61 h. ago How iPhone Air’s eSIM debut reshapes China’s telecoms landscape

The launch of the iPhone Air as the first eSIM-supported smartphone sold in China marks a pivotal moment in the country’s telecoms history, as state-owned mobile carriers vie for dominance in a changing landscape. Beijing approved “commercial trials” of the handset’s eSIM function by the country’s “Big Three” telecoms operators – China Unicom, China Mobile and China Telecom – last week, and the iPhone Air sold out within minutes of its release on Friday. Domestic brands quickly followed suit....

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8 d. ago Apple CEO Tim Cook’s latest China visit boosts promotion for the iPhone Air

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s latest visit to China this year turned out to herald the launch of the iPhone Air on the mainland, as the country’s three major telecommunications network operators start commercial trials of the eSIM function on smartphones. China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom each confirmed on Monday that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved the eSIM trials, as Cook later that evening joined Apple’s live streaming session on ByteDance-owned platform Douyin...

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9 d. ago China Mobile aims to triple AI computing power using homegrown chips

State-owned telecom giant China Mobile announced plans to use only homegrown chips for the nation’s largest artificial intelligence computing network by 2028, accelerating China’s efforts to become a leader in AI and reduce its reliance on foreign technology. China Mobile chairman Yang Jie outlined the ambitious target at the company’s Global Partners Conference in Guangzhou on Saturday. The telco, he said, planned to double its investment in AI and explore the construction of a computing...

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1 week ago Travel Smarter in China: How Mobile Payments Are Making Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen the Ultimate Tourist Destinations

Travel Smarter in China: How Mobile Payments Are Making Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen the Ultimate Tourist Destinations  Travel And Tour World

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2 w. ago China Mobile (SEHK:941): A Closer Look at Valuation After Steady Share Price Gains This Year

China Mobile (SEHK:941): A Closer Look at Valuation After Steady Share Price Gains This Year  Yahoo Finance

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3 w. ago China tourist in Japan saves drowning woman, despite limited arm mobility

A Chinese tourist recovering from collarbone surgery has garnered praise for prioritising someone else’s safety over his own by descending a cliff to rescue a drowning Japanese woman at a tour site in Japan. The 54-year-old man, identified as Yang, hails from Xian in Shaanxi province, northwestern China. He was travelling with his wife at Jogasaki Beach in Shizuoka Prefecture on September 16 when they heard someone fall into the sea. Yang reported seeing a woman floating in the water face up at...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong home prices rise slightly while rents near historic peak

Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices rose by 0.14 per cent in August, according to the latest official data, suggesting a gradual recovery in the city’s struggling residential property market. An official index measuring price movement among the city’s second-hand homes made a modest gain for the fifth straight month, narrowing this year’s price decline to 0.24 per cent, according to data from the Rating and Valuation Department (RVD) released on Friday. Since April, Hong Kong’s home prices have...

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3 w. ago Number of 5G mobile phone users in China surpasses 1.15 billion

Number of 5G mobile phone users in China surpasses 1.15 billion  ecns.cn

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