Sina Tech, 2/05/10
Li Yue, vice president at China Mobile (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK), has said that in 2010 the company will build 100,000 base stations in order to satisfy TD-SCDMA network coverage in all cities nationwide. Li also revealed that the TD-SCDMA network's call drop rate is approximately 0.53%, and the success rate for 2G/TD-SCDMA network switching is 98.3%.
Editor's Note: Li had previously stated a network construction target of 80,000 3G base stations last month; see "China Mobile to Build 80K 3G Base Stations in 2010," MD 1/18/10 issue.
Keywords: Li Yue, China Mobile, coverage, target, wireless, network construction, 3G, CHL, TD-SCDMA, 0941.HK, mobile network equipment, base station
