China-- Strange 3G bedfellows. Satcom as very big TD-SCDMA player with Nextel Communications as a partner. Guessing that Nextel will be paid to "implement" the network venture. Reported by
21 Century Business Herald through chinadaily.com via TD-SCDMA Forum News.
[edit-- earlier report this month had it as iDEN]http://www.fxstreet.com/nou/noticies/afx/noticia.asp?pv_noticia=1087545497-9e32d306-11015
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China Satcom plans to invest US$9.67b to build TD-SCDMA network
2004-6-28
China Satellite Communication Corp (Satcom), the smallest of China¡®s six telecom operators, plans to invest 80 billion yuan (US$9.67 billion) to construct a TD-SCDMA 3G network, the 21 Century Business Herald reported.
Satcom is likely to become the first telecom operator to use TD-SCDMA technology to construct a 3G network.
Tang Ru¡®an, chief executive officer of Datang Mobile, a unit of Datang Telecom Technology Co Ltd, said his firm is in talks to become the TD-SCDMA technology supplier for Satcom.
On completion of negotiations with Datang Mobile on technical issues, Satcom will implement the project through a joint venture to be set up with Nextel Communications in the future.
SOURCE: chinadaily.com.cn
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China to Issue High-Speed Mobile Licenses in 2005, Analysts Say
2004-6-28
China, the world¡®s biggest cell-phone market by users, may issue its first licenses for high-speed mobile services next year, to boost competition for China Mobile Communications Corp. and China Unicom Ltd. before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, analysts and equipment makers said.
``China is probably going to issue licenses in the first half of next year,¡®¡® said Terry Cheng, 52, Asia president of Texas Instruments Inc., the world¡®s largest maker of handset chips, in an interview. ``Operators will need time to build their infrastructure to prepare for the 2008 Olympics.¡®¡®
China may add licenses using so-called third-generation, or 3G systems to squeeze more calls on existing channels and avoid reallocating government or military airwaves, said analyst Bertrand Bidaud. Earlier adopters of 3G such as Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong used the technology to offer more services, such as faster e-mail, video, games and music.
The operators will spend about 60 billion yuan ($7.2 billion) to set up networks in China by 2008, said Marvin Lo, an analyst with BNP Paribas Peregrine Securities in Hong. The companies will jointly pay about 1 billion yuan next year to start trial services, he said.
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