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Alcatel and Datang Mobile Form Strategic Partnership for TD-SCDMA Development in China

Strategic Insights

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Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) and Datang Mobile have entered into a groundbreaking partnership agreement to accelerate the introduction of TD-SCDMA in China. The agreement, signed in Beijing, China, marks a significant milestone in the development of China's home-grown 3G standards. Alcatel will invest €25 million in Datang Mobile, including shareholding, product planning, system integration, and manufacturing. The partnership will enable the companies to form a dedicated team for the industrialization of TD-SCDMA products, with the first products expected to be delivered to the Chinese market by June 2005. This strategic partnership will put both companies at the forefront of the TD-SCDMA market, poised to capitalize on the growth opportunities arising from the commercial deployment of 3G in China.

Key Takeaways:

  • Alcatel and Datang Mobile have entered into a partnership agreement to promote the introduction of TD-SCDMA in China.
  • Alcatel will invest €25 million in Datang Mobile, including shareholding, product planning, system integration, and manufacturing.
  • The partnership will enable the companies to form a dedicated team for the industrialization of TD-SCDMA products in Alcatel's manufacturing base in Shanghai.
  • The first TD-SCDMA products are expected to be delivered to the Chinese market by June 2005.
  • The partnership will position both companies as leaders in the TD-SCDMA market, leveraging Alcatel's expertise and technology for large-scale manufacturing.
  • Datang Mobile will adopt Alcatel's core system and applications for TD-SCDMA solution.
  • Alcatel's user-centric broadband vision encompasses a full range of solutions to enable operators to deliver ubiquitous and easy broadband access to end-users.
  • Alcatel has commenced interoperability testing with China's Ministry of Information Industry for TD-SCDMA.

Statistics:

  • Alcatel will invest €25 million in Datang Mobile.
  • The partnership aims to deliver the first TD-SCDMA products to the Chinese market by June 2005.
  • Alcatel has a global customer base in over 130 countries.
  • Alcatel's sales reached €12.5 billion in 2003.

Sources:

  • Datang Press Contact: Liu Di, Tel:+86-10-58-61-29-68, liudi@dohero.com.
  • Alcatel Press Contacts: Aurelie Boutin / HQ, Tel: +33-1-40-76-11-79, Aurelie.Boutin@alcatel.com; Regine Coqueran / HQ, Tel: +33-1-40-76-49-24, Regine.coqueran@alcatel.com.
  • Alcatel Investor Relations: Pascal Bantegnie, Tel: +33-1-40-76-52-20, Pascal.bantegnie@alcatel.com; Peter Campbell, Tel: +33-1-40-76-1311, Peter.campbell@alcatel.com; Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane, Tel: +1-703-668-3571, Charlotte.laurent-ottomane@alcatel.com.

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