Local Loop

10 Mar 2009

Revenue in the mainland telecommunications sector grew 5.7 per cent in January, but analysts said an increase in mobile subscribers failed to boost revenue on a monthly basis.

5:53AM

Lower mobile tariffs cut into growth of xiaolingtong in rural areas and third-tier cities

6 Oct 2008

Although China Mobile controls a major share of the mainland mobile market, the company has been facing tough competition from fixed-line rivals' wireless local service called xiaolingtong, which...

8:08AM

HK leads world in optical-fibre links

5 Nov 2007

Hong Kong has overtaken South Korea and Japan to become the world leader in laying optical-fibre cable to homes and area networks, a study has found.

10:01AM

HK leads world in optical fibre links

5 Nov 2007

Hong Kong has overtaken South Korea and Japan to become the world leader in laying optical-fibre cable to homes and area networks, a study has found.

9:59AM

Netcom targets business users with Xiaolingtong

7 Jun 2007

China Netcom Group Corp, the smaller of the country's fixed-line telecommunications operators, would target business users with its Xiaolingtong, or fixed wireless service, after the company...

10:08AM

Earful

25 Apr 2006

Driving home the message

Dubbed the 'prodigy' of the industry, Hong Kong Broadband Network chairman Ricky Wong Wai-kay has always succeeded in grabbing media headlines and market...

3:32PM

Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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4:18AM

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Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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4:27AM

Earful

Driving home the message

Dubbed the 'prodigy' of the industry, Hong Kong Broadband Network chairman Ricky Wong Wai-kay has always succeeded in grabbing media headlines and market attention...

3:23PM

Mobile operators grow at expense of China Telecom

User base increases at China Mobile and Unicom as phone lines lose lustre

China's two mobile operators recorded solid growth last month, unlike fixed-line giant China Telecom, which...

9:09AM

Little Smart may have had its day

The mobile phone for the masses may be running out of calling time. Xiaolingtong, or 'Little Smart', has grown from humble origins as a transplanted niche service operating in regulatory grey...

11:53PM

Smart gains for small service

A low-cost telephone technology developed in Japan continues to make strides in China, amid an industry-wide preoccupation with whiz-bang third-generation telephony and the long wait for licences...

9:56PM

Majority of callers use mobile phones

The number of mobile-phone users in the mainland has exceeded that of landline subscribers for the first time, according to the Ministry of Information Industry.

7:21PM

Sign-ups soar for China Telecom

Mainland fixed-line giant China Telecom's first quarterly operation data showed stronger-than-expected growth for its xiaolingtong? and broadband services, which could prompt analysts to raise...

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