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In June, China Broadnet said it had reached 9 million 5G package subscribers twelve months after launching the service Chinese operator China Broadnet shortlisted local vendors Huawei and ZTE for the second phase of a 5G core project, Chinese press reported. According to the report, the...

Huawei will provide 5G base stations to operate in different spectrum bands Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies has secured over half of a major contract to deploy 5G mobile base stations for local carrier China Mobile, Chinese news site Yicai Global reported. According to the report, the...

Nokia won its first 5G radio contract in China, after securing a share in one of China Mobile's three contracts for the provision of 700MHz 5G base stations, while rival vendor Ericsson lost market share chiefly due to political tensions between China and Sweden. Through these...

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' July Special Edition, "Riding the...

The BWA auction that is scheduled to start two days after conclusion of the 3G auction under way in India, has sparked an intense debate over whether WiMAX or TD-LTE might be best positioned to serve the country's wireless broadband needs. At the center...

Adtran Inc. reported first-quarter results, including a 15% increase in sales to $127 million from $110 million during the first quarter of 2009. Net income increased 20% to $18.2 million, or 29 cents per share, compared with net income of $15.2 million, or 24...

SHENZEN, China – The Chinese government awarded 3G licenses to China's three state-run carriers in January and now they have launched their own 3G brands. These licenses have changed the competitive landscape of China's mobile market allowing consumers to choose from "e-surfing" from China...

The Chinese government has approved plans to issue licenses for 3G-based wireless services, a decision that will result in billions of dollars spent there on infrastructure during the next two years. The move stands as a massive opportunity for network and handset vendors hoping...

TD-SCDMA WORKS. That's the view of one analyst who participated in trials in Baoding, China, as long ago as December 2006.A very modest supply of subsidized handsets and data cards by domestic and foreign vendors should hit the market this summer for early adopters,...

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--China: Alcatel-Lucent's Chinese flagship company, Alcatel Shanghai Bell, and Datang...

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. CellularChina: Alcatel-Lucent and Datang Mobile won contracts with China...

Alcatel-Lucent and Datang Mobile scored big wins as China Mobile tapped the companies for a TD-SCDMA trial network expansion program.Datang and Alcatel Shanghai Bell will provide technology for expansion of the 3G network in the cities of Shangai and Guangzhou. Datang is a leading...

Just when it seemed like the world had stopped making predictions about when China's government would grant third-generation licenses to operators, reports surfaced in the Chinese press indicating that the government will make its move in February. An article published by ShanghaiDaily.com lays out...

Just when it seemed like the world had stopped making predictions about when China's government would grant third-generation licenses to operators, reports surfaced in the Chinese press indicating that the government will make its move in February.An article published by ShanghaiDaily.com lays out that...

BEAVERTON, Ore.-Chinese handset manufacturer Datang Mobile announced it is joining the Open Source Development Labs consortium, which is focused on encouraging adoption of Linux and open source software.Datang is joining the consortium as an active member of the Mobile Linux Initiative."Linux is being deployed...

Merger talks between Alcatel Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. could put the entire infrastructure industry in play as consolidation among telecom carriers trickles down to their suppliers. Indeed, Merrill Lynch analysts said L.M. Ericsson, Siemens AG and Motorola Inc. are likely to acquire smaller...

PARIS—Alcatel Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. confirmed they are in talks to create a "merger of equals," a transaction that would result in a single telecom equipment company with a total market capitalization of more than $33 billion. "We can confirm that Lucent and...

Now that the Chinese government has sanctioned its homegrown TD-SCDMA technology as the preferred third-generation technology of the land, and with precious 3G licenses about to be granted to Chinese operators, Qualcomm Inc.'s claims on TD-SCDMA products bear more weight. The CDMA developer said...

As all things GSM were talked about last week during the 3GSM World Congress trade show, the wireless industry was put on notice that Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is getting down to business with its national UMTS network buildout plans. The carrier announced contract expansions...

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it expects to begin shipping TD-SCDMA equipment by the middle of this year, a move the company said shows that its strategy in China will pay off as carriers begin construction on third-generation networks in the world's largest wireless market....

The Chinese government has given its homegrown TD-SCDMA technology a thumbs up, calling it an officially backed standard, the Xinhua news agency reported. China's Ministry of Information Industry said the technology is "already mature and ready for manufacturers to move ahead with production."Industry analysts...

BEIJING-The Chinese government has given its homegrown TD-SCDMA technology a thumbs up, calling it an officially backed standard, the Xinhua news agency said. China's Ministry of Information Industry official said the technology is "already mature and ready for manufacturers to move ahead with production,"...

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association tapped VeriSign Inc. to power its text messaging service. The industry association, which represents 10 carriers, will use Metcalf Inter-Carrier Messaging, a joint offering from VeriSign and WiderThan Americas, to deliver text messages among its members' 15.5 million subscribers....

HONG KONG-ZTE Corp. announced that its TD-SCDMA standard has been approved by the Third Generation Partnership Project as one of the 3G mobile communications standards. ZTE said its TR 34.943 standard was drafted with Datang Mobile and China's Research Institute of Telecommunications Transmission, a...