its ringtones and other mobile media to subscribers of China Unicom, the country's second-largest carrier.

Qualcomm: New Phone Chip Will Foster User-Generated Mobile Content

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 26, 2007 - 12:07pm.

San Diego - Wireless technology developer Qualcomm on Monday introduced a new, low-cost mobile broadband chip that it says will help foster user-generated content on cell phones. The company said its QSC6085 will deliver more than ten times the speed of its existing EV-DO technology, or up to 1.8 Mbps on the reverse link and 3.1 Mbps on the forward link. Qualcomm added that network operator China Unicom and handset maker Sanyo have announced support for the technology. "By utilizing the fastest CDMA2000 data speeds available today on both the forward and reverse links, the QSC6085 will help drive the fundamental shift of content being generated by the user," said Reiner Klement, senior director of product management for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies.