Released on = February 3, 2007, 3:26 am

Press Release Author = Shushmul Maheshwari

Industry = Telecommunications

Press Release Summary = China is all set to issue 3G licenses. The move has been
seen as a proactive measure by the Chinese Government to make the Beijing Olympics a
success story in every possible way.

Press Release Body = Top telecom officials of China informed industry executives
that Beijing isn't planning to restructure its telecom industry, but added that
China may issue 3G mobile licenses shortly.

Many market analysts have anticipated remodeling of China telecom sector to prepare
the ground before mainland biggies bid for 3G licenses. China Mobile Ltd has
multiplied in size and reach, taking away the customers of smaller player China
Unicom and gaining from the rising trend 'mobile cannibalization'. Market watchers
contemplated that such a remodeling would witness the coalition of two of the five
state-owned phone companies.

The Head of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), Wang Xudong, stated that the
Chinese telecom industry would expend one trillion Yuan over the period 2006-2011,
marking the government may issue much-awaited 3G mobile licenses very soon.

Commenting on the implementation of 3G services, Wang said "China will do it
according to the development of the domestic telecom industry and the maturity of
the three international standards recognized by the ITU\". He was referring to
China's homegrown W-CDMA (popular in Europe), TD-SCDMA, and CDMA 2000 that dominates
in US and Japan.

According to a Research Analyst at RNCOS, who has recently researched a report on
"China Telecom Sector Analysis (2006-2007)", 3G constructions were started in 2006
by the government to make 3G services available by 2008 Beijing Olympics. Actually,
3G services are gainful for manufacturers, carriers and users and also, the cost
spent on 3G is just 50% of that of 2G.

The market research reports also addresses some facts and issues for global business
environment, like:

- Position of China telecom sector vis-à-vis Asia
- China telecom sector by services and vendors (Fixed, Mobile, Wireless)
- China telecom sector by technology (GSM, CDMA, WiFi, 3G)
- Emerging technologies in China telecom sector (ZigBee, DVB-H, HSDPA, MIMO, 1xEV-DO)
- Growth impelling factors
- Competitive environment and market leaders
- Opportunities, challenges and success strategies
- Future outlook of the China telecom sector

The report provides an extensive research on the China telecommunication sector and
helps clients in analyzing the opportunities critical to the growth of China telecom
market.

About RNCOS:

RNCOS, incorporated in the year 2002, is an industry research firm. It has a team of
industry experts who analyze data collected from credible sources. They provide
industry insights and analysis that helps corporations to take timely and accurate
business decision in today\'s globally competitive environment.

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