The European telecommunications operator has agreed to sell back more than one billion shares to China Unicom, as the European financial crisis continues to hurt earnings in Telefónica's main markets. full story ![]()
Filed under: Investing In the mobile world, Internet speeds reign supreme. The faster and more reliable the network, the better the chance of wooing customers. For China Mobile , a company that already has 715 million subscribers, a faster network means the chance for not just more customers, but an iPhone as well. Spending at the speed of lightIn an annual report released...
dailyfinance.com (2 months and 10 days ago)
The Chinese Carriers (China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom) announced their January subscriber numbers last Thursday. While China Mobile has the largest number of 3G and total subscribers it has the lowest penetration rate of 3G phones at 13%. The total share of 3G phones is just 22% with China Telecom having the highest penetration at 44% and China Unicom at 33%. ...
forbes.com (2 months and 28 days ago)
China Unicom (Hong Kong) said net profit surged as its third-generation mobile communications network and fixed-line broadband businesses continued their rapid growth.
wsj.com (28 days ago)
China Unicom (Hong Kong) posted a better-than-expected net profit for last year, as its third-generation mobile communications network and fixed-line broadband businesses continued their rapid growth.
wsj.com (2 months and 4 days ago)
State-owned phone company China Unicom says 2012 profit jumped by more than two-thirds as revenue from third-generation mobile services surged.
miamiherald.com (2 months and 4 days ago)
Filed under: Investing There's been an awful lot of talk over the past few years about how badly Apple and China Mobile need each other. The iPhone maker wants access to the largest mobile subscriber base in the world, while the No. 1 Chinese carrier wants a flagship device that gulps down 3G data. While China Mobile has never officially offered the device, the two smaller...
dailyfinance.com (16 days ago)
The proliferation of low-cost smartphones is helping China Unicom control subsidies and improve profitability as it taps the growing demand for 3G data services. Last quarter, the second largest wireless carrier in China saw its net profits rise by almost 90% year-over-year as 3G revenues grew strongly and subsidies were reigned in by lower dependence on expensive...
forbes.com (14 days ago)
Telefónica has sold 2% of its shares that it held as treasury stock, in a move that will help the Spanish telecom company cut its massive debt pile by €975 million.
wsj.com (1 month and 27 days ago)
Filed under: Investing In the following video, Motley Fool tech and telecom analyst Andrew Tonner discusses the announcement from the head of the Chinese Ministry of Information Technology, Miao Wei, in which he said that he expects the Chinese government to begin issuing 4G licenses this year. The big three names in Chinese telecom, China Mobile , China Telecom, and China...
dailyfinance.com (2 months and 18 days ago)
A back-of-the-envelope exercise in valuing the Hangzhou-based e-commerce giant should it seek to go public.
nytimes.com (28 days ago)
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