The government of China has urged the leading mobile operator in the country, China Mobile, to accelerate its TD-SCDMA preparations to ensure the 3G mobile service will be ready for the the Olympic Games. According to the official Xinhua news agency, China Mobile has been asked to upgrade TD-SCDMA networks, improve TD-SCDMA terminals and expand promotional [...]

China Mobile's celebrating its recent TD-SCDMA 3G network launch by giving away free 3G handsets to members of the Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee. The network is running in trial-form in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xiamen and Qinhuangdao, according to Wang Jianzhou, CEO of China Mobile. And, to give the network some added [...]