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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China will benefit from timely 3G licensing, says UMTS Forum
September 25, 2003
The UMTS Forum, the trade body promoting the global uptake of UMTS 3G
mobile services, urged China's national administrations to give clear
messages to the mobile industry by progressing its 3G licensing process.
The UMTS Forum also indicated the benefits to Chinese mobile operators
of selecting W-CDMA radio access technology for their 3G networks.
Speaking at the China 3G Mobile International Summit hosted by IIR Asia
in Beijing, Jean-Pierre Bienaimé, chairman of the UMTS Forum, encouraged
China to participate now in the global market opportunity for 3G that
will be enabled by the widescale adoption of UMTS/W-CDMA technology.
"By selecting W-CDMA radio access technology for 3G in harmonised
frequency bands identified globally for IMT-2000, China can align itself
with a truly worldwide market for mobile services and terminals, as already
demonstrated by the worldwide success of the GSM platform", stated
Bienaimé.
Bienaimé stressed the importance of including W-CDMA in China's
3G regulatory and technology decisions so that the country can take full
advantage of the global UMTS opportunity: "W-CDMA/UMTS is the most
cost effective path to 3G for more than 75% of the world's wireless market.
We urge China to make a timely decision on 3G licensing that will allow
industry players and end-users alike to enjoy the unmatched benefits of
UMTS."
W-CDMA has been adopted by 98% of the operators that have been awarded
3G licenses so far and is the natural evolution from GSM, which now counts
almost one billion subscribers worldwide. W- CDMA offers significant economies
of scale for mobile operators. For incumbents, it allows them to re- utilise
key elements of their existing GSM 2G networks. For new and existing players
alike, it offers the benefits of: simplified automatic international roaming;
interoperability of services; an open platform for development of applications;
the opportunity to export IPRs; and the widest choice of terminals. There
are already almost 1.5 million UMTS subscribers on W-CDMA networks in
Europe and Asia Pacific.
Bienaimé also outlined the relevance of TD-SCDMA radio access
technology to the Chinese mobile market:
"Using TDD spectrum, TD-SCDMA is a complementary technology standard
to W-CDMA that uses FDD spectrum, and indeed it is standardised within
the same body, the 3GPP. TD-SCDMA can present a good complement to W-CDMA
by offering additional spectrum when needed - mainly targeted on high
speed data services."
"Being 'homegrown', TD-SCDMA has the potential to enhance the revenues
of local developers and vendors in China", continued Bienaimé.
"However, with most of the world choosing W-CDMA as its 3G technology
standard, China can benefit primarily by being part of the global W-CDMA
family."
Although the Chinese government has yet to allocate 3G licenses, the
UMTS Forum has previously predicted that China will be one of the top
five markets for UMTS/3G and has estimated that by 2010 there will be
approximately 85 million 3G subscribers in the country.
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