GSM stuff,
FROM A FSubject: China Telecom operates the largest GSM network in the world ready for 3G
Date: Wed, Jan 26, 2000 21:08 EST
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China Telecom operates the largest GSM network in the world with over 30 million users growing at more than 1 million per month. "China Telecom and China Unicom plan to support a 3G mobile system field trial by the end of the year 2000, based on the Chinese TD-SCDMA proposal submitted to the ITU". "This proposal" she explained "uses a single frequency band on a time-shared basis for transmit and receive (Time Division
Duplex) and is currently being harmonized with the TDD mode of UTRA in the 3G Partnership Project (3GPP)."
Looking ahead, participants of the Beijing meeting agreed on the next steps for the future development of mobile systems. "The meeting specified further studies required within the Radiocommunication Sector of the ITU (ITU-R) on the future development of IMT-2000, including preliminary studies of the requirements for future mobile systems beyond IMT-2000" said Mr Mike Callendar, Chairman of Task Group 8/1. "The proposed future studies will be
submitted to the full Study Group dealing with Mobile Communications (ITU-R Study Group 8) at its next meeting in early November 1999" he also said.
The ITU has asked the OHG to build upon their successful CDMA achievements by considering harmonization possibilities in other aspects of IMT-2000, IMT-2000 enhancements and the requirements for systems beyond IMT-2000.
Another key decision of the Beijing meeting has been to endorse the proposal to harness all resources available in the industry to complete the work needed to finalize a global IMT-2000 standard by the end of 1999. Participants reaffirmed the role of ITU as the "one-stop shop" for 3G global standards to ensure that the radio recommendations for IMT-2000 meet industry needs worldwide, making maximum use of the work carried out by other team members
through references where appropriate.
To this end, the meeting defined cooperative working arrangements necessary between the members of the global standards team involved in the standardization of the third generation systems namely ITU, 3G Partnership Projects (3GPPs) and Standards Development Organizations (SDOs).
"The IMT-2000 standard being developed by the ITU is very important for global communications in the 21st century and China is pleased to be able to play a major role in these developments, said Wen Ku, Chinas Deputy Director-General of Science and Technology Department of Ministry of Information and Industry who hosted the meeting." Mrs Cao Shumin, Deputy Director of Research Institute ˜ |
