CSMB TO PROCURES TERMINALS FOR CMMB SERVICE IN MORE CITIES

AsiaInfo Services
12-02-2008
CSMB to Procures Terminals for CMMB Service in More Cities

BEIJING, Dec 02, 2008 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- China Satellite Mobile Broadcasting Corporation (CSMB), the operator of the China mobile multimedia broadcasting (CMMB) service, has started to invite public bidding for procurement of millions of CMMB terminals in late November 2008 and is to end the bidding invitation on December 15.

Nearly 100 manufacturers, such as Lenovo Group Limited (SEHK: 0992) and ZTE Corporation (SZSE: 000063 and SEHK: 0763), participated in the bidding for procurement of 13 kinds of CMMB terminals.

Successful bidders are expected to deliver their products from January 2009 at the latest, noted the chief executive officer for CSMB, adding that companies should get the quality certification from the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television before signing supply contracts.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has been getting behind development of the CMMB. Now it is carrying out the network access tests on TD-SCDMA/CMMB dual-mode mobile phones.

China had about 1.2 million CMMB terminals in early October 2008 and will strive for 10 million and 50 million ones in 2009 and 2010.

Source: dycj.ynet.com (December 02, 2008)

KEYWORD: BEIJING INDUSTRY KEYWORD: Internet & Online Services & Media SUBJECT CODE: Internet & Online Services
Wireless Internet/WAP/3G Services
CMMB
terminals
public bidding
procurement

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