China to implement cheaper mobile caller system next month: report
473622
China is set to introduce a caller-pays policy for its two mobile telephone operators, allowing phone users to enjoy cheaper services as early as next month, a report has said.
766383
InfoWorld - China will put its homegrown 3G (third-generation) mobile technology to use during the 2008 Olympic Games, the country's state-owned broadcaster said in a news report.
9481
Wireless operators need to make  mobile Internet much cheaper if they want it to become a  success that can generate extra revenues, major mobile phone  and mobile software makers said on Monday.
439546
(InfoWorld) - China Mobile Communications, the country's largest mobile operator, will soon offer Microsoft's push e-mail service to its subscribers, the two companies said Monday. The Push Mail service will start operation in mid-December, giving subscribers who use mobile devices running Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 software the ability to send and receive e-mail, the companies said on the opening day of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU's) Telecom World 2006 exhibition and conference in Hong Kong. Pricing for the service was not announced. In addition to Microsoft's push e-mail service, China Mobile alreadyÂ offers Research In Motion's rival BlackBerryÂ push e-mail service. China Mobile offers two service plans for Research In Motion's BlackBerry in China. One plan includes 50MB of data transfer over China Mobile's GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) network for 398 renminbi ($51.76) per month. The other plan, priced at 598 renminbi per month, offers 400MB of data transfer for e-mail, including 2MB of international roaming for data access. Telecom World runs through Friday, December 8.
198422
Mobile phone companies in Europe must start offering cheaper rates to their customers using phones abroad.
126816
Apple Inc.  plans to launch a  cheaper version of the iPhone in the fourth quarter that could  be based on the ultra-slim iPod Nano music player, according to  a JP Morgan report.
303874
The number of mobile-phone subscribers in China is likely to hit 500 million before the end of June, according to government statistics.
397875
Waiting for a friend in  Shenzhen&#39;s plush Kingglory Plaza, Chen Jing, 25, admires her  new red Nokia mobile phone. Complete with 3G and MP3 features,  the phone cost just over 3,000 yuan ($400) -- Chen&#39;s entire  monthly wage.
664904
Mobile phones are expected to generate more money this year than traditional fixed-line services for the first time due to surging demand in developing countries such as China, India and Russia, an annual industry report said.
758323
China Telecom Corp. Ltd. (0728.HK),  the bigger of the country's two fixed-line phone firms, posted  a 4 percent dip in first-half earnings, lagging expectations,  as users switched increasingly to mobile services.
66405
Japanese mobile provider Willcom Inc. will forge a tie-up with China Network Communications Group to expand its low-cost phone business in Asia, a report said Sunday.
682349
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c60802)  has announced the addition of Pyramid Research's new report: China  Fixed-Mobile Convergence Forecast to their offering.
68042
China's cellular operators estimate  Chinese customers will send around 14 billion Lunar New Year  text messages on their mobile phones during the week-long  holiday, the Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
705328
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS COLUMBUS, Ohio - People moving state to state, armed with cash and tricks to avoid scrutiny, are buying cheap prepaid mobile phones by the thousands with plans to sell them in Latin America and Hong Kong.
578789
Despite a fierce lobbying campaign by the telecoms industry, the European Commission is poised to force operators to slash the cost of mobile phone calls while abroad, officials say.
318129
South Korea will introduce new regulations to curb teenagers' use of mobile phones because mounting bills are becoming a growing headache for many households, officials have said.
594871
China Mobile Communications, currently the largest operator of mobile communication services in China, will establish a 3G (third-generation) experimental network in Beijing at the beginning of next year, according to the China-based Xinhua Online.