Chinese mobile operators to invest CNY 450 bln in 3G in next 3 years

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The three Chinese mobile operator, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, intend to make an investment of CNY 450 billion in 3G services in coming 3 years, Minister of Industry and IT Li Yizhong reportedly said. Li stated that every mobile operator needs to have at least 50 million 3G users, and try its best to reach 80 million in the next three years.
The regulator anticipates a total 3G subscriber base of 240 million in 3 years of time, a target which is higher than the government’s previous goal of 150 million in three years made in February. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has chosen China Mobile for the commercialisation and roll-out of the TD-SCDMA technology. Li said the commercialisation of TD-SCDMA had proven successful because China Mobile took a more aggressive approach after China Telecom and Unicom launched 3G services based on mature technologies.