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Wireless
March
2, 2004
Siemens, Huawei to jointly develop
3G/TD-SCDMA
CHINA
-- To mark the official start of the joint activities
for 3G/TD-SCDMA, Siemens Information and Communication
Mobile (Siemens mobile) and Huawei Technologies recently
signed a contract for the formation of the joint venture
(JV). The JV's aim is to promote 3G TD-SCDMA, and develop,
manufacture and market the technology, for which both
the companies are investing over US $100 million.
Siemens
mobile will hold 51 percent and Huawei Technologies
49 percent in the JV. The contract officially launches
the joint development activities of Siemens and Huawei.
In addition to company headquarters in Beijing, engineers
will work on the development of infrastructure products
in Shanghai. The Chinese Ministry of Information Industry
(MII) had allocated 155 MHz spectrum to TD-SCDMA in
October 2002, paving the way for commercial use of the
standard in China. Both the companies hope that TD-SCDMA
will succeed in the Chinese market and convince operators
in other countries to adopt the standard. The aim is
to offer the first products of the JV in the coming
months and to participate in the official 3G trials
with operators set up under the governance of the Ministry
of Information Industry (MII) this year.
Lothar Pauly, chief operating officer, Siemens mobile,
said: "We are proud to have found in Huawei a partner
who shares our vision for TD-SCDMA. Together, we will
make the standard a success in China. Siemens aims to
become the 3G-market leader in China. With 270 million
mobile phone customers today, China is the world's largest
mobile communication market and is likely to grow faster
than the world market for several years."
Yafang Sun, chairwoman, Huawei Technologies, added:
"We are looking forward to working together with
Siemens mobile in the future, a leading mobile communications
company. The co-operation will drive forward the commercial
use of TD-SCDMA. Both companies will optimise their
development costs. Huawei works with the top companies
in the telecom industry. We develop and supply leading
3G products and solutions worldwide."
Contact:
Huawei Technologies
Tel: +755-2878-0808/9428
Fax: +755-2878-7125
fujun@huawei.com
www.huawei.com
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