China's 3G Mobile Phone Mess

For years the Chinese government has been backing the development of a home-grown standard for 3G mobile phones, called TD-SCDMA, writes Business Week. "The hope is that this technology can compete with the two Western-developed ones and in terms of network speeds, greater voice capacity, and a range of interactive data features. "

"et because of problems with the Chinese standard, the government has delayed issuing 3G licenses to Chinese telecom operators.

The reason, many believe, is that the government doesn't want to allow 3G in China until work on the Chinese-developed standard is complete. And that's proving difficult. Duncan Clark, managing director of BDA China, a market research firm based in Beijing, says that problems remain, such as poor picture quality for video calls. "It's not ready for prime time," he says."

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