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To: Wyätt Gwyön who wrote (120975)	6/26/2002 8:31:30 AM
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Siemens given 3G go-ahead in China news.ft.com By Martin Kühl in Beijing and Sven Clausen in Munich Published: June 25 2002 0:48 \| Last Updated: June 25 2002 0:48 The Chinese government has given Siemens, the German technology group, and Datang, its Chinese partner, the go-ahead to build a third-generation mobile communication network based on the jointly developed TD-SCDMA standard, according to industry insiders. The TD-SCDMA decision is the first in 3G technology in China. The move shows that the Chinese leadership is eager to push locally developed technology into the country's booming mobile communications market. China had about 145m people using mobile phones at the end of last year, according to the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry. The International Telecommunication Union has recognised TD-SCDMA alongside UMTS and CDMA 2000 as a 3G standard. TD-SCDMA has less transmission capacity and speed than its rivals but is cheaper as an upgrade to existing GSM networks. Datang said the first field trials of the new standard had been successful. Siemens has promised a launch before the end of the year - a schedule many analysts doubt in the light of delays at 3G network projects elsewhere. Much will depend on which company will operate the new network. Only China Mobile, the market leader, and China Unicom currently have licences. As China Mobile is using GSM at the moment, the standard used in most European countries, it is expected to opt for UMTS, GSM's 3G successor. But Chinese media have reported that China Mobile was interested in using TD-SCDMA in populated areas such as Shanghai. China Unicom is considered a likely candidate for CDMA 2000 in the longer term.

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