China’s homegrown 3G standard TD-SCDMA has hit another snag with the chips designed for it failing to work with 3G technologies, managing only regular 2G stuff.
“Chips being developed for TD-SCDMA phones did a poor job of supporting applications for 3G services, which include data intensive functions like video conferencing and music downloads, the China Daily reported, citing an unidentified industry source.”
To be fair, the standard is a lot newer than its 3G rivals, and proponents of the technology claim it will be ready when its due for launch later this year. The article states “China is promoting the standard to hone its own technology developing skills, and to avoid costly royalties to developers of the world’s other major two standards, WCDMA and CDMA 2000″. However, the government is likely to issues several licences covering all the 3G technologies.
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–3G Joint Venture in China
–Agency urges State Council to issue four 3G licenses
–Launch of 3G Phone Networks Sparks New Worries in China
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