Rumor: Huawei Wins 63% of China Mobile IMS Contracts
C114, 4/13/10
An industry source has reported that results are beginning to come in for China Mobile's (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK) IMS (IP Multimedia System) equipment bidding, which were conducted over the past half year. Chinese equipment vendors Huawei and ZTE (0763.HK; 000063.SZ) were selected for the initial round of IMS equipment testing, as were Nokia-Siemens Networks (NSN), Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell (ASB), and Ericsson. Huawei has been selected to take charge of IMS network construction in 15 provinces, including Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu - accounting for 63% of the total awarded share. ZTE followed with 16%, covering network construction in five provinces including Hunan and Chongqing. NSN, ASB, and Ericsson will split network construction contracts for the remaining 7 provinces.
Editor's Note: For more background on this round of bidding, please see "China Mobile Begins IMS Equipment Procurement," MD 11/16/09 issue.
Keywords: supply contract China Mobile telecom network construction 000063.SZ 0763.HK Huawei ZTE Ericsson ASB bidding IMS CHL 0941.HK Nokia Siemens Networks
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