China's home-grown TD-SCDMA standard could be available for commercial use as early as this autumn if the current round of testing is proven to be a success. The wireless 3G standard is being tested in ten cities until October.

At the 2007 TD-SCDMA Summit held Wednesday, the industrial union confirmed that final tests will be carried out in ten cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangzhou. Users will then be able to apply for a number.

The homegrown 3G standard, along with the international WCDMA and CDMA2000 standards have been undergoing testing since 2001. The industry is also waiting for the official launch of 3G licenses.

Earlier in the month, the Ministry of Information Industry approved the two globally accepted third-generation wireless standards to be deployed in China. Currently, there are more than 100 kinds of 3G mobile sets available on the Chinese market.