China Mobile to update TD-SCDMA network to HSDPA
by end of May
Sina.com
According to a telecom consulting firm report,
TD-SCDMA will have a breakthrough, i.e., China Mobile will complete
upgrading the current TD-SCDMA network to HSDPA by end of May, which
means that TD-SCDMA date rate could rise to 2.8 Mbps. The
report indicated that, inspired by the good results from a local
TD-SCDMA network in Beijing suburb city Huairou, China Mobile will
upgrade the 8-city TD-SCDMA network to HSDPA by end of May.
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| Russia¡¯s Sistema may acquire Infineon
xinhua
Sistema is interested in acquiring Infineon Technologies AG.,
as Sistema¡¯s chief executive officier Alexander Gontscharuk told
the Handelsblatt newspaper.
"For us, Infineon is a very interesting target, primarily
for its Research and Development segment," he said, adding
the German chipmaker is particularly excellent in this field.
The newspaper said Sistema had previously attempted to acquire
a telecom company located in Bonn, but met resistance from the
German government.
Gontscharuk said in Infineon's case, he also expects political
opposition because Infineon is a "flagship of the German
industry".
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MediaTek optimistic about TD-SCDMA in China
3G market
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Taiwan chip makers MediaTek, in cooperation with
DT Mobile, had occupied 60 percent of the China Mobile TD-SCDMA
chip market share. As more mainland cities will be deployed TD-SCDMA
network, the management of MediaTek is optimistic about their business
future on TD-SCDMA in China. MediaTek has good business relations
with Chinese telecom operators, and will directly compete local
vendors on TD-SCDMA business. |
Nokia support China's 3G
163.com
May 13 - Nokia issued a letter to clarify the news about COMMIT
and said their goal is to promote TD-SCDMA products in China market
by end of this year, and said they have always supported Chinese
TD-SCDMA market and have never changed their commitment to the
Chinese 3G market.
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| Dr. Jing Wang¡¯s ¡°5.17¡± Telecom
Day remark
After the bumpy efforts of 10 years, TD-SCDMA
industry chain has been formed and has entered the preliminary
commercial trial in 10 China cities. The mission of the TD-SCDMA
Forum will be continuously promoting TD-SCDMA among tier one vendors,
attracting these companies to join the industry chain. We have
to ensure that TD-SCDMA be accepted by the Chinese market and
users, and vendors have reliable information to predict the market.
TD-SCDMA deployment in China will allow a sufficient time window
to educate users on data applications and services, and will also
lay a great foundation for TD-SCDMA evolution technologies and
LTE strategy in China. |
| ¡î View Point |
Five media
editors talked about the TD preliminary commercial test
<China Communications> Vice-Chief Editor Chen
Xiaolin: People have various comments about the TD-SCDMA
terminals in the market. At present we should take a rational attitude
to TD to escort its smooth growth.
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Vice-Chief Editor Lin Zhiyu: Hope that more enterprises
could participate in the development of TD and have confidence to
TD.
<CWW> Chief Editor Yang Haifeng:
TD could open up a new era, including the business applications
and life style changes. I think it is in a tough period now, Once
survived this period, TD will certainly bring us a great surprise.
<China Business Post> Vice Chief Editor Gao Jianwei:
Not only hope TD technology can be deployed in China, but also hope
it can go to world.
<China Times> Editor
Guo Dongying: I am very optimistic about the TD, in particular,
I think TD as a 3G technology is changing our life; it will become
part of our life style. |
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| News from Foreign Media |
Huawei Updates on Existing Singapore 3G Contract
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Huawei says that it has been chosen by Singapore's Mobile
One (M1) to deploy all the operator¡¯s All-IP GSM, 3G, HSPA and LTE
systems over the next five years. The contract covers both the CORE
and UTRAN whole network spans.
No financial details were provided. This could be just an expansion
of a similar contract announced last month by the two companies
though - and just adding in the LTE component. |
Sony Ericsson sees weak demand from Europe
telecomasia.net
The Reuters report further quoted Sony Ericsson EVP Anders
Runevad as saying that recovery is "still weak in the middle
to high end, but it's too early to make that call." Sony Ericsson
suffered a sharp drop in earnings in the quarter due to a slowdown
in the higher-end markets of Western Europe. |
SK Telecom, Virgin Mobile USA confirm talks
telecom.paper.nl
US MVNO Virgin Mobile USA has confirmed it is in talks on
a possible tie-up with Helio, the mobile service backed by Koran
operator SK Telecom. The talks with SK are exploring "strategic
opportunities", the company said, noting there is no guarantee
a transaction will result. Both MVNOs focus on the youth market
and operate on the network of Sprint Nextel, but the two have struggled
to accumulate enough customers to generate substantial profits.
Recent reports have suggested the talks centre on Virgin Mobile
buying the Helio business. SK started Helio in cooperation with
US ISP Earthlink, who abandoned the venture due to the accumulating
losses and large financial commitment required. |
Samsung and LG jointly pursue mobile TV
RCR News
That¡¯s the case with today¡¯s announcement that Samsung Electronics
Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics Co. Ltd. will jointly pursue a mobile/handheld,
digital TV standard for North America¡¯s broadcast TV industry. The
two companies had been pursuing competing technologies.
The announcement also reiterated the broadcast television industry¡¯s
intent to seek its own, direct path to mobile consumers outside
of Qualcomm Inc.¡¯s MediaFLO technology, now adopted by two of four
major U.S. wireless carriers.
The two South Korean electronics and appliances giants have an intense
domestic rivalry in South Korea and in the United States in many
product areas, including cellular handsets. In the U.S., the companies
have been highly successful by cooperating with and customizing
their handsets for the top-tier carriers.
Thus, when the second- and fourth-largest handset makers in the
world (Samsung and LG, respectively) decide to jointly pursue technology
that may rival their top customers¡¯ own mobile TV offerings, a potentially
disruptive shift is in the offing ¡ª though the success of mobile
television in the U.S. remains to be established.
Add the fact that Qualcomm, which has signed up AT&T Mobility
and Verizon Wireless to its MediaFLO service for mobile TV, also
serves both Samsung and LG with cell phone chips and technology
licensing, and the meaning of the buzzword ¡°co-opetition¡± becomes
abundantly clear. |
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