SINGAPORE – Global technology company Vivo has announced plans to spearhead industry development of pre-commercial 5G smartphones through the introduction of ground-breaking 5G software and hardware based on the Vivo NEX smartphone series. Vivo has completed the initial development of 5G smartphone software and hardware on Vivo NEX. Running on Qualcomm’s X50 modem, Vivo has concluded initial architecture planning, 3D placement stacking, RF /antenna designs and optimised battery … [Read more...] about Vivo spearheads development of pre-commercial 5G smartphones
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Huawei still leads IPTV equipment and software market
HONG KONG – Strengthened largely by internet protocol television (IPTV) subscriber growth among its core customer base at China Telecom Corporation, China Unicom (Hong Kong) and China Mobile, Huawei Technologies has expanded its global lead in the IPTV equipment and software markets, analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence has found. Currently supporting over 92 million IPTV subscribers worldwide, Huawei leads in four of five technology categories tracked: broadband … [Read more...] about Huawei still leads IPTV equipment and software market
Metan partners with CNLive to cover international music project launch in China
Beijing – Metan Development Group (Metan) has teamed up with CNLive Culture and Media Co., LTD (CNLive), content provider to China Mobile, to cover the launch of Vampire Diaries star Kat Graham’s international music project in China. Coverage of the Interscope recording artist’s upcoming visit to China, from her touchdown in the country to her departure, will be featured in exclusive mobile content produced by Metan and CNLive, to air on CNLive and China … [Read more...] about Metan partners with CNLive to cover international music project launch in China
HKTV denied a mobile service
The South China Morning Post reports that Hong Kong’s telecommunications watchdog and Ricky Wong Wai-kay of the Hong Kong Television Network sat down together on March 29 for the first time since a mobile television row broke out – and ended up farther apart. As the discussions reached a dead end, Wong sent an ultimatum to the Communications Authority (Ofca) threatening legal action in two weeks if no solution could be agreed on. The three-hour session marked the first proper … [Read more...] about HKTV denied a mobile service
HKTV plans hit ‘dead end’; Ricky Wong plans court action
South China Morning Post reports that the entrepreneur who revolutionalised Hong Kong's telecom market says the government has pushed him to a dead end after it repeatedly blocked him from entering the television market. Hong Kong Television Network (HKTV) chairman Ricky Wong Wai-kay said on March 13 that he would take the battle to court after the government cited legal reasons to stop him from launching a mobile television service on July 1. “This is a laughable and violent move,” … [Read more...] about HKTV plans hit ‘dead end’; Ricky Wong plans court action
China Mobile and Youku Tudou’s mobile video contest break records
Beijing – Mobile video contest G Ke G Pai, held annually by telecommunication company China Mobile Ltd. and China’s leading internet television website Youku Tudou Inc, broke new records in 2013 with 110 million yuan in mobile box office sales. A new record in China was also broken when a single title, alone, garnered more than 5 million yuan from mobile video-on-demand sales. The contest’s mobile application allows self-produced videos to be … [Read more...] about China Mobile and Youku Tudou’s mobile video contest break records
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