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Chinese technology vendors have been struggling with high patent fees as they loose at least 5% of their sales income to royalty costs if they adopt WCDMA or CDMA 2000 technology in their equipment. The Chinese have therefore invested heavily in the research of homegrown wireless standards and aim to become as self-sufficient as possible in cellular technology. Their 3G standard known as TD-SCDMA is a technically strong standard and trials have shown that it can be 10%-15% more spectrally efficient than WCDMA and CDMA 2000. Trials have already happened with results being mixed. But with a planned role out in conjunction with other technologies for the Olympics next year, a number of crucial questions remain unanswered. - Licenses have not been issued but with contracts already announced are 3G licenses a forgone conclusion? - Will SK Telecom's heavy investment in China and TD-SCDMA see the technology move outside of China and take advantage of TDD worldwide? - Will operators invest heavily in handset acquisition or will the wait till WCDMA integration tests are totally successful? - What opportunities are still available for external manufacturers and vendors to work with the Chinese manufacturers on TD-SCDMA? - How will this impact on US and European IP rights and the royalties they earn from current Chinese operations? - Nokia & Motorola have already committed to TD-SCDMA models but will their commitment continue? TD-SCDMA is also very suited to asymmetric data traffic as it is based on the TDD duplexing method. It is expected that TDD will be used a lot more frequently as cellular standards evolve due to the congestion of radio spectrum and the increase in the need for mobile data services - is this true and what will the need for data services be, within China and other TD-SCDMA networks? According to the findings of this new in-depth report, visiongain reveals that there is currently no need for WCDMA/TD-SCDMA interoperability tests and for the development of mobile terminals that are able to support two 3G standards. With other standards competing with this for market share how critical will the governments influence continue to be? This report answers that question, with an analysis of other players in the market. It examines the Chinese and international vendors as well as handset manufacturers and their offerings. The report provides in-depth market analysis upon these areas, and extensively identifies both market opportunities and forecasts. The study also assess' the challenges faced by the relevant companies, and why foreign companies should also pay a part in the development of these Chinese standards. For more information kindly visit : http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=52051 We are the leading information aggregator, facilitates and supports the business information needs for market research , corporate / strategic planning by providing the latest information in the form of reports, journals, magazines and databases on varied industries like automotive, oil and gas, shipping, textiles, pharmaceuticals, energy, banking, finance, insurance, risk management, country intelligence, consumer & durable goods, chemical and more. With over 90,000 reports, you can get instant access and insights on the studies in your areas of interest. Contact us at +91 22 27578668 / 27579438 or email info@bharatbook.com or our website www.bharatbook.com
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