Red carpet rolled out for 3G

China yesterday unveiled a package of policies including financial supports and government procurement to prop up the country's home-grown 3G standard.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released on its website 15 policies to support TD-SCDMA, which rivals more mature foreign peers WCDMA and CDMA2000 in the country's 3G arena launched earlier this month.

The supportive measures on TD-SCDMA include promoting network construction, bringing TD-SCDMA products into government procurement programs and providing financial support in the standard's research and development.