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China Telecom to Upgrade CDMA EV-DO Networks

ChinaByte, 6/02/09

China Telecom (NYSE: CHA; 0728.HK) said it would test CDMA1x EV-DO Rev.B technology in July, with the goal of commercial deployment in 2010, bringing the maximum downstream speed of its CDMA networks to 9.3 Mbps after the upgrade.

According to a report by Sina Tech, telecom equipment manufacturer Huawei revealed that it had already released CDMA network systems equipment upgraded to EV-DO Rev.B, and was currently in talks with China Telecom and other operators regarding possibly building China Telecom's first EV-DO Rev.B network next year. Zhao Ming, president of CDMA products at Huawei, said the company plans to test its commercial EV-DO Rev.B systems with China Telecom in July, with Rev.B terminals to be released in the second half of the year, initially as data cards.

By and large, CDMA operators - including China Telecom - currently use EV-DO Rev.A technology, which is limited to 3.1 Mbps downstream and 1.8 Mbps upstream.

Keywords: 0728.HK CHA China Telecom Huawei wireless Zhao Ming CDMA2000 EV-DO data card

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