China Mobile Begins Second-Round TD-SCDMA Construction

China Mobile has started the second round of TD-SCDMA network construction in select provincial capitals with Changsha, Hunan having already entered the base station testing stage. China Mobile is expected to increase nationwide TD-SCDMA base stations from 14,688 to 18,000 in late 2008. The mobile operator intends to invest over RMB 30 billion on second-round construction, and the second-round construction would be completed in early 2009.

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