China Telecom completes 1st phase of 3G construction

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: China Telecom, the Chinese telco, has reportedly completed the first phase of its 3G network construction across the nation, nearly six months ahead of the original schedule.
China Telecom’s 3G network will cover all county-level or above cities. The Shanghai branch of the operator aims to attract 5.5million subscribers, more than double the current number of 2.13 million, said Shanghai Telecom’s General Manager Zhang Weihua.
Wang Yongzhen, the telco’s marketing director, said that the firm’s 3G network currently covers 2,055 counties or county-level cities over the country, as well as more than 6,000 villages in the eastern coastal region.