,China Unicom gets go-ahead to use China Mobile's base stationsPlans for China Unicom to plug holes in its GSM coverage by using some of China Mobile's base stations have been approved by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), a source from China Mobile's Shanghai subsidiary confirmed on Oct. 6.
,China Mobile Given Priority on Spectrum AllocationDeputy director Xie Feibo of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's (MIIT) Radio Administration Bureau said yesterday that China Mobile (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK) had applied for the 2300-2400 MHz frequency, and that the application was currently under review by the MIIT, which "would likely give priority consideration to TD-SCDMA."
,China Unicom to Launch SNS WebsiteSources close to China Unicom (NYSE: CHU; 0762.HK; 600050.SH) have revealed that the company has been planning a social networking site (SNS) since the start of the year.
,ZTE Planning $880 Million R&D CenterChina's ZTE is planning a RMB6 billion (US$880 million) R&D centre in Xian, the capital of Shaanxi province. The company said that its Xian Hi-tech Park would bring its research and development, production, outsourcing services and customer service training under one roof.
China Mobile Reveals "Three Nos" Plan for TD-SCDMA
2008-10-7
The president of China Mobile, Wang Jianzhou, recently revealed that the company will implement a "Three Nos" policy in the second phase of commercial trials for its TD-SCDMA network. The three no's include: No changes to phone numbers - subscribers who switch to the TD-SCDMA network will still be able to use their old 2G numbers; No SIM card changes - subscribers will be able to directly insert and use their current SIM cards in new TD-SCMA phones to gain access the TD-SCDMA network; No registration – subscribers will not need to visit a service counter to register when upgrading to TD-SCDMA, so long as the network successfully identifies those users who have switched to 3G.
Wang explained that China Mobile has recently chosen the cities of Tianjin, Xiamen and Shenzhen as locations for this pilot program. The trials will later be expanded to the ten cities with existing TD-SCDMA networks and the measures will eventually be adopted by all 28 cities in the planned second phase construction of China Mobile's TD-SCDMA network.
Source:China Business
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