China Mobile (CHL) has begun to consult with TD mobile phone manufacturers and plans to initiate a bidding for TD-SCDMA mobile phones in November.
Chinabyte.com says that China Mobile will spend a total of about CNY3 billion to CNY4 billion purchasing about 2 million to 3 million TD mobile phones, which will cover all the three class categories (high-end, middle-end and low-end) and the majority of the orders are expected to be fulfilled by the end of next year.
China Mobile is said to have put forward five requirements for the TD mobile phone manufacturers who are asked to have their products made similar to GSM terminals in both power consumption and stability, develop terminals for the enhanced 3G technology HSDPA, have their mobile phones have visible telephone feature and be able to carry out mobile phone television services, and possess the dual mode pattern of TD/GSM.