TD-SCDMA: Ix-nay on the Rap-cay Andsets-hay
Marbridge Daily reports:
After receiving a free TD-SCDMA handset on August 6, a friendly user in China Mobile’s (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK) commercial TD-SCDMA trials discovered that his handset, a Panda TD988, would not power-on. When visiting China Mobile’s authorized repair center he found another 20 people also looking to repair their Panda handsets. However they [...]
HSDPA Up and Running in Shanghai
Marbridge Daily reports:
Shanghai Mobile has confirmed that its TD-HSDPA 3.5G network has been put into use in Shanghai. Users can now purchase TD-HSDPA data cards to experience network speeds of close to 1 Mbps per second, which is approximately 2-3 times faster than the original TD-SCDMA network.
No word on any giveaway, subsidy, specials from China [...]
Olympics: Where There’s a McWill, There’s No Way
Telecom Asia reports:
A much-heralded Wimax deployment at China’s Olympics looks likely to be “over promised and under delivered”, according to IMS Research.
China’s dominant mobile phone operator, China Mobile, has been designated to provide a Wimax network for the Games, according to IMS. The network was intended to cover the Olympic village and surrounding areas.
However, the [...]
Pimping TD-SCDMA at the Olympics
The South China Morning Post reports:
China Mobile Communications Corp has started its major push to promote home-grown third-generation mobile services to foreign visitors with new retail outlets to showcase the technology during the Beijing Olympics.
The official mobile operator of the Beijing Olympics has 21 outlets in the capital as well as counters at the airport [...]
TD-SCDMA Inside Dell Laptops
The South China Morning Post reports:
Datang Mobile Communications Equipment, one of the mainland’s leading homegrown 3G mobile technology developers, yesterday announced partnerships with software giant Microsoft and computer maker Dell to expand products and applications for the new platform.
The news came as China Mobile Communications Corp, which operates TD-SCDMA trial services in 10 cities, is [...]
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