China Mobile & HTC ink strategic alliance over 3G handsets

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: China Mobile and HTC Corp have reportedly inked an agreement for the joint development of 3G handsets in China. China Mobile Chairman Wang Jianzhou, who is in Taiwan, will meet with HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang to discuss mobile phone procurement and cooperation in development and research of China’s TD-SCDMA standards, a HTC executive unveils.
The strategic alliance is likely to help HTC Corp.’s Ophone to compete with Apple’s iPhone in China’s vast market. China Mobile and HTC will develop at least one new type of mobile phone this year and at least five types next year. The two companies will develop new smartphones based on China Mobile’s Open Mobile System (OMS), the executive added.