BEIJING—Peter Borger, president of Siemens Shanghai Mobile Communications, told the South China Morning Post he expects the Chinese government to issue two more licenses to fixed-line carriers to start building mobile networks next year. They will probably start directly with 3G technology.
China’s two mobile operators spent around US$7 billion last year on their GSM networks. They are expected to spend significantly less this year. Slow market acceptance of China Unicom’s CDMA network may lead to a cutback in expansion plans.
