China Mobile Communications Corporation seems to be working hard at improving coverage for the country. Last week the company had announced that they are planning to expand its TD-SCDMA 3G trials to more cities. Today China Mobile signed many contracts with Motorola for its GSM network upgrades and expansion. The expansion is being quite profitable as the company recognized 50% of the revenue from the contracts signed in the first half of 2008.

Motorola will supply CMCC with GSM network equipment and a range of services. The expanded and optimized GSM networks will then be deployed across 16 provinces and municipalities within the coverage area of CMCC, namely Beijing, Tianjin, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Henan, Hunan, Guangdong, Yunnan, Fujian, Hubei, