China Mobile has launched a second round bid for TD-SCDMA wireless network equipment which has attracted the attention of many China-based and international companies. Nokia Siemens Networks and its partner Huawei Technologies will both join the bid, according to industry sources.

The sources indicated that China Mobile is planning to purchase 23,000 base stations for 28 cities with a budget in the tens of billion RMB range (10 billion RMB is equivalent to US$1.46 billion). The network is expected to enter commercial operation in mid 2009, and when the time comes, TS-SCDMA will cover 38 major cities in China.

Via DigiTimes