China Mobile Communication Corporation (CMCC), the largest mobile operator in the world, selected Motorola’s Global Telecom Solutions Sector to expand its GSM network and improve data services for users in Beijing and 13 important provinces of China. The contract is valued at US$510 million.
Under the project, Motorola will upgrade China Mobile’s GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network in preparation for an evolution to 3G. The expansion, scheduled for completion by the end of 2004, will enable the operator to increase subscriber capacity by up to 10.5 million usershttp://www.motorola.com
- The contract were announced at the U.S.-China Seminar on Prospects for Cooperation in Telecom and IT being held this week in Washington, D.C. U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Donald Evans keynoted the event, and other prominent government officials included Grant Aldonas, Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade; Lou Qinjian, Vice Minister of China’s Ministry of Information Industry; and Chinese Ambassador to the United States Yang Jiechi.