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China approves foreign 3G standards
 

By sean, on 17-05-2007

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China's Ministry of Information Industry approved Wednesday the use of European and American standards for third generation (3G) mobile phones that are rivals to China's homegrown TD-SCDMA.

"The three world standards will all be used in China," said Yang Peifang, secretary general of the ministry's telecommunication economist panel.

China's homegrown TD-SCDMA has been called the "Chinese 3G standard", WCDMA is European and CDMA2000 is American.

By adding the two foreign standards to the Chinese market, the government has consolidated its "technology neutral" stance and offered an open market for different technologies, said analysts.

"The introduction of the other two standards will help improve TD-SCDMA," said Yang.

China's 3G development depends primarily on strong demand for mobile data processing functions involving multimedia solutions and internet connections.

China's major four operators -- China Netcom, China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom -- have started training 3G talents, constituting a war chest and making technological preparations for a smooth transition from the existing mobile telecom networks or PHS networks to 3G.

China's homegrown technology for third generation mobile communication passed a series of tests organized by the ministry last year.

A ministry report said base stations and handsets based on TD-SCDMA are all qualified after three years of tests. Key TD-SCDMA technologies and products meet 3G service requirements.

"We will let operators choose which standard they want to use. But the government will decide how many 3G licenses are issued," said Xi Guohua, Vice Minister of Information Industry.

The government has promised to provide 3G mobile communications services in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Analysts said the homegrown standard is most likely to get the first license.

Last update: 28-07-2007

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T3G Technology Selects Red Bend
 

By sean, on 15-05-2007

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WALTHAM, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 14, 2007 -- Red Bend Software, the market leader in Mobile Software Management and Firmware Over-the-Air (FOTA) updating solutions for mobile phones and modules, today announced an agreement with T3G Technology, a leading TD-SCDMA handset chipset maker, to integrate Red Bend's market-leading FOTA solution onto T3G's mobile phone reference design platform.
Under the agreement, Red Bend will integrate its vCurrent® Mobile FOTA client software onto T3G's platform. The addition of Red Bend's FOTA solution will allow T3G's manufacturer customers to deliver fast, secure and reliable firmware updates over-the-air to mobile phones in consumers' hands. T3G's handset reference design supports handset makers with their commercial product development. It supports TD-SCDMA/GSM dual mode and includes mature and complete software and hardware interface definitions, as well as the reference and testing platform for commercial handset development.

"Keeping mobile phone software up-to-date throughout the device lifecycle and service contract is increasingly important to mobile phone manufacturers and operators, especially as they invest in creating a unique brand experience," said Mr. Mike Mu, Director of Business Development Department of T3G. "The addition of Red Bend's vCurrent Mobile FOTA software to the T3G reference design platform will give our customers an edge in creating a rich mobile user experience that will build consumer loyalty."

Red Bend's vCurrent Mobile enables mobile phone manufacturers and operators to deploy and install updated firmware over-the-air. The patented software identifies the essential changes from an existing version of firmware to a new, updated version. vCurrent Mobile, which has been adopted by seven of the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers across 76 phone models, generates extremely compact firmware updates that can be rapidly and cost-effectively delivered onto the handset with 100% accuracy.

"Our agreement with T3G represents our 15th design win with platform providers," said Yoram Salinger, CEO of Red Bend Software. "With the majority of the world's platform providers choosing Red Bend, it proves the value of our mobile software management solutions as a must-have feature for mass market mobile phones."

About Red Bend Software

Red Bend Software helps mobile phone manufacturers and network operators to accelerate the adoption of new services and features, respond rapidly to customer needs, and reduce support costs through mobile software management solutions. LG Electronics, Motorola, NEC, Sharp, Sony Ericsson, and other large handset manufacturers use Red Bend's firmware over-the-air (FOTA) mobile client software to quickly and reliably deliver compact firmware updates to more than 100 million mobile phones in the hands of consumers. Founded in 1999, Red Bend Software is a privately held, venture capital-financed company with offices in China, Israel, Japan, Korea, the U.K and the U.S. More information is available at www.redbend.com.


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Last update: 28-07-2007

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China GrenTech | mobile
 

By sean, on 15-05-2007

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China GrenTech (NASDAQ: GRRF), the manufacturer of wireless coverage products announced its financials for Q1 2007. During the quarter, the company posted $4.1 million in revenue, 111% higher compared to Q1 2006. However, the company's loss also widened to $5.5 million, up 18.5% year-over-year. Yingjie Gao, CEO of GrenTech said that he is pleased with the revenue increase. The increased loss is mainly a result of higher R&D and sales expenses. Going forward, the company believes it will benefit from increasing spending on the TD-SCDMA networks in China.

Last update: 28-07-2007

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