Potevio to set up 3G network in Italy

Chinese telecom equipment maker Potevio will team up with an Italian company to build a trial 3G (third generation) mobile phone network in Italy, based on TD-SCDMA, a Chinese home-grown standard.

This suggested that TD-SCDMA is gaining favor from overseas companies which used to be cautious about the Chinese technology as it has yet be deployed in any commercial networks unlike its rival foreign standards WCDMA and CDMA2000.

Under a deal signed on Friday, Potevio will provide TD-SCDMA equipment to Italy's telecom firm Mywave to build a trial network dedicated to serving corporate users.