China Mobile Tenders Bid to Construct Ground-to-Air Network

Sina Tech, 6/08/13

China Mobile (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK) has announced that the company is tendering bids to construct a ground-to-air broadband communication system. According to industry sources, this may be an attempt by China Mobile to provide an in-flight broadband network for an unnamed major airline. China Mobile Communications Corporation Government and Enterprise Service Company, a subsidiary of China Mobile's parent company established in July 2012, issued the request for tender.

The tender stipulates that proposals for any ground-to-air communication system submitted to China Mobile must be capable of supporting up to 1,500 simultaneous users, and be able to service up to 10 flights at any given time.

Editor's Note: For more background on this topic, please see "Update: ZTE, Hainan Airlines Test In-flight Wi-Fi" MD 3/26/13 issue and "Hainan Airlines Tests In-flight Wi-Fi Service" MD 2/04/13 issu.

Keywords: China Mobile wireless ZTE Wi-Fi CHL 0941.HK wireless networking aviation procurement

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