Nine 3G-Capable Phones to Be Released in China

China Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited, an ODP developer of mobile phone solutions, and aigo, a leading provider of consumer digital products in China, announced today the release of nine new mobile phones designed to work on the newly rolled-out third-generation (3G) network in the country.

The nine new handsets announced by the two will be added to three different product lines, including dual mode GSM phones, modem card phones and DVDO devices. There are five dual mode GSM handsets, three of which are WCDMA plus GSM phones developed for the New China Unicom subscribers, while two are CDMA plus GSM aimed at China Telecom CDMA subscribers.

The companies will unveil two modem card handsets, one of which is said to use an HSDPA modem card, while the other one an EVDO modem card. The last two models to be unveiled come with GPS functionality and include CDMA1X and EVDO. The nine models come with CDMA1X, WCDMA, GSM and EVDO technologies and are meant to fulfill the subscriber demand of the different Chinese mobile phone carriers.

“The launch of nine 3G mobile phones under the aigo brand name in China demonstrates our strength in mobile phone development and solidifies our strong relationship with aigo. Right now is the ideal time for TechFaith to launch middle to high end products through the aigo brand in China and we are confident these 3G mobile phones will be successful for the recently rolled-out 3G network,” stated Wilson Cai, deputy chief executive officer of TechFaith.

Feng Jun, President of aigo, noted: “We are excited to enter China's 3G mobile network with the launch of these nine new mobile phones. By working with TechFaith, one of the leading mobile phone R&D companies, we can supply better products, provide better customer service and create strong brand awareness in the Chinese mobile phone market.”