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SHANGHAI, China, /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRD - News), one of China's leading wireless baseband chipset providers, today reports that China Mobile (CMCC) has announced commercial deployment of TD-SCDMA technology beginning in April. TD-SCDMA is a 3G wireless network standard developed by the China Academy of Telecommunications Technology (CATT) in collaboration with Datang and Siemens and endorsed by the Chinese government.

Dr. Ping Wu, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are very excited with this key development in the commercialization and deployment of TD-SCDMA technology in China. Our friends, customers, and partners are also extremely pleased to see TD-SCDMA technology reach this milestone. Today's announcement demonstrates China Mobile's strong commitment to commercialize the TD-SCDMA technology and includes a host of measures to facilitate market acceptance of this technology including attractively priced calling plans, availability of six subsidized handset models, availability of USIM cards for consumers who purchase TD-SCDMA handsets through other channels, demo centers in eight cities, financial incentives for resellers, publicity campaigns, and after-sale customer support.

Introduction
Li Shihe
Appraised as Father of TD in China.
Born in Chongqing, he graduated from Chengdu Institute of Telecommunication Engineering in 1963 and received his postgraduate degree at Physics Department of Nanjing University. In 1982, he received a doctor degree at Montreal University of Canada.

Doctor Li Shihe, professor level senior engineer and doctoral advisor, now acts as the senior technical consultant of Datang Mobile. He has been dealing with scientific research and management work for a long time and made great accomplishment and achievement in the fields of microwave communication and mobile telecom.

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Shanghai. July 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - CMMB (China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting) receiver chip maker Innofidei Inc. is applying to join the TD-SCDMA Industry Alliance (TDIA), an Innofidei official said July 2.

"We are preparing the application paperwork. We are responding to the government's call for cooperation between CMMB and TD-SCDMA by joining the TDIA. We will work with mobile phone manufacturers to integrate CMMB receiver chips into TD-SCDMA mobile phones," Che Lingfang, Innofidei's public relations manager, told Interfax.

CMMB is a digital mobile TV broadcasting standard advocated by China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT). SARFT is deploying CMMB networks in more than 30 cities in China, with the aim of broadcasting Beijing Olympic Games coverage to mobile devices. TD-SCDMA is China's homegrown 3G standard and has been put into commercial trials by China Mobile Communications Corp.