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After what seemed like an age, China has now confirmed who is getting the long-awaited 3G licenses it has been promising. China Mobile has got a license for TD-SCDMA (the homegrown 3G tech from China), whereas China Telecm for a CDMA2000 3G license, and China Unicom got WCDMA.
Apparently the networks could spend up to $41bn over the next two years building out networks, or upgrading!
For me, the interesting (gold) nugget of info here is that there are three DIFFERENT standards for 3G being deployed – for sure, there’s reasoning behind this, but one thing it will definitely do is limit the “sharing” of transmitters that can easily occur – a feature becoming more and more prevalent in Europe. You’ve also got to wonder if the homegrown tech isn’t just going to win out anyway, given the backing it will have. Oh well, should be an interesting couple of years!
[Via: Cellular News]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
