Top News_C114ÖйúͨÐÅÍø http://www.cn-c114.net/583.html China Telecom's wireline broadband subscribers will exceed 100 million in 2012 http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668452.html C114 learnt from sources of China Telecom that the company will vigorously develop broadband services in 2012, and the total number of wireline broadband subscribers will be expected to exceed 100 million. KT Fourth-Quarter Profit Misses Estimates on Tariff Cut, Costs http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668414.html KT Corp., South Korea¡¯s largest phone and Internet company, reported fourth-quarter profit that missed analysts¡¯ estimates after the carrier cut tariffs under an agreement with the government while costs increased. ZTE, Huawei emerge lowest bidders for supplying GSM gear to BSNL http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668403.html Chines equipment maker ZTE and Huawei have emerged as the two lowest bidders for supplying GSM equipment to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Chongqing government highlights labor supply http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668399.html The government of Chongqing helped factories established by Foxconn Electronics, Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Inventec and Wistron recruit 101,400 workers, as well as an additional 22,000 for their supply chain makers, as of the end of 2011. Chunghwa Telecom to expand workforce by 8% in 2012 http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668392.html Chunghwa Telecom Co. , Taiwan's largest telecommunications operator by subscribers, plans to expand its workforce by around 8% this year to tap into new business opportunities brought on by the closer economic ties between Taiwan and China. China Mobile director Madam Li Mofang honoured by IET http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668390.html A senior engineer has become only the second woman in China to be awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). BT doubles FTTC speeds, plans 300-Mbps FTTP 'on demand' http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668386.html BT on Friday announced that it will double the download speeds on its fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) services in the next few months, and that it will boost speeds into customers' premises by introducing an "FTTP on demand" service in a year's time. Siemens on look-out for new CEO for NSN http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668381.html Siemens AG is on the look out for a new chief executive for its mobile phone network equipment joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), Siemens supervisory board member Sibylle Wankel told reporters on Friday. China Telecom to construct 20,000 WiFi hotspots in Shanghai in three years http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668269.html China Telecom Shanghai Branch recently announced that the company will construct 20,000 WiFi hotspots in next three years and to achieve WiFi coverage for all public service areas during the period of 12th Five-Year Plan. Top gear: China's Huawei outmuscles Swedish rival http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668259.html When Huawei Technologies posts its annual results in April, they will likely show the unlisted Chinese firm has overtaken Sweden's Ericsson as the world's top-selling telecoms equipment maker. MIIT: China's exports of communications devices over 130 billion in 2011 http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668205.html The top three exports are belong to notebook computers ($ 74.71 billion), mobile phone ($ 42.07 billion) and integrated circuits ($ 23.49 billion), respectively increased 13.0%, 32.8% and 9.3%. Ericsson and the mobile broadband revolution http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668180.html Telefon AB LM Ericsson , the world¡¯s leading provider of wireless network equipment, is feeling the pinch of slower sales as mobile carriers in the United States, India and Russia curb capital expenditures. IDC: Apple now the world¡¯s third-largest phone manufacturer http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668176.html Apple has moved up two spots in the world phone manufacturer rankings, with LG and ZTE dropping down a rank and Nokia and Samsung taking the top two slots, according to new IDC research. Ericsson, Qualcomm make progress on VoLTE http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668163.html Ericsson and Qualcomm announced on Thursday that they have made a significant step forward when it comes to making voice calls over LTE networks. China Internet user base tops 513 million at end of 2011, says CNNIC http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668160.html The number of Internet surfers in China increased to an estimated 513.1 million as of the end of 2011, according to the latest semiannual survey conducted by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). America Movil selects Alcatel-Lucent as a provider of LTE infrastructure for 4G networks http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668155.html America Movil, the leading wireless services provider in Latin America, has selected Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) to provide infrastructure for its LTE/4G network rollout in Latin America. Qualcomm reports record Q1 results http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668153.html Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today announced record results for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 ended December 25, 2011. SK Telecom Q4 net profit down 61% http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668150.html SK Telecom Co., South Korea's largest mobile carrier by subscribers, said Thursday its fourth-quarter net profit fell 61% from a year earlier, as spending on next-generation network technology rose while phone fees weakened. Microsoft lays off 200 in reorganising effort http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a668146.html Microsoft Corp. laid off roughly 200 employees Wednesday as the software giant restructured its marketing operations in an effort to streamline job responsibilities and eliminate duplication. Motorola, spinoff settle suit involving China http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a667807.html One of the companies spun off from Motorola Inc. last year has settled a lawsuit with a company the former U.S. electronics giant accused of intellectual property theft involving China.