China to see 3G commercial usage
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-07-17 09:16
The year 2006 will become the beginning year of the commercial usage of the
3G (third generation mobile) in China, according to a report by the Development
Research Center of the State Council of China.
A visitor looks at Nokia mobile phones on display at the '9th China
Beijing International High-Tech Expo' in Beijing on May 26, the year 2006
will become the beginning year of the commercial usage of the 3G (third
generation mobile) in China. [Reuters] |
The
report quoted Chinese government as saying the conditions for 3G is mature.
China's mobile telecommunication business has reached a certain scale. TD-SCDMA
started big scale commercial test. Major telecommunication operators began
preparation for 3G. The report thus predicted the licence for 3G will be issued
in the second half of this year, although the exact date is uncertain.
The report predicted, with the rapid economic growth, telecommunication
service will keep the growth momentum and cost will be higher than the previous
year. If the licence of 3G is issued by year end, investment increase will be
higher.
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