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China Mobile has unveiled the results for its third-phase TD-SCDMA network tender which covers 200 Chinese cities.

Chinese telecommunications operator China Mobile has published the ratings for its third round TD-SCDMA equipment tender, with ZTE, Huawei, and Datang gaining listings on the top.

According to a Chinese TD-SCDMA equipment provider, China Mobile will launch its third round 3G wireless network equipment tender on March 16, 2009.

Chinese telecommunication operator China Unicom has confirmed that the company has sent a group to Europe to purchase 3G communications equipment and has signed contracts with European companies, including the Germany-based Nokia Siemens Networks.

According to an insider quoted by local Chinese media, the result for China Unicom's WCDMA tender has been revealed, though the detailed statistics are currently not available.

According to an insider from China Unicom, the company has required its branches in major Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, to finish construction of WCDMA networks before April 17, 2009, and then to start a one-month internal operation and system test to make preparations for the official launch of the commercial use of [...]

Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies increased its sales by 46% year-on-year to USD23.3 billion in 2008.

China Mobile (CHL) has released the results for its second round TD-SCDMA tender, and Chinese manufacturer Datang is the largest winner with ZTE, Huawei and Nokia Siemens Networks also gaining significant chunks of the deal.

Although the final result for its second-round TD-SCDMA tender has not come out yet, China Mobile (CHL) has now started its planning for the third-round TD-SCDMA deployment and the company will reportedly set up TD-SCDMA networks in 162 Chinese cities.

Nokia Siemens Networks has announced that the company has signed a network expansion agreement with China Mobile to expand the mobile telephone network of China Mobile.