Alcatel-Lucent Providing 3G Kit to China Mobile

China's Datang Mobile and Alcatel-Lucent's Chinese subsidiary say that they have made a successful bid to provide TD-SCDMA network solutions to Chinese service provider, China Mobile as part of China Mobile's TD-SCDMA trial network expansion program.

Datang and Alcatel Shanghai Bell plan to deploy TD-SCDMA network solutions for China Mobile in Shanghai and in the southern city of Guangzhou. Alcatel Shanghai Bell will provide the Node B equipment to be used in the network.

"We are very pleased that China Mobile has considered us for deployment of its TD-SCDMA network," said Tang Ruan, President of Datang Mobile. "Datang and Alcatel Shanghai Bell enjoy a long-term strategic partnership in the area of TD-SCDMA and have worked diligently to advance its development. In the process, our companies have acquired in-depth experience with TD-SCDMA technology and enjoy significant advantages because of this. We are confident that we will be able to deploy and support a next-generation network that meets China Mobile's expectations."

In 2004, Alcatel Shanghai Bell entered into a strategic partnership with Datang Mobile to further the development of TD-SCDMA and as part of that agreement made a EUR25 million investment in Datang."

Posted to the site on 11th April 2007