The 3G network of the world’s largest mobile phone network operator will cover 70 percent of China’s cities by the end of this year, the company’s chairman said Wednesday.

China Mobile uses the nation’s home-grown 3G mobile standard, TD-SCDMA (Time-Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access), in its network and is the only company in the world rolling it out in a big way. China Potevio, a network equipment maker, signed an agreement in July to operate a test TD-SCDMA network in Italy.

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www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/182466/.html