Initiated by China Telecom, the operator of the CDMA2000 network in China, China's "CDMA2000 Mobile Phone Design and Development Industry Alliance" has been founded in Beijing with over 100 members, including mobile phone chip platform providers, mobile phone design companies, and brand manufacturers with independent development abilities.

Taiwan-headquartered fabless semiconductor company MediaTek Inc. and the U.S. wireless communication technology developer Qualcomm have signed a patent cross-licensing agreement.

Chinese search engine company Baidu.com and the Chinese telecom operator China Unicom have jointly announced that the two parties have signed a strategic agreement for wireless search.

A development platform named xFace, which is jointly built by the China Telecom Sichuan branch and a Chengdu local technology corporation, has been launched.

MediaTek, the Taiwan-headquartered semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, has announced plans to invest USD2.5 million in the Chinese mainland mobile phone software platform company, Vogins Technology.

Chinese Internet search engine Baidu.com has reportedly achieved cooperation with several mobile phone companies, including Samsung, Lenovo, Tianyu, and MediaTek, to further enhance its leading position in China's wireless search sector.

In response to Chinese media reports about China Telecom's (CHA) intention to acquire MediaTek, both of the sides say the news is not true.

Chinese telecommunications operator China Telecom (CHA) is considering acquiring the Taiwan-based wireless communications and digital media solutions provider MediaTek.

TD-SCDMA Industry Alliance has announced that with the consent of the Council of the TD-SCDMA Industry Alliance, China Mobile will join the alliance along with nine other firms.