MIIT begins operations
Sina.com
On 10AM of June 29th, the newly formed Ministry
of Information and Industry Technology (MIIT) officially started
its operations in replacement of former Ministry of Industry and
Information (MII) of PRC. The organization structure was approved
by the State Council of PRC on June 25th, as well as the responsibilities
and staff size. The new MIIT will include 24 sub-departments with
total staff size of 731 people. All positions in MIIT will be filled
by end of July. |
| Local mobile won the Round 2 TD terminal
bidding
According to the consulting report issued on 1st July, in the
2nd round TD-SCDMA terminal procurement for 200K handsets, only
three foreign brands, total of 30K handsets, were in the list
among the 19 successful bidders. Most orders were given to Chjna
domestic terminal vendors like ZTE, Newpostcom, Amoi, Hisense.
TD-SCDMA data card orders were offered to Datang Mobile, NPTE,
CYIT and Potevio, which are all Chinese vendors.
Quantitative point of view, there are 16 domestic handset vendors
bid successfully with 170,000 handsets, which accounts for the
market share of 85%, while foreign brands only samsung, LG and
Motorola entered the provider list for 30,000 sets , i.e. 15%
market share.
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MIIT organized 3G Coordination Group
July 2nd, at a video and telephone conference
organized by MIIT, the Minister Li Yizhong announced the establishment
of an 3G Inter-Ministry Coordining Group which will be focused on
proactively push for the successful pre-commercial test of the TD-SCDMA. |
Datang Launched TD-SCDMA Research Programs
with 17 Universities
July 2nd, Datang Telecom Group and 17 colleges, universities,
institutes signed an agreement to cooperate in the wireless mobile
communication researches and to establish strategic partnership.
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10 years for TD-SCDMA
Li Yizhong: We should focus on ¡°two keys¡±
to ensure successful launch of TD-SCDMA MIIT will organize China
Mobile and other units to resolve the network optimization, the
Olympic services, 2G and 3G interoperability to ensure the successful
pre-commercial trial.
Lou Qinjian, Vice Minister of MIIT:
Occupying the market with means potential huge gain from the market.
However, market share requires significant investment on human
and financial resources. Only the government guidance and the
strong support of all aspects can minimize the risk for participating
enterprises.
Wang Jianzhou, CEO of China Mobile:
China Mobile has invested 15 billion RMB to built TD network in
eight cities. China Mobile reiterates its commitment on developing
TD-SCDMA.
Li Jinliang: For the sake of promoting
TD-SCDMA, we should stop any future investment on the GSM network
Once the roaming and handoff between the TD-SCDMA network and
GSM network are achieved, the market demand for the TD-SCDMA/GSM
dual-mode phones will rise dramatically. The dual-mode phones
will fully support the GSM services, meanwhile to increase the
TD market share.
Zeng Jianqiu:TD is now a strategy. We
need proper coordination among various government departments
and operators to jointly promote the development of TD-SCDMA. |
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| News from Foreign Media |
Neotel to bid for mobile WiMAX spectrum
www.CATR.cn
South African telecommunications operator Neotel is interested
in acquiring additional WiMAX spectrum and said it will bid on
the 2.6GHz spectrum when the Independent Communications Authority
of SA puts it on auction. The firm said the spectrum would enable
the firm to provide mobile WiMAX services to the consumer market.
Neotel's head of enterprise business group and the Network Operations
Centre Stefano Mattielo noted that the company already had 56MHz
of spectrum in the 3.5GHz range. This spectrum was allocated as
part of the second national operator's initial licensing conditions,
which stipulated it would be licensed under conditions that are
no less advantageous than Telkom.
Neotel used the spectrum to develop its fixed wireless WiMAX network,
which enables it to provide services for the enterprise market.
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France Telecom Launches Orange Network in
Niger
cellular-news
NIAMEY, Niger (AFP)--France Telecom, Monday launched a telephone
and Internet service under its Orange brand in five centers across
Niger, the company said.
As well as the capital Niamey, the towns of Zinder, Maradi, Birni-N'Konni
and Tahoua are also covered, France Telecom's head of operations
for Africa Marc Rennard said. The network will soon be available
in about 30 other towns, he added.
The authorities in Niamey gave France Telecom a license to market
its global GSM fixed-mobile-Internet service for EUR 48 million
last November. The company has joined forces with two African partners,
Mohamed Rissa and Moctar Thiam, to run its network in Niger.
Taking into account the low wages of most of the population, Orange
is selling recharge cards for as little as EUR 0.3. It has also
launched a promotion offering a SIM card with credit from EUR1.53.
Orange, which operates in 12 African countries, is also offering
high-speed mobile Internet access in Niamey. |
OLYMPICS: Beijing to Have 3G, but with Hiccups
cellular-news
China has long promised that third-generation mobile phone technology
will be available at the Beijing Olympics, but international travelers
shouldn't expect seamless service.
The two 3G standards widely available in the rest of the world are
unlikely to work in Beijing, experts say, meaning visitors will
be faced with the choice of either getting a new phone that uses
China's homegrown technology, or putting up with significantly slower
Internet connections than they're used to. |
Verizon Repeats Desire to Buy Vodafone Out
of US Joint Venture
cellular-news
Verizon Communications has reiterated its long standing desire to
buy out Vodafone's share in their joint venture mobile network,
Verizon Wireless. Speaking to the Financial Times, Verizon CEO,
Ivan Seidenberg confirmed that he still wanted total ownership of
the wireless division, although he warned that he doesn't expect
Vodafone to sell in the near term. |
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