http://www.cn-c114.net/583.html http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a423935.html Alvarion Ltd. (Nasdaq: ALVR), still in the wake of its aborted relationship with bankrupt giant Nortel Networks Ltd. (NYSE/Toronto: NT), has found a new WiMax market buddy: European giant Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN). http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a423916.html Nokia has also reconfirmed that it wants to introduce its first TD-SCDMA smartphone by the year¡¯s end. There aren¡¯t too many details about the handset, but we know that it should be a high-end Symbian S60 model and it will go on sale through China Mobile. http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a423897.html Huawei and ZTE are growing rapidly thanks to China's strong 3G deployment despite that the mobile infrastructure market declined in the first quarter of 2009, according to Infonetics Research. http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a423782.html Telefonica SA could make a bid for T- Mobile UK Ltd., the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the situation. http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a423557.html Ericsson, the leading provider of telecommunications systems was rumored to launch App store few weeks back. http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a423547.html China Mobile Ltd. (CHL) is still applying for approval from Taiwanese regulators on its plan to take a stake in Taiwan's Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. (4904.TW), an official from China's Taiwan Affairs Office said Thursday. http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a423538.html July 2 (C114)- MIIT(Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) has approved McWiLL as an industry standard on 15th Jun. http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a423274.html The meteoric rise of China's Huawei to challenge the world's top telecom gear makers has been mainly in secondary markets, but a serious push into larger, more profitable, developed markets may hinge on an image makeover. http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a423178.html China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL), recognizing that future growth of its 3G services is not yet certain, is looking to secure its future with a nearly parallel development of Long Term Evolution (LTE) capabilities, according to its annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently. http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a423130.html Interfax China reports that China Mobile's Shanghai and Guangzhou subsidiaries plan to replace the TD-SCDMA base stations supplied by Datang Telecom Technology with those from ZTE and Huawei on the back of concerns that they are not compatible with future upgrades. http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a423080.html China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL) is swapping out some of its 3G Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) radio access network equipment supplied by state-owned vendor Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co. Ltd. , and replacing it with kit from Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and ZTE Corp. (Shenzhen: 000063; Hong Kong: 0763), according to a report from Interfax China. http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a422675.html The CDMA Development Group (CDG) has announced that high-growth markets such as Africa, China and India are raising the number of CDMA subscribers worldwide closer to half a billion. At the end of the first quarter of 2009, there were 480 million subscribers to the CDMA family of technologies worldwide. http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a422672.html Nokia plans to launch a Chinese version of its Internet Ovi Store in the China market by the end of 2009 as China's mobile Internet service market is set for robust growth in the coming years, according to sources at Nokia Greater China. http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a422670.html In the first quarter of 2009 China handset industry production volume reached 135.4 million units, down 12.7% on year, according to Taipei-based Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute (MIC). http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a422529.html Hans Vestberg, incoming chief executive at Ericsson, yesterday expressed confidence that the Swedish company could maintain its position as the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phone network equipment. http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a422427.html China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the telecom sector's watchdog, has begun conducting tests on Wi-Fi enabled handset models, the Shanghai Daily reported on Wednesday. http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a422395.html Ericsson's (NASDAQ:ERIC) Board of Directors has appointed Hans Vestberg President and CEO of Ericsson as of January 1, 2010. Hans Vestberg is currently CFO and Executive Vice President. Hans Vestberg is succeeding Carl-Henric Svanberg who has accepted to take on the position as Chairman of BP, the world's fourth largest company. http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a422293.html Driven by government stimulus programs and purchases for the Lunar New Year holiday, China's domestic mobile-handset shipments totaled around 58 million units in the first quarter of 2009, up 9% from 53 million units in the fourth quarter of 2008, paving the way for growth for the entire year, according to iSuppli Corp. http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a422285.html China Telecom (0728.HK; CHA.NYSE) revealed Thursday that it is still in the initial stage of talks with the Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) on introducing renowned smartphone Blackberry to China. http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a422275.html Carl-Henric Svanberg is to replace Peter Sutherland, as chairman at BP PLc. Svanberg will take up his role on Sept. 1, where he will join the board as chairman-designate; he will also become a non-executive director. Svanberg who was Ericsson¡¯s AB Chief Executive Officer will stay on as CEO until he becomes BP chairman.