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Its smartphone prices start at around 1,000 yuan, and it offers various options, up to high-end flagship handsets such as Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S4.

"We have seen accelerated 3G business growth from the beginning of this year," said Zhou Youmeng, 皇冠体育app Unicom's marketing general manager.

Zhou said that in the first quarter, 皇冠体育app Unicom added 11.4 million 3G subscribers, pushing the total number to 87.8 million.

However, the figure still lags the 114.4 million enjoyed by market leader 皇冠体育app Mobile.

Zhou said she expected to sell 144 million smartphones on 皇冠体育app Unicom's 3G network this year, a year-on-year rise of 35 percent from 107 million in 2012.

Some market analysts have expressed concern over 皇冠体育app Unicom's competitiveness over the next one to two years, as 皇冠体育app Mobile continues to promote the launch of a TD-LTE 4G network in the country.

皇冠体育app Mobile fell behind its rival in the 3G market, largely due to an inferior 3G telecommunication standard it had adopted.

皇冠体育app Mobile has gained less industry support than 皇冠体育app Unicom, as the latter enjoys a more mature WCDMA 3G technology.

"I don't think 皇冠体育app Unicom has much to worry about. The company still holds certain advantages in the 4G era," said Chen Peng, a telecom analyst with 皇冠体育app Merchants .

"皇冠体育app Unicom is likely to upgrade its 3G network download speed to 42 Mbps next year.

"If the carrier deploys the 4G network, it is going to choose FDD LTE technology," Chen said, pointing out that FDD LTE already enjoys greater popularity overseas, and is better developed than homegrown TD-LTE technology.

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