To: JohnG who wrote (11836 ) 6/20/2001 7:43:01 AM From: Jack Jackson Respond to of 197214 au.dailynews.yahoo.com Shanghai Unicom Selects Bell, Lucent as Partners in Cdma SHANGHAI, June 20 Asia Pulse - China's second largest telecommunications operator, Unicom, has selected Shanghai Bell and Lucent Technology as its partners in the building of a CDMA mobile telecommunications network in the eastern city of Shanghai. In a 1 billion yuan (US$120.8 million) contract signed on Monday, Shanghai Unicom will adopt the solution offered by Bell and Lucent in the building of its CDMA system. Industrial sources said the signing of the contract marks that the building of Shanghai's CDMA system has entered a substantive stage. According to Unicom sources, the Shanghai CDMA system will use the CDMA technology of the U.S.-based Qualcomm Inc., which is known for its big capacity, high quality telecommunications, small disturbances, and the potential of it possibly of being upgraded into the third generation CDMA. The Shanghai CDMA system will also support international roaming, short news, WAP and high speed wireless data transfer, said the sources. (XIC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Later Story: Korean National Cancer Center Opens Its Door to Patients (Asia Pulse) Earlier Story: Indonesia Offers Imf Options for Amending Central Bank Law (Asia Pulse) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 1998-2001 Asia Pulse Pte Ltd. All rights reserved. Retransmission, dissemination or publication is expressly forbidden. Asia Pulse gives no warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy of the information and shall not be liable for errors, omissions, or delays or interruptions in the service. Copyright © 2001 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Disclaimer Questions or suggestions? Send us feedback. Opinions? Take it to chat.