TI Touts China Trials

DALLAS and BEIJING -- Working with two of China's leading telecommunications companies ZTE and Datang Mobile, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) [NYSE:TXN] today announced that the majority of China's Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) trials will deploy the company's wireless infrastructure optimized digital signal processors (DSP) in Node B base station equipment. The trials, which began in April in 10 China cities, are an important step towards deploying the 3G technology for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. China will provide 3G service in all cities hosting Olympic venues and activities.

According to industry analyst firm iSuppli, ZTE and Datang Mobile have been awarded 83 percent of the base station orders issued. Deployments will occur in Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Qinhuangdao, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Xiamen.

In January, the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) of the People's Republic of China formally announced that TD-SCDMA would be the country's standard of 3G mobile telecommunication. According to a recent In-Stat China study, TD-SCDMA subscribers in China will increase rapidly in 2008 and reach 52 million in 2011. "We predict that more than 10,000 TD-SCDMA base stations will be located in 2007," said Kevin Li, In-stat analyst.

"We are thrilled to join with our customers ZTE and Datang to lead the deployment of TD-SCDMA in China," said Brian Glinsman, general manager of TI's Communications Infrastructure and Voice Group. "The efforts of both ZTE and Datang Mobile will enable the people of China, the Olympic athletes and attendees to experience the benefit of 3G communications through China's TD-SCDMA network. By leveraging TI's technology across the range of Node B products, together we will enable more data and multimedia applications, delivering a richer experience."