The note provides the analysis of Chinese wireless communication industry in the late 2012, when it had more than 1.1 billion subscribers, and as forecasted the used smartphones would jump to 500 million in the country by the end of 2013. The industry value chain includes application providers, device manufacturer, telecom equipment providers, carriers, components providers that are discussed in this note and how the country efforts to develop this industry. The note is accompanied by the business models of three main carriers in this industry, including China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicorn, and what is the strategic positioning of each one of them, and present key manufacturer of handset in local and international markets (Apple, Nokia, Samsung, ZTE, and Huawei). Further, the case also presents the major supplier of chipset in the China’s wireless industry including, Intel, Samsung, Qualcomm, and MediaTek.
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