China Mobile selects Alcatel-Lucent and Datang Mobile for TD-SCDMA trial

To provide TD-SCDMA service to 11 of 28 cities covered by China Mobile

A consortium of Alcatel-Lucent and Datang Mobile has won a larger share in China Mobile's tender for the second phase of its TD-SCDMA mobile network trial. The TD-SCDMA offering from the two companies is expected to help China Mobile address the demand in China for broadband internet access services on mobile devices.

The deployment of China Mobile's Phase II TD-SCDMA network is expected to cover 28 cities across the nation. Under the agreement Alcatel-Lucent and Datang Mobile will provide their TD-SCDMA service for 11 of the 28 cities covered by China Mobile's Phase II network, including Nanjing, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Changchun, Hefei, Guiyang, Kunming, Xi'an, Lanzhou, Yinchuan and Urumqi.

Upon the project's completion in June 2009, the subscribers in these 11 cities will be able to access a range of multimedia services including ring back tones, multimedia messaging service, and - with the eventual future introduction of 3G capabilities - more services such as video telephony, said Alcatel-Lucent.

Xie Yongbin, president of Datang Mobile, said: Datang Mobile is committed to continuously delivering new innovations to strengthen TD-SCDMA technology, and is leveraging the experience accumulated in the first phase of the trial to provide China Mobile with a superior network that can support their business objectives. Our long-term strategic partnership with Alcatel Shanghai Bell has been a valuable asset as we work to accelerate the industrialization of TD-SCDMA technology.

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