- Taiwan-based 3G telecom operator Vibo plans to set up a trial network based on China's homegrown TD-SCDMA (Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access) technology, in a bid to seek TD-SCDMA business opportunities in IC design, mobile phone design, netbook PC, and base stations sectors, Taiwan's Economic Daily News on April 23. The TD-SCDMA trial platform will be jointly set up by Vibo, the ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute), and the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan, leveraging Vibo's 500 MHz spectrum. Further details, however, were yet to be disclosed.

- Motorola announced on April 23 that the company and China Unicom have signed a cooperation agreement, whereby the company will supply the latter WCDMA-related (Wideband CDMA) network solutions, ChinaByte.com reported on April 24. Deliverables include WCDMA radio access network equipment, package switched core network, and 2G/3G interoperability technology, ensuring a seamless integration of China Unicom's GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) and WCDMA networks. Further details regarding the value of the deal were not yet disclosed though.

- China's MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) has granted all 2G and 3G mobile phones - including TD-SCDMA, CDMA2000, and WCDMA - to support WAPI (Wireless Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure) standard, China's homegrown wireless standard, the Sina News reported on April 23. However, the Ministry is yet to approve the use of Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) technology in mobile phones.