- China's ZTE recently debuted a dual-mode EDGE/TD-SCDMA mobile phone, codenamed U990, according to Cellular-news. The HSDPA-level U990 boasts a fastest transmission rate of 2.8Mbps and seamless transitions between the two networks. The U990 runs on Windows Mobile 6.0 operating system and is the first Microsoft OS-powered mobile phone by ZTE.

- According to SinoCast, China Mobile is expected to team up with HTC to roll out a TD-SCDMA mobile phone based on Google's Android platform. China Mobile has yet to confirm said plan, but it is reported that the launch schedule for the TD-SCDMA Android phone will fall sometime between year-end 2008 and the second quarter of 2009. China Mobile is a present member of the Open Handset Alliance devoted to the development of the Android platform.