Datang to Release TD-HSDPA Handsets in 2008

China Business News, 6/19/08

An insider at Chinese mobile communications technology company Datang Mobile has said that the company is working on solutions for 2.8 Mbps TD-HSDPA terminals, with prototypes due in September and handsets to be on the market by the end of the year. The source added that handset manufacturers "ZTE (0763.HK; 000063.SZ), LG and Inventec are also working on similar devices." A TD-SCDMA handset executive with ZTE confirmed the company does have plans along these lines, and a spokesperson for LG China said that these devices are already under development, with a release expected before the end of the year.

Of the five currently available TD-SCDMA packages, the RMB 28, RMB 58 and RMB 88 voice tariffs include only 10MB of data per month. The RMB 100 and RMB 200 options include 2GB and 5GB.

Keywords: 000063.SZ 0763.HK 2008 Datang Mobile HSDPA Inventec LG tariffs TD-HSDPA TD-SCDMA wireless ZTE 3G mobile phone

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