The complete 3G call test in the second half of WCDMA service _ Changle weiyang

SINA tech news on May 20, the Middle East's largest mobile operator, announced already in Orascom Korean its subsidiary CHEO technology network on completion of the first call, the pilot network adopts 3GWCDMA technology, the next network will cover the entire country and is expected to launch in the second half of this year of business services. In 2002, Korea company had planned to establish a CDMA network in Pyongyang, but in the United States diplomatic pressure was forced to cancel. Orascom is the Middle East, Africa and South Asia's largest carrier, with its headquarters in Egypt, with more than 65 million users in Egypt, Algeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Tunisia, Zimbabwe and other countries are operating a mobile network. Orascom CEO NaguibSawiris disclosed will be in Pyongyang, three big cities first introduced the service, the initial scale to 10 million users, then take the assessment. In the next 12 months, the network will receive $ 200 million investment, after two years, every year and invest $ 100 million. Orascom has CHEO technology 75% of the shares, the remaining 25% of shares belong to the State of the post and telecommunications company. CHEO technology wireless owns the licence agreement terms allow Orascom in 25 years in Korea to provide mobile telephone service throughout the territory, including 4 years of exclusive rights. North Korea in November of 2002 introduced a GSM mobile phone service, but in the 18 months after the prohibition of the use of the general public, and begin recovery unauthorized mobile phone, the majority of foreigners are not allowed to use mobile phones in Korea. Korea, North Korea has been reported that cell phone prices, access and call costs are extremely high. Orascom's network is Korea's first 3 g network, it is not clear service open to the public. (Signed) Related news: Cuba mobile service access fee for the first time was quite half http://tech.sina.com.cn/t/2008-05-21/07092207195.shtml annual salary