China Unicom, the country’s second-largest mobile operator with 162 million subscribers, will officially launch its Wostore early next month. But the store is already available in a beta version at its website, featuring more than 2,000 apps.
Wostore will be entering a somewhat cluttered market. China Mobile, with 569 million subscribers, launched its Mobile Market last year and now has 20,000 apps available with 25 million downloads.
China Telecom, with 82 million mobile subscribers, has its eStore with more than 5,000 apps.
PC World Business Center reports that handset manufacturers like Lenovo and Motorola have also launched their own app stores for their devices in the Chinese market. In the case of Motorola, the company’s Shop4Apps recorded its one millionth download last month.