TD-SCDMA Forum Seminar on TD Terminal Vs. Commercialization
TD-SCDMA Forum
TD-SCDMA is being deployedin ten cities in China. TD-SCDMA
terminal industry has attracted more and more attention.. To facilitate
better communications between terminal manufacturers and telecom
operators, TD Forum hosted a seminar on TD-SCDMA terminal and
commercialization on September 7 2007 in Beijing.
The participants include experts from operators , i.e. China Mobile,
China Telecom, China Netcom. Audience also came from R&D institutions,
market research firms and TD Forum member organizations. Delegates
explored key issues in TD-SCDMA terminal development, such as
its functions and performances, TD -SCDMA feature services, business
models and market strategies of TD-SCDMA terminal industry, TD-SCDMA
customized services and the development of TD-SCDMA terminal supply
chain etc.
Dr. Jing Wang, acting Secretary-General of the TD-SCDMA Forum
reviewed history of 3G development. He said terminal is a determinant
factor in TD-SCDMA commercialization. After eight years of hard
work, TD-SCDMA has made tremendous progress. Challenges TD-SCDMA
has to face today are more about the market and users, rather
than technology itself. How to improve production capacity and
enhance the whole industry chain? What business model to adopt?
And what can we do to help users accept TD-SCDMA? Most challenges
come from the market and users. Only a strong TD industry chain
can solve all these problems. We need to explore experience in
3G development and avoid possible mistakes in TD terminal development.
We expect more main-stream terminal manufacturers to invest in
TD-SCDMA. Positive interaction between market and industry players
can better facilitate healthy development of the industry.
Nie Neng, President of CYIT outlined the future TD-SCDMA terminal,
he said: ¡°According to China Mobile¡¯s description in its TD-SCDMA
terminal tender, power consumption and stability of expected TD-SCDMA
terminals should be similar to GSM terminals. Bandwidth should
be large enough to accommodate HSDPA functions, video functions,
MBMS functions etc. TD/GSM dual-mode dual standby is a must and
dual-mode single standby with auto handover (including GPRS/EDGE)
will be a plus.¡±
Most terminal manufacturers believe stability and high-end applications
are key elements in TD-SCDMA commercial terminals. And stability
is the first thing consumers think about when choosing a TD-SCDMA
terminal. ¡°TD chipset makers should guarantee the stability of
chipset and telecom services, while terminal manufacturers should
focus on stability of application platforms.¡± said Wang Kailong,
vice president of TCL research.
CCTIME CEO Mr. Xiang Ligang said: ¡°Stability is a basic factor
in choosing TD-SCDMA terminals, and high-end application is an
incentive.¡± Manufacturers need to improve stability of TD terminals
and develop high-end applications to grab its share in the forthcoming
TD terminal bid.¡±
High-end applications made HSDPA a must in TD-SCDMA terminals.
Single carrier HSDPA functions are available in the TD-SCDMA network
currently under construction. Its theoretical transmission speed
topped 2.8Mbps. Lou Wenping, manager of T3G system infrastructure
Dept. said, ¡°Transmission speed of WCDMA HSDPA is up to 14.4Mbps.¡±
In his point of view, TD terminals which support three-carrier
HSDPA functions will be important in TD-SCDMA long-term development.
When talked about what incentive applications TD terminals could
provide, Wang Ting, Senior engineer of Huawei Technologies terminal
dept. said, with the development of Internet web2.0, users are
more involved and contribute more to the Internet contents. Services
feature sharing characteristics will become an important part
in 3G content.
Dr. Li Weichong, Vice President of Accenture (Great China) chaired
the roundtable discussion. He shared his knowledge and experiences
with delegates in issues like how will terminal industry drive
up 3G industry development, TD terminal performance and functional
parameters, TD featured services, business model and market strategy
of TD terminal industry, customized TD services, how to forge
a big and strong TD terminal industry chain etc. The GSM market
is rather mature while TD-SCDMA still needs further improvement.
TD-SCDMA needs to survive and grow stronger in such market conditions.
Challenges in developing high quality TD-SCDMA terminals lies
in the following: 1. how to develop TD mobiles with differentiated
appearance; 2. how to accommodate antennas of different bands
in one handset; 3. how to set up and optimize interfaces between
processors and telecom modules; 4. how to lower power consumption;
5. how to realize interconnections between terminals; 6. which
business model to adopt. Lowering power consumption and accommodating
multiple antennas in one handset may become bottlenecks in TD
terminal development. The coexistence of multiple antennas in
3G terminals is not an easy task. It means the harmony of 3G network,
mobile TV service, location service, Bluetooth etc.
In his closing remarks, Dr. Jing Wang said, TD Forum is a good
platform to promote TD-SCDMA commercialization. We will provide
more opportunities for industry players to communicate about issues
of their common interest.
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Dr. Jing Wang, acting Secretary-General
of TD-SCDMA Forum
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Mr. Zhang Aimin,Datang Mobile
(Shanghai)
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Mr. TED DEANBDA, General Manager
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| Mr. Xiang Ligang,
CEO, CCTIME |
Mr. Wang Ting, Huawei Technologies
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Mr. Lou Wenping, T3G |
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| Mr. Nie Neng, President,
CYIT |
Mr. Wang Kailong, Vice President,
TCL Research
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Dr. Li Weichong, Vice President,
Accenture (Great China) |
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| Mr. Qian Guoliang,
Vice President, LG China R&D Center |
Mr. Yang Shouquan,
Senior Vice President, UT Starcom (China) mobile terminal
department |
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