Alcatel-Lucent, Datang Win TD-SCDMA Supply Contracts in 11 Cities
Alcatel-Lucent Press Release, 12/16/08
Telecom equipment manufacturer Alcatel-Lucent has announced that a consortium consisting of its Chinese subsidiary, Alcatel-Shanghai Bell (ASB), and Datang Mobile has won supply contracts for network solutions in 11 of the 28 cities covered in China Mobile's second round of TD-SCDMA equipment bidding. The 11 cities include Changchun, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Hefei, Kunming, Lanzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Urumqi, Xi'an, and Yinchuan.
Network construction in these 11 cities, comprising the largest share in China Mobile's second phase tender, is to be completed in June of 2009.
In April 2007, as part of China Mobile's first phase of TD-SCDMA construction, Alcatel-Shanghai Bell and Datang Mobile jointly won bids for TD-SCDMA networks in Guangzhou and Shanghai. The two companies deployed over 2,000 base stations in each city with coverage of 1,782 square kilometers in Guangzhou and 1,153 square kilometers in Shanghai, respectively, completing network construction at the end of 2007.
Editor's Note: For more detail on the share of total contracts, by number of transceivers and cities, won by each vendor, please see "China Mobile Finalizes Cities, Suppliers for TD-SCDMA Networks", MD 12/01/08 issue, and "China Mobile Reveals Second Phase TD-SCDMA Equipment Bidding Results", MD 11/13/08 issue.
China Mobile's second tender for TD-SCDMA equipment covers 28 cities, with a total investment of over RMB 30 bln. For additional details on the number of base stations included in this round of bidding, please see "China Mobile Invites Bids for TD-SCDMA Equipment", MD 9/12/08 issue, and "China Mobile Details TD-SCDMA Network Expansion", MD 8/25/08 issue.
Keywords: supply contract 0941.HK Alcatel-Lucent China Mobile CHL Datang Mobile network construction TD-SCDMA wireless 3G base station ASB
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