Companies ask for 3G operation license
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-07-10 13:32
Chinese companies engaged in home-grown third-generation mobile communication
technology TD-SCDMA are calling on the government to issue operation license as
test of the technology is near complete.
A recent report carried by sohu.com said that the on-going test on TD-SCDMA
revealed many problems and the technology is still immature. China's first 3G
license scheduled to be issued this year might be put off till next year.
"The test is going on quite well and no serious problems occurred in the
process," said a person close to the test at a forum on TD-SCDMA terminals and
applications held in Hangzhou on July 7-8. He refused to tell more about the
test but said it would be finished before October or no later than the end of
the year.
The test of TD-SCDMA in real networks in five cities of China, which was
scheduled to finish in the first half year, would partly decide China's 3G
agenda. The industry had expected the government to issue the 3G license this
year after the test.
"A new technology can not grow mature if not put into the market," said Zhao
Yan, vice president with Koretide Corp. in Shanghai engaged in mobile operation
system research based on TD-SCDMA.
"It would grow up quickly through self adjustment and international capital
would flow in soon once the license is issued," said Zhao.
Wang Jing, secretary general of TD-SCDMA Forum, agreed and said that the
government could not wait for the technology to be "problem-free". One
disadvantage of TD-SCDMA is lack of strong support from first-class
international companies, which made the technology weaker in competition against
the other two 3G standards. They are still waiting as the government has not
made the 3G road map clear,said Wang.
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