[May 21, 2010] China Telecom, Qualcomm Provide Equipment for US Pavilion Tweet SHANGHAI, May 21, 2010 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) and Shanghai Telecom jointly announces the provision of EV-DO Rev. B express cards and mobile phones with talkback function for the US Pavilion of the World Expo. China Telecom Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: CHA and SEHK: 0728) is a global partner of the World Expo. The company has launched new business including broadband network and digital talkback for the pageant. Qualcomm is the official partner of the US Pavilion in terms of wireless chip technology and solutions. The express cards are produced by ZTE Corporation (SEHK: 0763 and SZSE: 000063), adopting the chip solutions of Qualcomm, while the talkback mobile phones are compatible with the QChat technology of the latter. The broadband network of the World Expo adopts the advanced EV-DO Rev. B technology, which has advantages such as high speed, high frequency spectrum efficiency and low delay. China Telecom has completed the laboratory and field tests of the EV-DO Rev. B technology in partnership with equipment suppliers like ZTE, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell Enterprise Communications Co., Ltd. and plans to kick off pre-commercial trials in major cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu this year. Source: www.tom.com (May 21, 2010) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]