TD-SCDMA Development Report, 2005-2006

TD-SCDMA (Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access) is China‘s 3G standard.
TD-SCDMA standard, originally co-developed by CATT of MII and Siemens, combines the SCDMA technology and the TD-CDMA technology.
The document of TD-SCDMA standard was finally amended and completed by CWTS, approved by former Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of China, and submitted to ITU and relative international standard organizations in June 1998. And TD-SCDMA was approved to be one of the mainstream 3G standards on ITU conference held in Helsinki in Nov 1999.
Road map of the evolution from 2G to 3G in China

According to MII, in 2006, in the Chinese 3G market structure, WCDMA accounts for about 65%, CDMA2000 1X accounts for about 20%, and TD-SCDMA accounts for about 15%. After realizing the importance of 3G technology to fill in the technological gap between domestic and advanced mobile phone vendors worldwide, China has actively developed its own 3G technologies.
As for the investment scale of 3G/TD-SCDMA, ResearchInChina thinks that:

ResearchInChina calls this phenomenon the "3G scissors gap"
3G Subscribers Forecast in China (unit: 10k)

According to Research in China, if 3G licenses are released in 2006, the amount of 3G subscribers will reach 6.2 million in the first year; and three years later, i.e., by 2009, the amount of 3G subscribers will reach 128 million.
TD-SCDMA Subscribers Forecast in China (unit: 10k)

