This is for the first time that TD-SDMA Forum and TD-SCDMA Industry Alliance jointly develop the international TD-SCDMA market. The tow parties fully deployed their advantages in this event. During this trip, the two partied got a clearer idea of the demand in the overseas TD-SCDMA market and this trip is considered to be a solid step towards the TD-SCDMA internationalization.

The representatives in the delegation include Dr. Jing Wang, Secretary General of TD-SCDMA Forum, Mr. Yang Hua, Secretary General of TDIA, Mr. Yang Guiliang, Vice President of Datang Mobile, Ms. Ji Hongyan, leader of the market department of TDIA and Mr. Jin Yidun, leader of the industrialization department of TDIA.

· The short trip in UK

In the morning, July 19th, Discussion on the bank of River Times
London is famous for its hazy and foggy weather. However, when the Chinese delegation arrived in London, it was clear and agreeable. After a short break, the delegation visited the headquarter of OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION（OFCOM）located on the bank of River Times.

OFCOM is the supervision and administration organization of British wireless communications. Mr. Peter Bury, leader of OFCOM strategic resource department and Mr. William Webb, leader of OFCOM R&D department received the Chinese delegation. They said that the main task of OFCOM is to coordinate frequency resources in Britain and to supervise the frequency usage of the British operators. OFCOM is technology neutral and it will exert no influence on the operators regarding the technology they adopted.

However, in order to guarantee the validity of the current regulations in the future, when different technologies coexist in the Britain, OFCOM has already began to conduct some forward looking research on the probable convergence of multiple technologies in the future. OFCOM believes that operators should test any technology and standard before it goes to the market. The final tester for the technology is the market so operators should choose their own 3G technology after taking the market demand into serious consideration.

Secretary Yang Hua introduced the industry development status of TD-SCDMA, key technology trails and network testing status. He described the verified advantages of TD-SCDMA as well and extended his willingness to cooperate with OFCOM to promote the development of TD-SCDMA technology.

OFCOM had been paying close attention to TD-SCDMA and OFCOM supports ITU in allocating separately the FDD and TDD frequency band in 3G extended frequency band.

Mr. Peter Bury and Mr. William Webb introduced to the delegation as well the frequency allocation in Britain, TDD technology trails and testing, etc. Currently, TDD frequency band has been reserved in the 1900～1920 Mhz, among which four operators namely T-Mobile, Orange, O2 and Three has a 5MHz TDD frequency band respectively.

Mr. Peter Bury and Mr. William Webb said that OFCOM is ready to establish regular information exchange channels with TD-SCDMA Forum and TDIA and the two parties will keep each other informed of the latest TD-SCDMA development and trend. OFCOM may do some forward-looking research in TD-SCDMA field provided it can maintain its technology neutral position.

In the afternoon, July 19th, London City
The two 3G international organizations the Chinese TD-SCDMA delegation visited were located in the center of London, where booming had just occurred. From the taxi window, we can see clearly that security measures were enhanced in the main central areas of London. A lot of people ride bicycles instead of using public transportation to avoid possible risks.

The Chinese delegation arrived in the UMTS Forum at 2:00 pm and met with Mr. Jean-Pierre Bienaime – president of UMTS Forum. The Chinese delegation introduced to Mr. Bienaime the development status of TD-SCDMA in China, including the overall status of TD-SCDMA industry chain and the testing status, etc. Mr. Yang Guiliang, VP of Datang Mobile introduced details of TD-SCDMA differentiating advantages and characteristics.

Mr. Jean－Pierre said the issue UMTS paid the closest attention is the IPR issue. He also showed great interest in the 3G license granting in China. By taking into consideration the 2008 Olympic game in China, he suggested that the 3G license be granted before June next year. He said that UMTS hoped to help the Chinese enterprises to improve the quality of FDD technology and products and increase the interoperability of TD-SCDMA and WCDMA. UMTS also wanted to be involved into the Chinese IPR negotiation. He hoped that UMTS can work with the two Chinese based international TD-SCDMA organizations in areas like the interoperability, the evolution and convergence of TDD and FDD.

Mr. Jean－Pierre said that all main operators in Europe like Orange opposed to run FDD services on the TDD frequency band. They also conducted trails and testing on TDD technologies, such as the TD-SCDMA technology in HCP area.

