China Mobile has issued the tender document for a 3G network based on a TD-SCDMA platform.

China Mobile has issued the tender document for a 3G network based on a TD-SCDMA platform. The bidding is likely to involve dozens of suppliers including foreign companies such as AlcatelLucent, Nortel, Ericsson and Siemens via their China-based joint ventures. Local providers such as ZTE and Huawei are also bidding. China Mobile is planning to build its TD-SCDMA networks in eight cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Qinhuangdao and Xiamen.