ZTE becomes second CDMA vendor
Jan 15 2001 3:09PM
Homeway
Shenzhen-based ZTE become China's second CDMA (Code
Division Multiple Access) network equipment this week after
the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) granted it
permission, sources from the company said, People's Daily
reports.
ZTE's ZXC10 CDMA mobile communications system has
been certified by MII under state regulations regarding
telecommunications equipment standards for CDMA
networks in the 800 MHz spectrum band.
ZTE now joins hands with Datang as the only Chinese
vendors approved to supply CDMA equipment for Chinese
operators. Datang has become a major supplier of CDMA
networks being rolled out by former PLA telecoms arm,
Great Wall, whose networks have been transferred to the
management of China Unicom.
ZTE has been seeking to produce CDMA equipment for
several years and was a major representative for
negotiations between China Unicom and American CDMA
vendor Qualcomm.
Qualcomm, who is betting on the adoption of its CDMA
technology in China, where it would then be able to collect
intellectual property royalties for all equipment sold, already
has licensing agreements with 13 Chinese vendors,
including ZTE, Datang and major Chinese vendor Huawei
Technologies.
However, CDMA's status inside China remains undefined.
Despite its ownership of Great Wall's CDMA networks in five
major Chinese cities and the province of Fujian, China
Unicom, the only licensed operator for CDMA, is reportedly
pondering the construction of a new CDMA network with an
initial capacity of 10 million lines.
ZTE, as well as Datang, Huawei, Eastcoms, is believed to
be rushing to develop CDMA capability in anticipation of the
Unicom contract, if and when that materializes.
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