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China Mobile in talks with Apple for iPhone

HONG KONG (Reuters) – China Mobile, the world's biggest telecom carrier by subscribers, said on Wednesday it is negotiating with Apple Inc to carry the popular iPhone in China. China Mobile is the only Chinese operator that does not officially carry the iPhone because its homegrown 3G technology is not supported by the chips...

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China Mobile in talks with Apple over iPhone

Recently installed chairman offers few details about where handset talks stand. For China Mobile, a deal could prove lucrative. (more…) Related items Will China Mobile Finally Get the iPhone? China Mobile Q4 growth mild; hopes pinned on iPhone tie-up China Mobile puts more pressure on Unicom Future IPhone Will Support China Mobile’s 4G Network...

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NextGen MultiMedia Launches the Blue City Neutral Interconnection Platform for Telecoms Carriers

HONG KONG, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — NextGen MultiMedia Limited (NextGen) — a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited — today announced launch of … (more…) Related items HKBN Appoints Draftfcb Ahead of Major Rebranding HKBN Launches MEGA Theatre-On-Demand Building High-Flying TEAMs – Together Everyone Achieves More HKBN Appoints CMO;...

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3 Scandinavia Enhances User Experience in Sweden and Denmark With Upgrade to Comverse Solutions

WAKEFIELD, Mass. — Comverse(R) announced today that 3 Scandinavia, a Hutchison company, has selected Comverse to upgrade a broad range of advanced voice, messaging, mobile broadband and call completion … (more…) Related items Research and Markets: Hong Kong – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts. Accelerated LTE and FttX Deployments Fuel … Saving Mobile Broadband:...

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Making their way through the merger

For the last few weeks, C P Gurnani, the CEO designate of Mahindra Satyam-Tech Mahindra has been on a worldwide tour. From India to the US, then onto Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia, he is taking the story of the imminent marriage of the two firms around the world through road shows. (more…)...

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SEC clears Globe's debt sale

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cleared Globe Telecom Inc.'s fixed-rate retail bond offering slated later this month. (more…) Related items Billionaire Kwok brothers arrested for graft in Hong Kong Celebrities bring early yuletide cheer to OFWs World stocks gain amid signs of progress in Europe MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gain from 5-week...

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Newsweek to Release Fourth Annual Green Rankings in October

As it has since 2009, the magazine will evaluate the environmental performance of the world’s biggest companies. (more…) Related items MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gain from 5-week low; Telecom rises Hutchison Could Sell UK Network if 4G License Terms are Not Favourable Hong Kong Stock Market Looking For Traction China Telecom 3G subscriber growth...

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May 8: Hutchison Port, SIA Engineering, Cache Logistics, FJ Benjamin

Singapore shares may see a cautious start on Tuesday after US stocks ended mixed and uncertainties about the euro zone debt crisis linger. Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index fell 2.19% on Monday to 2,924.95 points. Here are some stocks and factors to watch: Read more… (more…) Related items Asian Stocks Drop as S&P Puts...

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Hutchison Resubmits Bid For Debt-Laden Irish Telecom

Hong Kong-based diversified holding company Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. (Hong Kong: 0013) resubmitted its €2 billion ($2.62 billion) cash bid for Dublin-based Eircom Group Ltd., the closely held fixed, mobile and broadband telecommunications services provider. (more…) Related items Dublin High Court Finds Against Hutchison Challenge On Eircom Bid – Sources Hutchison 2011 profit surges to...

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Hong Kong cellcos embark on 4G price war

The competition in Hong Kong’s 4G mobile market is heating up, with 3 Hong Kong and PCCW Mobile joining the LTE race this week. (more…) Related items PCCW Mobile Tests Next-Generation Wi-Fi Hotspots Hutchison Could Sell UK Network if 4G License Terms are Not Favourable Research and Markets: 4Q11 Hong Kong Mobile Operator Forecast,...

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