Presents current status and comparison of Korean and Japanese makers' mobile phone R&D and production activities in China. Also provides near-term outlook for Japanese and Korean presence in the Chinese mobile phone industry.

Agere, Alcatel, Alcatel Shanghai Bell, Arima, Bird, Capitel, Chabridge, China Unicom, Cosmobic Technology, Da Zhi, Datang, De Xin, Eastcom, Ericsson, Huawei, Konka, Kyocera, LG, Matsushita, Motorola, Nanjing Postel Wong Zhi Telecommunications, Nanjing Putian, NEC, Nokia, Pantech, Qualcomm, Quanta, Samsung, SK Teletech, Solectron, Soutec, Step Technologies, T3G, TCL, TechFaith, Toshiba, UNISK, UT Starcom, VK, West Lake Electronics, Wong's International Holdings, Xinjiang Tiandi, Zhenhua, ZTE

Figure 1　 Korean and Japanese Handset Vendors' China-Based Production Capacity, 2004

Figure 2　 Samsung's China Based Mobile Phone Component Supply, 2004

Table 1 Second-tier Korean Handset Vendors' China-based Production and Collaborative Ventures

Table 2　 Second-tier Japanese Handset Vendors' China-based Operations

Table 3　 Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Vendors' R&D Activity in China

Table 4　 Korean and Japanese China-Based Mobile Equipment and Terminal R&D by System Technology

Table 5　 The R&D Alliances Established by Samsung and NEC in China

Table 6　 Samsung and NEC's China-Based Equipment and Teminal R&D Alliances by System Technology