The next stop for the Chinese TD-SCDMA delegation is the headquarter of GSMA. Mr. Tom Philips, manager of the Public and the Government and Regional Relationship Management Department. Secretary General Yang Hua introduced to Mr. Philips the status of TD-SCDMA development in China, the overall status of TD-SCDMA industry chain, TD-SCDMA testing as well as the enterprises focus on the TD-SCDMA R&D. He also introduced the future development of TD-SCDMA technology and the interoperability of GSM and TD-SCDMA. He said that GSMA is interested in the TD-SCDMA trails in China, and the granting of the 3G licenses. He asked several questions about the relationship of the 3G licenses granting and the maturity of the technology, the 3G IPR negotiation in China and etc. He said that GSMA will offer as much help as they can in the above-mentioned areas.

Mr. Tom Phillips also introduced the differences and similarities of WiMAX and WCDMA to the Chinese guests, the 3G deployment of the European operators and the TD-SCDMA development in other areas of Europe. He said as one of the long-term partner of TD-SCDMA forum, GSMA want to further enhance its regular contact with TD-SCDMA Forum and TDIA and keep each other informed of the latest information in this field. He also expressed his willingness to further cooperate with the two organizations to promote the research of TD-SCDMA projects of the European Union.

· The Warsaw Trip

July 21st, Warsaw, European Conference on Next Generation Mobile Communication

The delegates seemed to be greatly influenced by the English people and are more likely to talk about the weather. The weather in Warsaw is agreeable and not like that in the GB.

The attendees of the European Conference on Next Generation Mobile Communication included operators, equipment manufacturers and telecom enterprises of east and central Europe. In the conference, people exchanged their viewpoints about the next generation mobile communications and discussed relevant topics in the future communications field.

Dr. Jing Wang, Secretary General of TD-SCDMA Forum delivered a keynote speech first on behalf of the TD-SCDMA Forum, TDIA and Chinese TD-SCDMA enterprises like Datang Mobile. The topic of his speech is TD-SCDMA – A New Option in the Next Generation Communications. In the 40 minute speech, Dr. Wang introduced to the audience the arduous process of TD-SCDMA development, and he forecasted the future development and market prospect of TD-SCDMA.

His speech was highly appreciated by all the representatives of the conference. During the conference, delegates from the governmental organizations, international 3G organizations, operators, system and terminal manufacturers, apparatus manufacturers, software application developers exchanged their concepts and ideas with the Chinese delegation. Their communication further enhanced the understanding of TD-SCDMA technology and industry status of the overseas organizations. Foreign organizations have a clearer idea of the possibility and way of being involved into the TD-SCDMA field and establishing regular contact with the delegation. The Chinese delegation also communicated separately with relevant operators.

Mr. Yang Guiliang, Vice President of Datang Mobile attended the roundtable conference held by the organizing committee. In the roundtable, he compared the 3G development in other areas of the world with the European mode. He explained the market demand of 3G in China and China’s choice in its applications as well.
During the Conference, delegate from ZTE also delivered a keynote speech on WiMAX. The delegation paid a visit to ZTE’s booth. The delegates of ZTE thought that the Chinese TD-SCDMA delegation had done a good job in the conference and their TD-SCDMA promotion was quite effective. The Chinese home grown 3G standard will surely has its position in the world 3G market.

The visit of the Chinese delegation not only increased the visibility of TD-SCDMA in the European government, operators and manufacturers. In addition, channels have been established for further information sharing and communication after this event.

July,22nd. Visited the Bureau of Communications, Poland
The last stop for this visit is the Bureau of Communications, Poland. On the morning of July 22nd, Mr. Andrzej Chrzanowski, the President of Bureau of Communications of Poland, Mr. Grzegorz Pachniewski, consultant of the Bureau and Mr. Stanistaw Wilkowski, Director of the Frequency Planning Department of the Bureau met with the delegation.

The delegation introduced to these decision makers the potential TD-SCDMA advantages and latest development in this field. And the audiences showed great interest in TD-SCDMA. Prior to this conference, Poland has also been allocated the TDD frequency band and the Poland Government had been finding good services and applications for this band. Mr. Andrzej Chrzanowski stated that the Bureau of Poland Communication will stay technology neutral, and is willing to establish regular contact with the TD-SCDMA Forum and TDIA. He also hoped that the Polish operators may have TD-SCDMA related information simultaneously with the Chinese operators through this regular contact. At last, he also wished TD-SCDMA can be successfully launched in China first.

· Summary
The very short European trip ended after several days of hard work. Though very tired, all the representatives were excited about the achievements they made these days. This visit is considered to be a solid step in the development of TD-SCDMA. Rome is not built in one day and we believe TD-SCDMA will fully succeed through our continuous effort.

However, all the delegates knew this trip is only a small step in the TD-SCDMA internationalization. And there is still a long way to go.

The TD-SCDMA Forum will work with domestic and overseas TD-SCDMA organizations and bring its own advantages into full play to promote the industrialization, commercialization and internationalization of TD-SCDMA.