Shanghai Telecom 3 g business on commercial: WiFi phones can only be launched in April

Zhongguodianxinshanghaigongsi (Shanghai Telecom) yesterday announced the first to launch 3 g services (third generation mobile communications) on commercial, China Telecom's 3 g services is expected in mid-April in the national business.

"2009 Shanghai Telecom will invest more than $ 6 billion to cover the World Expo, 3 g network construction, Asia-Pacific information hub, SME informatization etc.

"Shanghai Telecom Manager weihua said, of which 18 billion for enhanced 3G signal coverage. $ 400 million for the construction of cable networks; 8 billion for upgrading users bandwidth; 6 billion for new business platform for expansion and deployment.

3 g mobile phone to launch at the end of March

Under the arrangement, the first commercial launch early 3G 3G Internet card business, at the end of March or beginning of April to launch 3 g mobile phone terminal.

It is understood that the Shanghai Telecom this without first launched 3 g mobile phone, is the mobile terminal is not fully ready.

China Telecom Group prior to purchasing a batch of 3 g mobile phone, but will be distributed to each branch. Current mobile enterprise telecom customized 3 g mobile phone with WiFi in half. In addition, China Telecom to launch the WiFi Phone, you need to wait for the related policies. Whereas PTD approved mobile phone with WiFi capability is expected to go to April.

The early launch of 3 g network card only for Shanghai Telecom "e8, enjoy the e8" home broadband users.

Shanghai Telecom stated that, from 16 March to start, this part of the broadband users to successfully apply the same grade e9, enjoy e9 integration packages, and monthly commitment consumer full $ 250, you can have access to trial Internet card and 3G monthly 100 hours of wireless high-speed Internet access experience.

At the end of the whole city

It is reported that Shanghai Telecom 3G signal has covered within and outside the ring suburban area, as of 15 March is complete 600 mobile communication base station's 3 g upgrade project, it is expected that by the end of the Shanghai Telecom 3 g base station will reach 2000, 3 g service will cover the whole city.

Another Shanghai Telecom also in more than 4 000 deployed a WiFi hotspot in public places, it is expected that by the end of the WiFi hotspot coverage amount will reach more than 5000, forming a whole city of high-speed seamless broadband network.

According to reports, based on the CDMA 3 g network technology for wireless broadband speed boost is very clear that stability can be provided to downstream bandwidth than 2G 3.1Mbps, CDMA1X rate increase in the age of 20 times.

Also under construction in WiFi 54Mbps 11-can be provided. Future wireless broadband users to 3 g and WiFi switch freely between the true "seamless wireless broadband."

In 2009, Shanghai Telecom will also promote the fiber to the premises, the community, to the home building and resolve last mile fiber entrance.

By the end of 2009, some of the new residential district and the new business premises is used for fiber to the home, about 40 million users can enjoy each household up to 60M bandwidth "Expressway", this means that a family can simultaneously watch two-channel high definition TV, all the SDTV and 4M broadband Internet access, but do not affect each other.