6 posts and columns on Wang Jianzhou

China Mobile Racks Up 10 Million iPhone Users While Waiting for Apple Deal

in Mobile on October 24, 2011 at 3:27 pm PT

China Mobile’s lack of a deal with Apple hasn’t stopped the carrier from accumulating quite a few iPhones on its network.
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China Mobile’s Four Million iPhone Users Still Waiting for Official Apple Deal

in Mobile on May 19, 2011 at 9:35 am PT

Five years after beginning talks with Apple, China Mobile, China’s largest wireless phone operator, is still negotiating to add the iPhone to its smartphone lineup. It’s been slow going, to be sure, but some progress has been made.

China Mobile: Maybe if We Keep Talking About an iPad Deal, It Will Come True

in Mobile on May 12, 2010 at 9:59 am PT

China Mobile, China’s largest wireless phone operator, hasn’t yet managed to negotiate a deal to add Apple’s iPhone to its smartphone lineup. But that hasn’t dashed the company’s hopes of becoming a carrier for the iPad when it finally arrives in China.

China Mobile Getting Desperate for iPhone, iPad Deal?

in Mobile on March 18, 2010 at 9:16 am PT

Four years after starting talks with Apple, China Mobile, China’s largest wireless phone operator, is still seeking to add the iPhone to its smartphone lineup. But these days, the carrier sounds a bit more optimistic about a deal. During a Thursday news conference, China Mobile CEO Wang Jianzhou said his company hopes to soon sell both Apple’s iPhone and iPad.

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China Mobile Counts on 3G for Its Growth

in News on November 20, 2009 at 5:00 am PT

China Mobile Ltd., the world’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, is pinning its hopes on new third-generation services such as mobile television and mobile readers to drive growth amid increasing competition and falling voice revenue.

Apple in iPhone Talks With Second Chinese Carrier?

in News on September 1, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

Apple will sell somewhere between five and seven million iPhones in China in 2010, according to research house Broadpoint AmTech. But that’s assuming its distribution deal with China Unicom is exclusive. And according to Apple, it’s not. “I can confirm it is not an exclusive deal,” an Apple spokesperson told Dow Jones.
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