Nokia Siemens Networks Rolls Out 3G Networks in China

Nokia Siemens Networks announced recently that it was among the first to manage to complete the second phase of the deployment of China Mobile’s 3G network, which is based on the TD-SCDMA technology. The infrastructure provider has been working with China Mobile's subsidiaries Fujian Mobile, Henan Mobile, Jiangxi Mobile and Hainan Mobile for the roll-out of said network.

Nokia Siemens Networks also stated that it provided Henan Mobile with support for the deployment of 1342 base stations in the capital city Zhengzhou, and that the operation was completed in only two months. This way, the TD-SCDMA network was ready by the end of February, while managing to offer TD-SCDMA and GSM inter-working by March 10, 2009. The mobile phone operator should be able to deliver mobile data-based services in the near future, after network optimization and service trials that are currently in the works.

The team from Nokia Siemens Networks was supported by over 1200 TD-SCDMA experts and engineers in China, and managed to successfully complete video calls in January, while also being able to complete, by mid-March, the implementation, integration testing and network commissioning over the provinces that were awarded to it.

According to Steven Shaw, vice president at Nokia Siemens Networks, Greater China region, the success of TD-SCDMA in the country depends greatly on the quality of the services that are provided, as well as on the time frame the 3G networks see optimizations and deployment, while the role of vendors is at the same time diminished.

“Providing quality voice and data services require proven competence and experience in building wireless networks, something we have gained over the years both globally and in China. Given our performance in phase two of the TD-SCDMA network rollouts, we are well positioned to add further value to our customers via the 200 city network expansions planned in China Mobile’s next wave of bidding,” Steven Shaw also added.