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ZTE unveils HSDPA TD-SCDMA handset

Chinese manufacturer ZTE took the wraps off what it claims is the world’s first HSDPA TD-SCDMA handset on Monday, the U990. This latest device is ZTE’s third unit based on China’s home grown 3G technology, with the earlier units identified as the U980 and U981. However, the U990 is the first to incorporate HSDPA, and [...]

Terrestrial TV holds key to mass market adoption on mobile

Free to air terrestrial broadcasting is the key to driving mass market adoption of TV services on mobile devices, according to Chinese handset vendor ZTE. On Tuesday, the Chinese firm announced that it will be packing free to air mobile TV capabilities into a number of its handsets under an exclusive global deal with chipset [...]

The young ones

For years the ranking of global handset vendors was a fairly predictable exercise. Nokia was a number one, trailed by Motorola in second place and Samsung in third. Then Motorola’s persistent bout of ill health shook things up a bit, allowing Korean manufacturer Samsung to claim second position last year.

LTE v WiMAX

LTE v WiMAX

When 4G rolls around, which team will emerge triumphant?

Issue 147 February 2008

Featuring:

Steve Pusey: The Group CTO of Vodafone talks exclusively to MCI

Customer ownership: Can operators and vendors meet in the middle to share the spoils of customer spend?

ZTE, Datang licensed to sell 3G kit in China

Chinese equipment vendor ZTE said Monday that it has been awarded a TD-SCDMA network entry certificate by the country’s Ministry of Information Industry (MII). The certificate marks ZTE as one of the first vendors allowed to sell kit based on the homebrew 3G standard in China. Local equipment maker Datang is also reported to have [...]

Rev. A comes to Europe

Czech Republic trunking operator MobilKom said Monday it has tapped Chinese vendor ZTE to deliver a cdma2000 1x EV-DO Revision A network. Deployed through 2007, the Rev. A network may well be the first of its kind in Europe, which traditionally uses GSM technologies. Rival player, Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, is also planning to deploy [...]

ZTE expands Sri Lanka CDMA network

Chinese manufacturer ZTE said Tuesday that it has been contracted to expand the CDMA network of Sri Lanka’s former state owned carrier, Sri Lanka Telecom. ZTE has been commissioned to deploy an all IP cdma2000 network based on what it claims is the world’s first commercial interoperability specification (IOS) 5.0-based system. The deployment of this [...]

ZTE unveils dual mode TD-SCDMA/GSM handset

Chinese manufacturer ZTE has taken the wraps off what it claims to be the world’s first TD-SCDMA/GSM dual mode handset. TD-SCDMA is China’s homegrown 3G standard and is widely expected to be deployed by at least one operator when the country issues 3G licenses. The ZTE U350 not only allow users to make calls across [...]