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Chinese vendors are reportedly the big winners in China Mobile's third-round 3G network expansion tender worth CNY8.6 billion (US$1.26 billion). According to Reuters, ZTE has won 34 percent of the deal for the latest supply of TD-SCDMA kit, whilst Huawei grabbed 22 percent and Datang won 21 percent.

Alcatel-Lucent has confirmed that a consortium involving its Chinese arm, Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, and local partner Datang Mobile has been selected by China Mobile for deployment of the mobile operator's third-phase TD-SCDMA 3G mobile network rollout across 11 provinces.

China Mobile - the world's largest operator - appears to be continuing its struggle to sign up 3G subscribers to networks based on its domestically developed technology, TD-SCDMA.

Chinese equipment vendor ZTE has reported strong double-digit growth in both revenue and profit for the first half of the year on the back of strong demand for 3G equipment in its domestic market.

ZTE has won a WiMAX deployment contract in Ukraine from Icon Private Equity's portfolio company, Ukraine High Technologies (UHT), notes Cellular News.

Shares in mobile kit vendor Alcatel-Lucent jumped as much as 16 percent amid speculation that the firm could be bought by a Chinese rival, reports Reuters.

Cellular News reports that Hong Kong mobile operator CSL has unveiled its plans to deploy 3G network coverage in the 900MHz spectrum band and an evolution towards LTE.