China May License 3G By February

The appropriate word here is mayRCRNews reports that the Chinese government may issue 3G licences by next February, once the current Beijing trial of the TD-SCDMA service finishes. “Tang Ru’an, president of Datang Mobile, a company that has supported TD-SCDMA from the technology’s earliest inceptions, explained the timeline of TD-SCDMA’s launch…”The host country is required to deploy a network 18 months ahead of the Olympics if it aims to adopt a new technology for the games. So the deadline is February,” Ru’an said.”
However, it’s likely the license will only be for the home-grown TD-SCDMA standard, with other licenses to be handled later. Maybe they’re hoping for cheap second-hand equipment after everyone else upgrades to the next generation service? “Current Analysis analyst Peter Jarich told RCR Wireless News that the Chinese technology faces an uphill battle on several fronts…”Cost–it will take lots time to build the scale achieved by either CDMA2000 or W-CDMA,” explained Jarich. “Maturity–it’s nice that phones deliver decent battery life and don

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