Calculating according to the 3G user scale, ResearchInChina predicts that the amount of TD-SCDMA subscribers in 2006 will be 20,000; 2 million by 2007; 11 million by 2008; 30.5 million by 2009; and 54 million by 2010.
Table of Content
1. Analysis on TD-SCDMA technology
1.1 Characteristics of TD-SCDMA technology
1.1.1 TDD (time division duplex)
1.1.2 Software radio
1.1.3 Smart antenna
1.1.4 Multi-user joint detection
1.1.5 Dynamic channel allocation
1.1.6 Uplink synchronization
1.1.7 Baton handover
1.2 Evolvement of TD-SCDMA editions
1.2.1 Two editions of TD-SCDMA: TDD-TSM and TDD-LCR
1.2.2 TDD-TSM
1.2.3 TDD-LCR
1.3 Advantages and disadvantages of TD-SCDMA
1.3.1 Advantages
1.3.2 Disadvantages
1.4 Comparison among TD-SCDMA, WCDMA and CDMA2000
1.4.1 Technology comparison
1.4.2 Patent comparison
2. TD-SCDMA market scale
2.1 Overview of TD-SCDMA market
2.2 TD-SCDMA user scale
2.3 TD-SCDMA equipment scale
2.4 TD-SCDMA terminal scale
3. Development of TD-SCDMA industry
3.1 Shaping of TD-SCDMA industry chain
3.2 Development status of TD-SCDMA industry chain
3.3 Competition in TD-SCDMA industry
4. Analysis on Chinese government‘s TD-SCDMA promotion policies
4.1 Chinese government‘s policy on 3G development
4.2 Key issues concerned by 3G decision-making departments
4.3 3G frequency plan of Chinese government
4.4 Chinese government‘s 3G testing course
4.5 Chinese government‘s attitude towards TD-SCDMA and capital support
4.6 Chinese government‘s functions in TD-SCDMA industry chain
5. 3G development strategies of China‘s telecom operators
5.1 China Mobile
5.1.1 Attitude towards 3G license and orientation
5.1.2 Selection between WCDMA and TD-SCDMA
5.1.3 3G development and strategies of China Mobile
5.2 China Unicom
5.2.1 Attitude towards 3G license and orientation
5.2.2 Comparison between CDMA2000 and TD-SCDMA
5.2.3 Development status of the G/C network of China Unicom
5.2.4 Possible development direction of China Unicom‘s GSM network
5.3 China Telecom
5.3.1 Attitude towards 3G license and orientation
5.3.2 Most powerful potential promoters of TD-SCDMA in 3G age
5.3.3 Significance of China Unicom‘s GSM network to China Telecom
5.4 China Netcom
5.4.1 Attitude towards 3G license and orientation
5.4.2 Possibility of China Netcom entering 3G field
5.4.3 Possible development strategies of China Netcom entering 3G field
5.5 China Tietong and China Satcom
5.5.1 Attitude towards 3G license and orientation
5.5.2 Current status and possibility to develop 3G
5.6 Comparison of operators‘ strengths in TD-SCDMA operation
6 TD-SCDMA equipment suppliers
6.1 Datang Mobile
6.1.1 Background
6.1.2 TD-SCDMA equipment
6.1.3 R&D input and development of TD-SCDMA
6.2 Nortel
6.2.1 Background
6.2.2 TD-SCDMA equipment
6.2.3 R&D input and development of TD-SCDMA
6.3 ZTE
6.3.1 Background
6.3.2 TD-SCDMA equipment
6.3.3 R&D input and development of TD-SCDMA
6.4 TD Tech
6.4.1 Background
6.4.2 TD-SCDMA equipment
6.4.3 R&D input and development of TD-SCDMA
6.5 Potevio
6.5.1 Background
6.5.2 TD-SCDMA equipment
6.5.3 R&D input and development of TD-SCDMA
6.6 UTStarcom
6.6.1 Background
6.6.2 TD-SCDMA equipment
6.6.3 R&D input and development of TD-SCDMA
6.7 Other suppliers
6.7.1 Alcatel Shanghai Bell
6.7.2 Nokia
6.7.3 Ericsson
6.7.4 Motorola
6.8 Comparative analysis of TD-SCDMA equipment suppliers
7 TD-SCDMA chip provider
7.1 ADI
7.1.1 Background
7.1.2 TD-SCDMA chip
7.1.3 R&D input and development of TD-SCDMA
7.2 Commit
7.2.1 Background
7.2.2 TD-SCDMA chip
7.2.3 R&D input and development of TD-SCDMA
7.3 T3G
7.3.1 Background
7.3.2 TD-SCDMA chip
7.3.3 R&D input and development of TD-SCDMA
7.4 CYIT
7.4.1 Background
7.4.2 TD-SCDMA chip
7.4.3 R&D input and development of TD-SCDMA
7.5 Spreadtrum
7.5.1 Background
7.5.2 TD-SCDMA chip
7.5.3 R&D input and development of TD-SCDMA
7.6 Comparative analysis of TD-SCDMA chip providers
8 TD-SCDMA mobile phone vendor
8.1 Datang
8.2 Bird
8.3 Hisense
8.4 Holley
8.5 Huawei
8.6 ZTE
8.7 Amoi
8.8 Lenovo
8.9 Dbtel
8.10 CYIT
8.11 Samsung
8.12 LG
8.13 Motorola
8.14 Inventec
8.15 Comparative analysis of TD-SCDMA terminal providers
9 TD-SCDMA testing equipment providers
9.1 Agilent
9.2 Willtek
9.3 Tektronix
9.4 Rohde & Schwarz, R&S
9.5 Radcom
9.6 Kaipuda
9.7 Shibasoku
9.8 ipNetfusion
9.9 Zhongyou Technology
9.10 Beijing Zhong Chuang Telecom Test Co., Ltd. (ZCTT)
9.11 StarPoint
9.12 Comparative analysis of TD-SCDMA testing equipment providers
10 Other supporting equipment providers of TD-SCDMA
10.1 Haitian Antenna
10.2 Tongyu Communication
10.3 Forsk
10.4 Apexone
11 Analysis on TD-SCDMA networking
11.1 Independent networking of TD-SCDMA
11.1.1 Feasibility of independent networking
11.1.2 Problems of independent networking
11.2 Models of TD-SCDMA independent networking
11.2.1 Independent networking solutions of new operators
11.2.2 Independent networking solutions of GSM operators
11.2.3 Independent networking solutions of PHS operators
11.3 Mix networking of TD-SCDMA and WCDMA
11.3.1 Feasibility of mix networking
11.3.2 Background of mix networking
11.4 Possible models of mix networking
11.4.1 TD-SCDMA is piled up on WCDMA network
11.4.2 TD-SCDMA and WCDMA are supplements of each other
11.5 Comparative analysis of independent networking and mix networking
12 Issuance of 3G license in China
12.1 Problems should be solved before the issuance of 3G license
12.2 Analysis on the issuance time
12.3 Analysis on the issuance methods
12.4 Problems after the issuance
13 Prospects of TD-SCDMA
13.1 Analysis on TD-SCDMA special testing
13.2 Compatibility of TD-SCDMA technology and market
13.3 Sustainable development of TD-SCDMA – HSDPA
Selected Figures
Structure of TD-SCDMA industry chain
TD-SCDMA solutions of Potevio
Mobile phone subscriber forecast in China
3G&TD-SCDMA subscriber forecast
TD-SCDMA infrastructure market potential forecast
TD-SCDMA mobile phone shipment forecast, 2005-2008
Coverage of TD-SCDMA trial network in Beijing
Independent networking solutions of new operators
Independent networking solutions of GSM operators
Evolvement of GSM/GPRS towards TD-SCDMA
TD-SCDMA independent networking solutions of PHS operators
Solution of TD-SCDMA piling up on WCDMA network
Solution of TD-SCDMA and WCDMA supplementing mutually
TD-SCDMA RAN system of Datang Mobile
Integrated solution of TD-SCDMA terminal
DTM8001－Sparrow – first TD-SCDMA LCR 3G mobile phone
DTM5701－Hummer – first TD-SCDMA LCR PCMCIA wireless network card
ZXTR RNC wireless network controller
TD-SCDMA integrated solution of ZTE
Global sales revenue of UTstarcom in recent five years
Development plans of Commit in 2005-2008
Holley‘s TD-SCDMA mobile phones
Samsung‘s TD-SCDMA mobile phones
C8008 development platform
DCT2000 communication testing system
Patent distribution of TD-SCDMA standard
Patent distribution of WCDMA standard
Patent distribution of CDMA2000 standard
Comparison among WCDMA, CDMA2000 and TD-SCDMA
Comparison between TD-SCDMA independent networking and mix networking
Major performance indicators and key technologies of Datang TD base station
Roadmap of Potevio‘s TD-SCDMA RAN development
Characteristics of Potevio‘s TD-SCDMA network
Introduction of Soft-LCR chip set
Basic performance of TD-SCDMA solution
Manufacturers and mobile phones adopting ADI chips
Reference design spec. of Commit‘s dual-module
Spreadtrum‘s TD-SCDMA chip products
R&D status of Hisense‘s TD-SCDMA terminal
Amoi TD-SCDMA phone models and functions
R&D schedule of CYIT
Overview of Samsung‘s TD phones
List of Agilent‘s TD-SCDMA testing equipments