To: JGoren who wrote (17342 ) 10/28/1998 1:08:00 PM From: Ruffian Respond to of 152472
JGoren, Strange story> Telecom Giants Introduce New Technology to China Xinhua English Newswire Third generation mobile communications systems will be widely used in China within the next five year, according to a ranking executive with [ Siemens Limited ] . Juergen Lagleder, chief representative of Siemens China Ltd., said major telecommunications equipment manufacturers plan to introduce state-of-the-art technology. Lagleder made the comments on Tuesday at PT/EXPO COMM CHINA '98. The ongoing expo features various types of small-scale GSM ( Global Systems for Mobile Communications) base stations. Major international telecom equipment companies such as Siemens, Ericsson and Nokia are also exhibiting third generation CDMA technology to upgrade GSM base stations. Finnish-based Nokia opened an industrial complex on Monday in Beijing as part of an effort to expand both research and the production scale for telecommunications equipment. Nokia's latest handset features Chinese input functions and is smaller than a cigarette package. Heated competition has also emerged for various other products such as switchboards, data exchange equipment and optical transmission facilities. A number of Chinese manufacturers are exhibiting domestic telecommunications products which fulfill all international standards. The Huawei Technology Co. Ltd. has conducted extensive trials of its GSM equipment in Shanghai and several provinces across the county, and plans to start enter full-scale production in 1999. A small group of companies, including Shanghai Bell Telephone Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd., currently dominate the Chinese market for program-controlled exchange equipment. (Copyright 1998) _____via IntellX_____ Publication Date: October 28, 1998 Powered by NewsReal's IndustryWatch ...back to top