Nokia-Siemens promises to invest more in China’s TD-SCDMA network and hopes to gain a larger share of the TD market.
According to plan, China’s three telecoms operators will each operate a 3G network, each with different standards.
China Stakes reports Nokia-Siemens has already accomplished, jointly with China Unicom, the construction of a WCDMA video phone network in several provinces and cities including Shanghai. It is also China Mobile’s supplier for its TD-SCEMA network construction in Jiangxi and Fujian. Nokia-Siemens considers China Mobile and China Unicom’s 3G network construction a great opportunity for the company’s own development. Other European giants such as Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent have also gained a slice of the construction of China Mobile’s TD network and China Unicom’s WCDMA network.
Nokia-Siemens’ strategy for 3G technology is to support WCDMA and TD at the same time. The company will also push development of those technologies into TD-LTE and LTE, respectively, a senior stage of the two.
Nokia-Siemens will also continue its cooperation with Huawei, with their joint venture, TD Tech, focusing on TD technology.
Nokia-Siemens has been the first to reach the first-stage testing of TD-LTE, jointly with China Mobile.
The company will continue to invest in the 3G area, especially in China, and will guarantee the smooth transition from 3G to 4G-oriented LTE.
Due to the enormous China market and rich talent resources in cities such as Shanghai, Nokia-Siemens is continuing to expand its R&D team in China. It has six centers in China now, while its TD service team involves 1200 employees, with a promise to grow in future. Nokia-Siemens’ R&D investment, 2.5 billion euros last year, usually accounts for about 16% of sales.