China Telecom to sing iPhone4 operators "three Kill" upgrade

On January 12, Verizon, the US operator, issued a CDMA version of IPhone4 mobile phone and will begin accepting bookings from American subscribers on February 3. The price is consistent with the previous WCDMA version of the iPhone4 price. From inside China Telecom, Telecom has decided to launch the iphone, which will be available in six months. Even so, Apple has always been tough, but the operators are still difficult, Unicom's frustration with the card binding policy attracted countless questions. And mobile also in the introduction of IPhone4 no fruit, put down the carrier boss of the shelf, in the business Hall launched with machine network, free cut card value-added services.

Apparently, with the advent of Apple's new product, the "bloodshed" that Apple triggered will continue.

Telecom version iPhone4 or IPhone5?

"When the iphone 4 was introduced, it's not easy to say, because we have a deal with Apple and it's not convenient to make any conclusions at the moment," Wang, general manager of China Telecom, said at the 2011 China Telecom's CDMA terminal industrial chain meeting held on January 19. ”

However, China Telecom insiders said that Telecom has been determined to launch IPhone4, the fastest in six months to market.

It is understood that China Telecom and Apple negotiators all come from the top, and according to the company's requirements signed a confidentiality agreement. But the talks are still ongoing and China Telecom has not officially signed with Apple.

For the public about the CDMA version of the iPhone4 price will be lower than Unicom news, China Telecom insiders said, low prices will not be reflected in the phone terminal, but reflected in the fee subsidy.

And China Unicom iPhone4 binding Bill of fare, like, China Telecom will also carry out fee subsidy, but because China Telecom in the three major operators mobile business strength weakest, the amount of subsidy is likely to be higher than unicom.

In addition, China Telecom will also use the early payment to the Apple Purchase mode of cooperation, which is the same way as the Chinese Unicom and iPhone4 cooperation. But the way in which the first payments are made to buy mobile phones, and Apple's share of value-added business revenue is clearly making the consistently strong operators angry.

According to China Telecom in six months will be pushed iPhone4 time to calculate, and the market out of Apple IPhone5 listing time coincides with. It is understood that if time permits, telecommunications will also consider the introduction of direct iPhone5, so that IPhone5 will become the main major mobile phone subsidies, and China Unicom launched a positive competition.

"In iPhone4 sales, telecommunications, whether from the time or the number of users are significantly weaker than China Unicom, if two operators can be launched together IPhone5, coupled with the current market for the Apple phone, Telecom has the capital from China Unicom or move to get more high-end resources." "Sadie consultant analyst Liu told the China Business newspaper reporter."

But the initiative remains in Apple's hands. After all, WCDMA mobile users in the world's largest, step-by-step introduction of different network format IPhone5 not only can increase the user's expectations, but also for Apple to develop new products to buy more time.

China Mobile is unlikely to launch an iphone, according to Chinese news sources. "The problem with Apple is TD, but Apple seems to have not solved it," said Mr Wang, China Mobile's chairman. ”

Indeed, because only China Mobile is using TD networks around the world, it is very unlikely that the same strong Apple would spend a lot of money on developing TD-version handsets for China Mobile.

The CDMA version of the iphone 4, which is sold in the United States, uses a card all-in-one design and does not provide a separate SIM slot to prevent the user from separating from the card.

Wang did not give the final answer as to whether China Telecom is also taking this model. But after China Unicom's card binding crisis, the Chinese telecom should be faced with, after all, with China Telecom mobile business in a weak situation, for high-end user resources, to build a good brand is the core of its solution to Apple.

It is understood that Heshuo, one of the iphone's foundry's CDMA version of the iphone 4, was shipped in January this year, mainly to China, Japan, South Korea and other Asian markets.

Preempt Wireless network resources

It now appears that China's move will continue to lose its voice in the Apple campaign. As the largest mobile operator in China, its network and terminals are in a disadvantageous position.

It is understood that China Mobile TD Network mobile phone terminals can not compete with unicom and telecommunications, so far only Huawei and ZTE two domestic brands for the TD production of mobile phones, and most well-known mobile phone brands have not launched TD's products.

"Now the vast majority of mobile users or their GSM second-generation network, even if the mobile launch IPhone4, its 2G network format is still unable to meet the requirements of the Apple 4G phone." "said Meng Xiaodao, a professor at Beijing University of Posts and telecommunications.

In fact, the three major domestic operators have been in a state of mutual restraint. It is understood that initially China Mobile, China Telecom and the Chinese Unicom in the choice of 3G network format is not an exception to select the most sophisticated WCDMA network abroad. However, because China does not have the independent network model, the Chinese handset manufacturer each production handset must pay the intellectual property expense to the foreign network company, because China Mobile has the strongest fund strength in the three big operators, therefore along with Datang Telecom undertook the TD net the research and development. And before the dismantling of China Unicom is the weakest, so smooth access to the use of WCDMA network.

From the market share of mobile business of the three major carriers, China Mobile is the highest, the Chinese Unicom and Beijing Telecom ranked after. But the embarrassment for China Mobile is that its 3G network has hardly contributed to the mobile business, which has forced China Mobile to pick up 4G networks as soon as possible. and WLAN (Wireless LAN) is the operator's next major business competition.

WLAN can realize wireless internet environment, if the network effect is good, can surf the internet anytime and anywhere. "Meng Xiaodao said.

It is understood that 2011 China Mobile planned to establish 100,000 WLAN sites to improve the quality of the network. The data shows that each mobile user's monthly phone bill is only 50 yuan ~80 yuan, significantly lower than the revenue of the data business.

In 2010, China Mobile invested in Pudong FA Bank to lay the foundation for the layout of mobile phone payment business. Now it seems that China Mobile, which has solved the bank's port resources, is now focused on layout terminals and improving network quality.

China Unicom has also issued an announcement recently that it will launch a three-month free WLAN experience for post-paid mobile subscribers.

It is understood that China Unicom also intends to suspend the implementation of WiFi business, because China Unicom has been widely believed that WiFi technology is not mature, if continue to push WiFi business will occupy resources and costs. Clearly, China Unicom's energy is also in the development and promotion of WLAN.

And China Telecom's wireless broadband is also its recent important business. China Telecom Terminal Management Center deputy general Manager Madaujie, telecommunications in the future may be in the netbook and notebook computer built-in C+W module, to achieve wireless network anytime, anywhere.

To the operator's existing resource allocation, China Unicom and the Chinese telecom to do data services more convenient. It is understood that if you want to use the Internet to achieve domestic and global connection, it must go through the country's network exports, but this export only China Unicom and Chinese telecom only. In an increasingly overlapping business environment, although China Mobile has the strongest overall strength, it is not easy to break the siege in the data business.

What updates will be IPhone5

Apple has no system to disclose details of IPhone5, but leaks from various sources show that Apple's fifth-generation iphone 5 will be equipped with A5 dual-core processors, from IPhone4 SGX535 (starting from the iphone 3GS) Upgrade to SGX543 graphics video processor, which means that at the same time, the A5 processor will be twice times as fast as the image and video processing speed. In addition to this, IPhone5 will also improve the camera, the use of 4G network will make its video calls more clear and smooth, and more importantly, will greatly reduce the flow costs. Another bright spot is that IPhone5 will be implanted with RFID chips, so that the iphone can be used instead of car keys, Bank payment cards and tickets for the show.