Posts Tagged ‘mobile phone’

Mobile Operators Respond To Shocked Hong Kong Mobile Phone Users

Responding to complaints from mobile phone consumers in Hong Kong about hidden telecommunications fees and high bills, Hong Kong’s Office of the Telecommunications Authority has taken action. OFTA has published measures that have been implemented by individual mobile operators to prevent what it calls “mobile bill shock”. These measures include allowing customers to opt-out of [...]


Egypt Will Ban Chinese Shanzai Mobile Phones

Following India’s recent block of Chinese-made shanzai mobile phones without an International Mobile Equipment Identity number in 2009, the Egyptian government has recently announced similar measures against these mobile phones.
The National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Egypt has approved a ban, stating that it will block anonymous users and Chinese-made mobile phones with the same IMEIs.
The [...]


China Telecom Beijing Launches IDC Service Platform For 3G Apps

China Telecom Beijing branch has announced the launch of a new Internet Data Center service platform with 3G applications to realize sending of contents, including IDC operating statistics, video monitoring information, and server security information to mobile phones of corporate users.
During the launch of the new platform, China Telecom Beijing introduced its IDC services which [...]


Indian Government Bans Import Of Chinese Telecom Equipment

India’s Department of Telecom announced on Tuesday this week that it formally bans Indian mobile operators from importing much of the telecom equipment manufactured by Chinese companies, including Huawei and ZTE.
Though the department has previously informed operators in India to stop buying Chinese-made telecom equipment via unofficial channels, this is the first time for the [...]


Kingsoft Launches Permanent Free Mobile Phone Security Software In China

Chinese security software provider Kingsoft has announced the launch of the official edition of its mobile phone security software.
The company said that the downloading, installation, and update of this new software product are completely for free. The software currently supports smartphone operating systems like Symbian S60 and Android.
Kingsoft said its mobile phone security software can [...]


IBM Develops Spam Message Testing System For China Mobile

IBM has developed a spam message testing and analyzing system for China Mobile, one of the world’s largest mobile operators, to help the company track the message sending habits of its users.
According to local media reports, China Mobile is using the new system in answer to a campaign launched by the Chinese government against unwanted [...]


China’s 360 Launches Free Mobile Phone Security Software

Chinese security software provider 360 has announced plans to launch a permanently free-of-charge mobile phone security software product to help users solve increasing problems of spam SMS and nuisance calls.
Zhou Hongwei, chairman of 360, told local media that combining 360′s security technologies with successful experience in fighting malware, trojans, and viruses, the company will provide [...]


Thirty Chinese Mobile Service Providers Punished For Irregular Operations

According to Cctime.com, a Chinese communications industry portal, 30 Chinese mobile service providers, including Hurray and Sohu, have been punished for various irregular operations in recent weeks in Shandong.
The website reported that these 30 service providers are involved in irregular service billing, fake promotions, irregular operation of short message order services, non-standard pricing, and confusing [...]


China’s 360 To Explore Mobile Phone Security Industry

Chinese Internet security software provider 360 has announced plans to acquire Msafe.com.cn, a Chinese mobile [...]


Chinese Telecom Operators Deny Termination Plan For Mobile Phone Numbers

In response to previous media reports that Chinese telecom operators will terminate mobile phone numbers [...]