Testing Chinese 3G Platforms

The test systems developer, Catapult Communications has announced support for TD-SCDMA technology. TD-SCDMA has gained significant support in China where the Ministry of Information Industry has made it mandatory for all six of the major Chinese telecommunications operators to test TD-SCDMA in 2004.

"China is the world's largest cellular market and being able to provide TD-SCDMA test solutions is key to Catapult's future success in that market," said Dave Mayfield, Catapult President and COO. "Our customers are now able to test 3G networks and equipment based on all three of the major 3G technologies: W-CDMA (UMTS), cdma2000, and TD-SCDMA."

TD-SCDMA (Time Division -- Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access) is a 3G radio access technology developed by the China Academy of Telecommunications Technology and Siemens AG. By using TDMA/TDD (Time Division Duplex) technology with an adaptive CDMA component, TD-SCDMA employs advanced technologies such as Smart Antenna and Joint Detection to provide better bandwidth utilization."

Posted to the site on 17th December 2003