Ministry of Industry and Information clarifies
TD-SCDMA direction
Sohu.com
June 16th, Ministry of Industry and Information
held a conference in Beijing. Li Yizhong, the minister of Ministry
of Industry and Information, called for allerating the TD-SCDMA
progress.He demanded that all involved parties have clear understanding
of responsibilities, the urgency, and the determination to practice
China¡¯s innovation strategy.. |
| China Mobile takeover TD of Qingdao Netcom
China Mobile will eventually take over from China Netcom the deployed
TD-SCDMA base stations in Qingdao.. The Chief Engineer in charge
of the network said that China Netcom will be fully transferring
the assett to China Mobile. The transfer will be limited only
on the asset, without touching the handover of employees. |
DT Mobile obtained TD 2.2Mbps high-speed network
license
Sina.com
June 17th, DT Mobile announced that one of its TD-SCDMA network
cards had passed the testing and obtained the network license by
Ministry of Industry and Information. So far it is the highest speed
HSDPA data card of TD-SCDMA. Prior to that, two other models of
TD-HSDPA data cards passed the testing, which were developed by
CYIT and NPTE respectively. |
3.5G upgrading in 10 cities
TD will enter the 3.5G HSDPA era soon. The TD-SCDMA network in
10 cities will be upgraded to HSDPA by end of June. HSDPA is one
of mandatory functions required by China Mobile, who is planning
to add TD base stations to expand/improve the coverage. |
T3G sold to ST
June 16th, DT Mobile Communications Equipment Co., Ltd. offered
122 million RMB to sell 32.11% stock of T3G in Beijing Equity Exchange.
T3G eventually will be controlled by ST. |
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Starvalley joins TD-SCDMA Forum
Starvalley Technology was founded in 2006. It is a professional
wireless streaming media company. In 2007, Starvalley provided the
first surveillance platform based on the TD-SCDMA video phone in
Shenzhen. |
| Abstract of the opening remarks at the
"TD-SCDMA Evolution and LTE Summit Shanghai 2008¡±
Adrian Scrase from 3GPP £ºIn
the next 18 months, we will further optimize the standard. We
believed that with such optimization, LTE will become a high standard
by 3GPP, and stride forward 4G¡£
Zeng Xudong, Vice-President of Nortel: Nortel, as a part of the
ecological chain for supporting TDD and LTE development, are seeking
partners actively to jointly work on innovations and standards,
and the lab testing for future technologies as well. We will do
our part to build a telecom ¡°Great Wall¡±.
Cao Qiang Vice-President of Spreadtrum:
We hope the government can introduce some policies such as allocation
of spectrum as soon as possible, so the regulation can be abreast
of the industrial development planning and manufacturers¡¯ product
roadmap.
Asimakis Kokkos, Director of Strategy and Technology
from NSN: The end-user demand is the
starting point of our work. Operators will feel the pressure,
and they will pass it to the manufacturers. To solve it, we should
all pay attention to user requirements, and maintain a good communication.
Duan Jun, Director of Wireless Technology from
Alcatel-Lucent: Next-generation
wireless mobile communication systems provide a foundation for
the high volume of packet data services. The market progress of
LTE deployment may be faster than the progress from analog to
digital, and from 2G to 3G. LTE can take full advantage of existing
mature 2G and 3G Supply chain and the market. |
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| News from Foreign Media |
Alcatel-Lucent Wins $1 Billion Chinese
Contract
Reuters
Alcatel-Lucent has signed a US$1 billion framework agreement for
2008 with China Mobile to provide mobile communication equipment
and services. This agreement was secured through Alcatel-Lucent¡¯s
Chinese subsidiary, Alcatel Shanghai Bell.
Under the frame agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will provide China Mobile
with mobile core network solutions, wireless network solutions,
TD-SCDMA equipment, applications, transmission and IP router equipment
and the related services.
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DoCoMo Confirms Bangladesh Investment
cellular-news
Japan's DoCoMo has finally confirmed that it is buying a 30 percent
stake in TM International (Bangladesh) Limited (TMIB), a mobile
phone operator based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, by directly acquiring
all stock in TMIB held by A.K. Khan and its four group companies.
The deal, worth US$350 million, is expected to be completed by the
end of 2008. The stake is currently owned by AK Khan, a privately
owned textiles-to-telecoms company - and had recently been valued
at around US$300 million, although reports last week had suggested
a purchase price of as much as US$425 million.
DoCoMo will participate in TMIB's management and actively draw on
its expertise to enhance the company's business in the fast-growing
Bangladeshi mobile telecommunications market. |
Freescale Introduces Industry's First Multi-Standard
Accelerator
Freescale Semiconductor has introduced what it says is the industry¡¯s
first multi-standard baseband accelerator device. The first accelerator
to support 3G-LTE, the MSBA8100 also supports the emerging wireless
WiMAX, HSPA+ and TDD-LTE standards, enabling manufacturers of wireless
infrastructure equipment to create substantially lower-cost, differentiated
channel cards. |
Huawei's Asia Pacific Contract Sales Reached
US$2.5 Billion in 2007
Huawei says that its contract sales for Asia Pacific (excluding
China) rose to US$2.5 billion in 2007, up from US$2 billion from
the previous year. The company expects Asia Pacific contract sales
(excluding China) to reach US$3.9 billion in 2008 as more telecom
operators across Asia Pacific step up network transformation and
mobile network expansion from 2G to 3G and HSPA.
The company says that growing acceptance from Asia Pacific established
telecom operators towards Huawei as a reliable and reputable telecom
solution provider has played a key role in boosting contract sales. |
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