Qualcomm and Teleepoch
Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October
6, 2007
MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband
Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6,
2007
Brazilian government to
publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007
KTF 3G service suffers
from technical problems, October 6, 2007
Argentina’s Personal
lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007
Russia has it's first 3G
network, October 6, 2007
AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent
as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007
Enea Extends License Agreement
with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007
LG to unveil premium handsets
in Brazil, October 2, 2007
KTF 3G subscribers doubled
in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007
3G policy in India will
be non-uniform, October 2, 2007
- previous news
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Vendors Gear Up For Chinese Year of 3G
August 25, 2003 - source: BWCS
According to unofficial reports the award of 3G licences in China now
looks set to take place in the second quarter of 2004. Meanwhile the leading
vendors are positioning themselves to cash in on this potentially hugely
lucrative market. However the vendors’ task is not easy as the Ministry
of Information and Industry (MII) has yet to make a decision on which
of the three candidate 3G technologies – W-CDMA, CDMA2000 or the domestic
standard TD-SCDMA - it will be giving its backing to.
The main proponent of TD-SCDMA, Siemens, has just announced plans to
invest €60 million per annum in developing and promoting the new technology.
The German vendor and its local partner Datang Technology have already
invested €150 million in developing TD-SCDMA. The Chinese authorities
are thought to favour the home grown standard because it has a low cost-base
and early indications are that it performs well in dense urban areas but
less well outside these.
The US vendor Motorola, which dominates the Chinese handset market, has
established itself as the leading supplier of CDMA equipment and is therefore
thought to favour the CDMA2000 standard for 3G services. Motorola has
already supplied China’s number two mobile operator, China Unicom, with
equipment and handsets for its CDMA2000 1xRTT network. However with continuing
uncertainty over whether one, two or all three 3G technologies will be
backed by the MII, Motorola like other vendors is not nailing its colours
to a single mast but is participating in forums working on each of the
technologies.
Leading GSM vendor Nokia is also hedging its bets somewhat and has made
increasing its CDMA production in China a top priority in 2003. Meanwhile
Sweden’s Ericsson has just announced a US$600 million contract with China
Mobile subsidiary Guangdong Mobile to upgrade its GSM network.
According to a recent survey carried out by Motorola 24% of mobile subscribers
in China’s major cities would be willing to sign up to mobile data services
within the next six months. The Chinese market is now home to more than
200 million mobile subscribers. The MII forecasts that the Chinese market
will have swelled to around 290 million by 2005, taking cellular penetration
to between 20% and 25%.
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3G Motorola A920
