China Mobile Gets TD-SCDMA Network Approval
New Express, 8/19/08
A source at China Mobile (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK) has revealed that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently issued approval for China Mobile to develop a commercial TD-SCDMA network. The approval notice authorizes China Mobile and all of its local branches to expand TD-SCDMA commercial trial networks nationwide, and to construct TD-SCDMA networks and provide services to the public in exchange for fees.
Editor's Note: For more information about China Mobile's TD-SCDMA network construction, please see "China Mobile to Start 2nd-Round TD-SCDMA Network Construction", MD 7/31/08 issue.
Keywords: license 0941.HK China Mobile CHL commercial trial MIIT network construction TD-SCDMA wireless 3G