Rumor: China Mobile to Build 108K WLAN Hotspots
Tencent Tech, 5/12/09
According to an internal bidding memo from China Mobile (NYSE: CHL, 0941.HK), the company will construct 108,000 new WLAN hotspots in 2009. An informed source stated that the equipment will support both the Wi-Fi and WAPI standards.
Another internal document reveals that China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC) plans to establish special project funding for each province in 2009 to intensify TD-SCDMA and Wi-Fi network construction.
Keywords: capex mobile network equipment 0941.HK China Mobile China Mobile Communications Corporation CHL network construction TD-SCDMA WAPI Wi-Fi wireless WLAN 3G wireless networking