Android handsets to be offered by China Mobile? According to industry sources in Taiwan, China Mobile may be offering Android-powered handsets through cooperation with HTC.
China Mobile, among mobile telecom carriers in China, is the only one to join the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), the sources pointed out. In addition, China Mobile and Google, Marvell, China-based software developer Borqs International formed a technology alliance in September 2007 to promote a Linux-based open mobile system (OMS), integrating mobile applications specifically for the China market, the sources indicated.
As an alternative, China Mobile may seek cooperation from HTC to offer an Android handset first by the end of 2008 before offering OMS handsets, with the Android handset possibly to support China’s TD-SCDMA 3G standard, the sources pointed out.
(via digitimes)
Chinese 3G aka TD-SCDMA subscriber volumes falling short of expectations. Following the previous report about 
China Mobile for 3G network. China Mobile has begun the marketing push for a public beta of 3G (third-generation) telephony services, hinting that full deployment may be available soon after the Olympics. Six handsets available as part of the trial are the Dopod s700, Motorola l800t, Chinese handset maker Haixin’s T66, LG KD876, Lenovo TD800, and Samsung i688.
China Mobile to subsidize TD-SCDMA (China-developed 3G standard) handsets. China Mobile has decided to subsidize TD-SCDMA (China-developed 3G standard) handsets. China Mobile has procured 60,000 TD-SCDMA handsets. The second round, finished recently, involved procurement of 200,000 handsets and the company may additionally order 40,000 TD-SCDMA plus CMMB (China mobile multimedia broadcasting) phones. China-based makers/vendors, including ZTE, Postcom, Amoi and Hisense, together landed orders for 170,000 handsets and international vendors including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Motorola accounted for the remaining 30,000 units. For its sales promotion, China Mobile will thus subsidize purchases of TD-SCDMA handsets by 1,000-1,500 yuan (US$146-219) per handset, approximately 60% of the purchase prices. China Mobile will absorb charges on TD-SCDMA subscribers’ use of certain communication services during the Olympic Games.
China Mobile to accelerate TD-SCDMA networks. According to the official Xinhua news agency, The government of China has urged China Mobile to accelerate its TD-SCDMA preparations to ensure the 3G mobile service will be ready for the the Olympic Games. The company has been asked to upgrade TD-SCDMA networks, improve TD-SCDMA terminals and expand promotional acticvity.
China Mobile for South African market. According to Reuters, China Mobile is eyeing South African market to expand internationally. “China Mobile has not joined the MTN bidding, but we are interested in the South African market and we are looking at various opportunities for entering that market,” Chief Executive Wang Jianzhou commented following the firm’s annual general meeting.
China Mobile + Softbank + Vodafone : Joint Innovation Lab for Mobile Internet Services. China Mobile, Softbank and Vodafone have agreed to establish a Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) to promote the development of new mobile technologies, applications and services. The three companies expect the initiative will help to accelerate the commercial deployment of mobile internet services. 
China Mobile Q1 Profit Rises 37%. China Mobile, reported first quarter results. Profits reached 24.1 billion yuan (US$3.4 billion), a 37% rise over the year-earlier. after it added customers at a record pace by cutting rates and offering news and instant messaging. China Mobile’s net income jumped from 17.6 billion yuan the previous year to beat average analyst estimates of around 23.6 billion yuan. Sales rose 20% to 93.02 billion yuan. 
Free 3G Phones from China Mobile for Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee. China Mobile is giving away free 15,000 units of 3G phones to members of the Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee. Wang Jianzhou, CEO of China Mobile (CHL), said at a press conference that the company now had a trial TD-SCDMA network up and running in eight cities, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xiamen and Qinhuangdao. 
China Mobile launch “Ask the Premier” to expand Chinese Democracy. Just in time for the annual full sessions of the National People’s Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Xinhuanet.com and China Mobile have launched a campaign called “Ask the Premier” to promote “democracy with Chinese characteristics”. 
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