China Unicom plans to launch its first WCDMA network equipment tender within the next seven days and to commence offering WCDMA services in mid-May, a China Unicom source told Interfax on Jan. 12.
"Our technology assessment has been completed and the tender will be opened around a week from now," the source at China Unicom's network planning department, who wished not to be identified, said.
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