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  • Asia Netcom will provide an end-to-end IPv6 link between Tokyo and Beijing using capacity on its own subsea network and through a 155Mbps circuit between Hong Kong and Beijing from its parent, says the story, adding, “Asia Netcom is one of the first operators in the region to launch commercial IPv6-based services and is offering an end-to-end IPv6 video streaming service with partner, NEC.”

    High-res video on IPv6 2005

  • On the first day the law became effective, one individual filed a lawsuit against China Netcom, one of the big state-owned telecoms providers, for allegedly abusing its dominant market position through discriminatory pricing policies.

    Life After China's Antimonopoly Law Peter Wang 2010

  • In his previous job, as chairman of state-owned fixed-line carrier China Netcom Group, Mr. Zhang helped engineer an ambitious corporate-governance overhaul aimed at giving outside board members greater say.

    Chinese Executive Is Sentenced in Bribery Case Owen Fletcher 2011

  • Netcom in 2008 was merged into another Chinese telecom company as part of a government restructuring of the sector, which prompted Mr. Zhang's transfer to China Mobile.

    Chinese Executive Is Sentenced in Bribery Case Owen Fletcher 2011

  • When he stole Netcom's database of more than 20,000 active credit cards, he was offended that news accounts didn't specify that it was all in fun.

    The Internet's Most Wanted Steven Levy 2011

  • The Hebei court found that Mr. Zhang, 53 years old, took 7.46 million yuan $1.15 million in bribes between 1994 and 2009, a period in which he served as a senior telecom official in Liaoning province, followed by posts at China Netcom Group Corp.

    Chinese Executive Is Sentenced in Bribery Case Owen Fletcher 2011

  • China Netcom just rolled out EV-DO to a bunch of cities!

    Apple To Verizon: Can I Hear LTE Now? 2009

  • My trophy was a copy of Netcom's computer database.

    The Internet's Most Wanted Steven Levy 2011

  • CNC serves 16 million broadband customers through its subsidiary, China Netcom Broadband Corp.

    Google China Book Search Expands 2007

  • Another service, Netcom, was inundated with 50,000 pieces of spam, causing the San Jose, Calif., company to shut down a part of its network for four hours.

    King Of 'Spam' And Proud Of It 2008

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