China Unicom has evolved from a State owned monopoly to become the worlds largest network provider. Following incorporation on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2000, merger with China Netcom in 2008 and a minority participation from Spain’s Telefonica in 2011, Unicom has recently challenged both Apple and Google, announcing their own linux based OS system (WoPhone).
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Type of wireless networks and frequencies Unicom operates on:
- WCDMA / 3G
- GSM
Subscribers:
- 125 Million MGSM
- 43 million CDMA
Website: chinaunicom.com
Mobile equipment brands marketed by Unicom:
- Blackberry
- Apple iPhone
- Sony Ericsson
- Samsung
- HTC
- Nokia
- LG
- Android
- Huawei
- WoPhone
- ZTE
Countries around the world where the Unicom brand is present:
- China