Telecoms Tech

Even though announcing quarterly figures in the telecoms industry is like a death sentence right now, HTC may look to benefit.

Hong Kong has overtaken South Korea in having the fastest broadband in the world for both mobile and fixed connections.

The Korean electronics giant LG has announced that its Cinema 3D Smart TVs are to get a series of 3D game apps.

Telefónica SA has sold a 4.56% stake in China Unicom to its parent group, China United Network, as the telecoms giant attempts to back out of its financial difficulties.

Following the approval of a new national telecoms policy, and the hacking into provider Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)’s website by the Anonymous India group, there has been plenty to talk about with Indian telecoms.

Despite numerous LTE tests across China, predicting when the first commercial 4G networks will become active is a difficult and frustrating game, says our Beijing Correspondent Dr Lin Sun.

Shares in the Finnish mobile giant Nokia plunged by 14% after the firm admitted it was facing a tough battle for smartphone sales, “particularly in India, the Middle East, Africa and China”, and revised its Q1 predictions downwards.

China’s mobile application market is now the second largest in the world, according to research. Analytics firm, Flurry, found that China has had an 840% increase in app usage during this year. The growth is four times more than the rate experienced by other countries.