The black sheep of the 3G family marches on. Last week, TD-SCDMA figured prominently in the news with several R&D deals signed that aim to fast-track the commercialization of TD-SCDMA handsets by boosting short-term product development and long-term research capability. It’s not a game changer, for now, but will be a long-term positive for the fledgling technology, which is suffering mightily from a lack of competitive handsets.

Here are some English and Chinese articles that will bring you up to speed. The last link is about the city of Chongqing’s Chongyou IT – one of the earliest domestic company’s to engage in TD R&D – cooperating on handset chip development with Infineon Technologies, Synopsys and Verisilicon. Details are scarce, which means it will take awhile for this project to yield anything meaningful.

Chongqing to build China's first 3G industrial base

Chongqing Lures CNY15.6bn TD-SCDMA Investment

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