Ericsson has refused to scale back investments in China as it prepares for the launch of a lucrative 3G market.
Johan Bergendahl of Ericsson explained that the industry is shifting its focus from the West to Asian Pacific countries such as China and India. However, Bergendahl did admit that the impact of the worldwide economic recession [...]
There has been a lot of confusion around China Mobile’s (CHL) future prospects in the wireless market. China Mobile is currently building out a 3G network standard known as TD-SCDMA, created in China and rife with protectionist tones and technical snafus. The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has mandated that China Mobile build [...]
Ericsson AB and ZTE Corp are among phone-equipment makers that will be buffered against the global recession next year by the expansion of wireless networks in China and India, according to industry executives.
“Every industry in the world is cutting, but here is one where you are seeing the commitment to see the spending continue,” said [...]
Ericsson AB and ZTE Corp. are among phone-equipment makers that will be buffered against the global recession next year by expansion of wireless networks in India and China, according to industry executives.
“Every industry in the world is cutting, but here is one where you are seeing the commitment to see the spending continue,” said Craig [...]
China took another step toward its long-cherished goal of operating high-speed telecom services, with China Mobile dishing out over $4 billion of deals and smaller rival Unicom hoping to win a 3G license soon.
But analysts continued to warn that while the billions of dollars need to be invested under an ambitious government-orchestrated plan, carriers and [...]
At a Guangdong 3G Industry Alliance forum held yesterday, a spokesperson for China Mobile’s TD-SCDMA project revealed that the company will invest RMB 110 bln to upgrade its GSM networks in preparation for TD-SCDMA. China Mobile is currently testing whether it can upgrade its GSM network to act as the core network for TD-SCDMA technology.
At [...]
