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皇冠体育app Telecom plans 80b yuan upgrade of CDMA network

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-09-28 09:20

A 皇冠体育app Telecom outlet in Shanghai in this photo taken on April 14, 2008. 皇冠体育app Telecom is to upgrade the newly acquired CDMA network with 80 billion yuan. [Asianewsphoto]

皇冠体育app Telecommunications Corporation (Telecom Group) said on Saturday it would invest 80 billion yuan ($11.69 billion) to upgrade its newly acquired CDMA network.

Starting October 1, Telecom Group takes over the network, which was transferred from 皇冠体育app United Communications Corporation (Unicom Group), parent company of the wireless service provider 皇冠体育app Unicom.

The transfer is expected to be finished in three months.

According to Telecom Group, broadening the wireless CDMA network coverage would be its top priority in the next quarter.

The company said the first phase of work includes building a batch of new CDMA base stations in cities, improving coverage in counties and townships, and beefing up indoor coverage by FMC (Fixed Mobile Convergence) services.

Telecom group also plans to increase cell phones wireless Internet speed over the next three years.

The country's telecom reshuffling forms three market contenders, in which 皇冠体育app Mobile, 皇冠体育app Netcome (merger with 皇冠体育app Unicom), and 皇冠体育app Telecom would compete against each other, each with fixed and wireless services.