Zong in Pakistan: Failure or Success?
June 7th, 2011 | by Babar Bhatti
“If we cannot succeed in Pakistan, we’d better not go anywhere else”. — Chairman Wang Jianzhou, China Mobile after Paktel [&hellip
Browsing the "China" Category
Huawei Fights Back against Political Hurdles
May 23rd, 2011 | by Babar Bhatti
Telecom companies and projects are increasingly becoming political. Huawei – the giant Chinese telecom company – has been facing tough [&hellip
Why Dockable Atrix Phone is Good for Pakistan
February 21st, 2011 | by Babar Bhatti
It has been a while that I’ve seriously considered a Motorola phone (my last one was Razr). I’ve been hearing [&hellip
A look at the Technology behind Location Data
July 22nd, 2010 | by Babar Bhatti
As location based services become mainstream, the demand for accurate location data has grown. Various companies provide this data, using [&hellip
Rising Competition in Asian Phone Maker Market
June 22nd, 2010 | by Babar Bhatti
I will be writing a series of posts about the handset industry in Asia, covering companies from China, Japan, Taiwan [&hellip
India Discourages Telecom Equipment Import from China
May 9th, 2010 | by Babar Bhatti
According to this news article, Indian government has been rejecting proposals to buy equipment from China. The Department of Telecommunications [&hellip
Future of China Mobile's Investment in Pakistan
April 2nd, 2010 | by Babar Bhatti
Mr. Wang Jianzhou, Chairman of China Mobile Communications Corporation announced the next round of investment for ZONG in Pakistan: US$300M. [&hellip
China Mobile Makes Strategic Move For M-Commerce Services
March 11th, 2010 | by Babar Bhatti
It looks like e-wallets and mobile commerce are on top of agenda for large telecom companies. China Mobile agreed to [&hellip
Chinese Handsets – Threat To National Security
December 3rd, 2009 | by Arsalan Mir
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority is doing great in its 668 Campaign to wipe-off illegal SIMs, but what about the illegal mobile [&hellip
Huawei Now Competes on Quality In Addition To Price
December 2nd, 2009 | by Babar Bhatti
Huawei was once regarded as a low cost telecom equipment provider. An excerpt from a Wall Street Journal article which [&hellip
