China's Long Delay For Third Generation (3G) Likely To End

BW (CHINA)--On 7 August 2007, Business Week reports China's long-delay of Third Generation (3G) mobile phone networks will finally be over. China's 3G networks, expect to deliver data at faster speeds than currently possible. The delay is likely due to industry restructuring and problems with China's own 3G standard, TD-SCDMA. The industry and government always used the Olympics as both an excuse and motivator for 3G's debut. Currently, trial networks are being built to test TD-SCDMA. In October, China Mobile will invite handset manufacturers to bid for TD-SCDMA contracts, and some form of 3G is likely to be out by next year.

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