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China Mobile may be the world’s largest carrier, but it is having a hard time sourcing handsets for its 3G network, which uses a specialized homegrown technology as mandated by the government. Today, it signed a deal with Taiwan-based HTC, which will launch at least one model in China this year and at least five in 2010, Reuters reports.

For handset makers, it’s got to be a tough decision: On the downside, they’ll have to support TD-SCDMA, a technology no other carrier in the world uses, but on the plus side, you’ll be… Read the rest

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China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile carrier, aims to sign a series of deals with key Taiwanese firms this week, helping them gain access into China’s rapidly growing telecoms market.

They include an agreement with smartphone maker HTC to launch at least one model in China this year — to be called the “Ophone” — and at least five models in 2010, China Mobile Chairman Wang Jianzhou told reporters at a news conference.

“We’re working with HTC to jointly develop smartphones based on our TD-SCDMA technology,” Wang said, referring to the company’s… Read the rest

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