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No one was surprised when Apple and Verizon announced a CDMA iPhone 4 earlier this year without the inclusion of LTE, or the technology that Verizon uses for its 4G network. We did have our hopes up, however, though it seemed like we’d have to wait another year before an LTE model of the Apple…
The BlackBerry Curve 8980 was spotted briefly over the summer on its way to China Mobile, and today it’s gone official. It follows up on the 8910 by offering Wi-Fi, but keeping the HVGA display, 3.2 megapixel camera, and general looks. There’s no 3G either, but that’ll change with another device coming out soon: the…
After a sneak peek, the LG GW880 OPhone has been announced by China Mobile. The GW880 packs a 3.5-inch, 800 x 480 touchscreen, Bluetooth, 5-megapixel camera, 256MB of RAM/512MB of ROM, CMMB mobile TV and running on Android over China’s TD-SCDMA network. Of course, the apps will all be approved by big daddy China Mobile…
Colin Giles, Nokia Senior Vice President for Greater China, Japan and Korea, told Reuters yesterday that they’re going to launch a mid-to-high end Symbian powered smartphone by the end of this year that will utilize China Mobile’s 3G network based on TD-SCDMA technology.
China’s homegrown TD-SCDMA 3G networks haven’t seen much in the way of adoption, but with the Ministry of Industry of Information opening up licenses and some $41 billion-worth of equipment purchacing in technologies, local carriers have a shot at really pushing wireless data services. China Mobile is already hooked into TD-SCDMA, but China Unicom will…
China’s proprietary 3G wireless infrastructure, TD-SCDMA, is a little closed-off from the rest of the mobile world, but Nokia’s still willing to show some love. A handset packing the S60 OS and TD-SCDMA support should be available before the end of 2009, with more likely to follow. Nokia had long ago assured folks that they…
Okay, that’s a mouthful of acronym there, but let’s break it down. Chinese manufacturer ZTE announced their first Windows Mobile handset, the U990 last week, and now it’s available (presumably from China Mobile). HSDPA is the GSM-flavoured 3G standard we all know and love, but TD-SCDMA is another 3G network that’s been developed exclusively in…
It’s not a secret Chinese 3G aka TD-SCDMA isn’t delivering the numbers expected. According to China’s CCID Consulting, the number of TD-SCDMA subscribers is expected to reach 2.31 million by the end of this year, falling substantially short of the optimistic projection of 20-50 million subscribers. Since launching the service in early April, China Mobile…
Nokia has been working with China in creating the TD-SCDMA standard and now they are finally going to launch the technology and deploy handsets around it. China is huge, along with the Middle East, in terms of volume. The emerging markets are where the money is, but it is quickly becoming a competitive field. Samsung…