Chinese telecom operator China Unicom has announced the official opening of its new subsidiary in Singapore.

China VoIP & Digital Telecom's Beijing PowerUnique Technology Company has signed several virtualization agreements to implement an integrated virtualization solution at datacenters in Huizhou Power Supply Bureau, Shantou Power Supply Bureau and South East Motor.

Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE has announced that it has cooperated with the Uzbekistan cellular communications provider UCell in the launch of a LTE network in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan.

Chinese Internet and online game services provider NetEase.com has launched its first free-of-charge voice software "NetEase CC", which is currently undergoing beta tests.

According to reports in local media, the domain name system of China's leading VoIP service provider UUCall has recovered and its website reopened on February 4, 2010.

According to latest statistics provided by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in 2009, China's telecom industry achieved accumulated revenue of CNY2.568 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 14.4%; and it reached operating revenue of CNY870.73 billion, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%.

According to reports in local media, Chinese voice over IP service provider UUCall has suspended its services for breaking Chinese laws.

Proving how risky any type of seemly innocuous business in China can be, Jinan Yinquan Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China VoIP & Digital Telecom Inc., states its business has been impacted with a temporary block of VoIP services after the recent riots in northwestern China.

Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell has announced that with the approvals of its board of directors and the relevant government departments, the company's wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai Bell Alcatel Business Systems Company Ltd. has changed its name to Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell Enterprise Communications Company Ltd.

According to local media, the Chinese Internet and communications technology company 263 Network Communication Co. Ltd. has bought a 50% stake in the U.S. telecommunications operator iTalk Global Communications, marking 263's entry into the North American VoIP market.

JaJah, an American Internet phone service provider, has launched a voice service that can automatically transforms itself between Chinese and English, showing the company's intention to enter the Chinese market.