Despite everything, it appears China may actually have working 3G networks by the Beijing Olympics, although it’s only likely to be in those cities where Olympic events are being held… Further, it’s probably that it will only be China’s home-grown 3G standard TD-SCDMA because the carriers (well, China Mobile) is rolling it out before it gets the license to do so — it’s the one standard the telco is confident the government will issue a license for. “It is unclear whether licenses for the two main global 3G standards, CDMA2000 and WCDMA, will be issued in time for the Olympics. Without global standards in place, tourists visiting during the games won’t be able to use their 3G handset, which would reflect poorly on China’s push to position Beijing 2008 as a high-tech showcase” notes BusinessWeek. The article is about the tech which will be showcased at the Olympics, but notes that it’s unlikely to be astounding: While it will be the most wired/unwired Olympics in history, that’s largely a factor of the normal progression of technology rather than any special effort on China’s part. “The overall sense of the Beijing Olympics is… they’re doing things that are pretty well proven. I don’t see it as being particularly bold in technology; if anything, it’s a little bit conservative.” There’s still the chance that another technology, such as its mobile TV tech.
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