Qualcomm jumps on China 3G expectations
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Qualcomm Inc.  shares  jumped more than 4 percent on Tuesday after China said it may  grant a license for a next-generation cellphone network that  would boost royalties to the wireless technology and chip  supplier.
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Wireless technology firm Qualcomm Inc.  said on Monday it was buying two micro-chip businesses to boost its core wireless technology product offerings.
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Qualcomm Inc. said Monday it is expanding its wireless semiconductor capabilities with the acquisitions of a company that develops Wi-Fi technology for laptops and hotspots, and a business that specializes in Bluetooth connections between mobile devices such as a cell phone and headset.
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China will put its homegrown 3G (third-generation) mobile technology to use during the 2008 Olympic Games, the country&#39;s state-owned broadcaster said in a news report.&quot;China&#39;s top economic planner says the country will use its homegrown&#160;3G service at the Beijing Olympics&#160;next year,&quot; China Central Television (CCTV) said during a news broadcast (requires Internet Explorer) on Wednesday.The announcement by officials from China&#39;s National Development and Reform Commission was made during the PT/Expo Comm China 2007 exhibition this week in Beijing. Trials of TD-SCDMA (Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access) will be expanded to include the Olympics, but officials offered no hint of when the country plans to&#160;issue licenses for 3G services, CCTV reported.They also offered no hint of whether other 3G technologies will be in use during the Olympics, CCTV said.Chinese officials have long promised that 3G would be part of the technologies used to host a &quot;high-tech Olympics.&quot; But China&#39;s move towards 3G was slowed by bureaucratic infighting and the relative immaturity of the domestically developed 3G standard. As tests have continued in a bid to prove that TD-SCDMA is ready for commercial deployment, the government has held off on plans to issue 3G licenses.That delay leaves open the possibility that China will not have commercial 3G services ready in time for the Olympics. That now seems to be a certainty, even if a trial TD-SCDMA service is made available to showcase that technology during the games.&#160;
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China&#39;s largest cell phone service provider, China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd., reported a 7.8 percent jump in first-half profits Wednesday as its number of subscribers rose by 23 percent.
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California-based Qualcomm Inc, the worldâs largest provider of code division multiple access (CDMA) technology, has acquired Spike Technologies Inc for $19 million.
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(InfoWorld) - The Chinese government will not issue licenses for 3G (third-generation) mobile services until the first quarter of 2008, according to a Chinese report. China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) will not issue the licenses until a new round of tests involving theÂ homegrown TD-SCDMAÂ (time division synchronous code division multiple access) 3G technology ends next year, reported Caijing magazine in its latest issue. Delaying the releaseÂ of the 3G licenses will give TD-SCDMA and its backers additional time to close the gap with more mature 3G technologies, WCDMA (wideband CDMA) and CDMA2000 EV-DO (evolution data optimized). In December, China's Minister of Information Industry, Wang Xudong, reiterated a promise that commercial 3G services would be available when Beijing hosts the Olympic Games in 2008. Issuing licenses during the first quarter of 2008 would still allow operators to meet this goal, even if they have little time to expand their 3G coverage areas throughout the country. The eventual release of 3G licenses will coincide with a restructuring of China's major telecommunications operators, which are currently split into fixed-line and mobile carriers, Caijing reported. The four major Chinese telecommunication operators, which are all state-owned, are currently divided into fixed-line and mobile carriers. China TelecommunicationsÂ (China Telecom) and China Network Telecommunications Group (China Netcom) are the country's primary fixed-line carriers, offering voice and Internet services. To avoid overlap and direct competition between the two carriers, the country was divided up between the two companies. China Telecom serves western and southern China, including Shanghai, while China Netcom's market covers the north, including Beijing. The two mobile carriers, China Mobile Communications (China Mobile) and China United Telecommunications Co. (China Unicom), are not restricted geographically but they use different technologies. China Mobile operates a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) network and has the most subscribers, while China Unicom has both a GSM network and a CDMA service that is its primary network and offers faster data downloads. Determining how these companies will be structured, and what mobile networks they will have, is not something that will be determined by MII alone. The decision also involves the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), which oversees China's state-owned companies and is a central player in the 3G licensing process. Further complicating the bureaucratic wrangling over 3G and telecommunication industry reform, there are other government organizations, including the National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Science and Technology, involved in the decision process.
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Blog: What's the hot company in China? Qualcomm. Come again?
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(InfoWorld) - Networking equipment vendor 3Com is counting on low labor costs in China to help the company earn better margins on its products and compete against rivals like Cisco Systems, the company's chief executive officer said Wednesday. "There is one large player who is enjoying 68 percent to 70 percent gross margin on its products, while others are enjoying 40 percent to 45 percent gross margins," Edgar Masri, 3Com's CEO and president, said in an apparent reference to Cisco. However, the disparity in salaries between China and other countries creates an "arbitrage opportunity" for 3Com, he said. Arbitrage is the practice of exploiting price differences between two markets. While Cisco and others rely on expensive engineering talent in the U.S. and elsewhere, Masri is betting that cheaper labor costs in China will give 3Com an advantage, allowing it to price its products 30 percent to 40 percent lower than its competition. 3Com's strategy bears a striking resemblance to that employed by Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies, which took advantage of lower costs in China to undercut its competitors and build a growing stake in the worldwide telecommunications market. Once a little-known Chinese company, Huawei is now a major player, having won deals across Asia and in Europe. The resemblance is not an accident. In March, 3Com acquired the remaining shares in H3C Technologies, aÂ joint ventureÂ the company set up with Huawei in 2003. As a result of that deal, 3Com acquired the 2,400 R&D engineers employed by H3C in China. The engineers help give 3Com an advantage over its competitors, Masri said, claiming that rivals' labor costs are up to five times higher than 3Com's.
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SINGAPORE Telecommunications (SingTel) said it will commercially launch its high-speed third generation (3G) mobile service within months, putting it at the forefront of Southeast Asian telecoms firms looking to roll out the technology.
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U.S. wireless technology firm and  chip supplier Qualcomm Inc.  is talking to potential  Chinese partners to prepare for the launch of third-generation  services, but its chief executive questioned on Tuesday the  market prospects for a homegrown standard Beijing is pushing.
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Filling in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi integration Qualcomm has spent well in excess of $40m readying itself for a world beyond CDMA.â¦
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Nokia Corp. is getting ready to ship mobile phones based on China&#39;s homegrown 3G (third-generation) mobile standard.
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By Li Weitao  China Mobile Communications Corp (CMCC), parent of Hong Kong- listed China Mobile Ltd, is expected to soon invite bids for a new round of network trials on the Chinese standard for third generation (3G) mobile communication, according to industry sources.
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Qualcomm Inc  posted a  higher quarterly profit on Wednesday due to demand for its  mobile phone chips, and its shares rose 6.5 percent.
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Ericsson  said on Friday  that it expected China to hold back again this year from  issuing licenses for high-speed 3G mobile phone networks,  though he was anyway upbeat on prospects for the market.
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Qualcomm is betting on its Code Division Multiple Access cellular technology.