China wants a merger of China Unicom and China Netcom
China has announced that they would be issuing three licenses for 3G services.
The government further said that they now want a merger between China Unicom and China Netcom.
They are also going to ask China Telecom to acquire the CDMA network of China Unicom.
The aim is to [...]

China landline phone service providers to get mobile licenses
Chinese government now plans to allow its fixed-line telecom operators to launch mobile services in the market.
Xi Guohua, vice minister of information industry was quoted as saying in the media: “The rapid development of mobile telecom services had lured away subscribers of fixed-line services.”
China now plans to [...]

Trans Pacific Express now under construction
China has confirmed that they have now begun the construction of the fiber optic cable to the United States.
The project would cost around USD 500 million and would speed up the internet connectivity between the two nations.
It would also connect China to other countries including South Korea, Taiwan.
The Chinese [...]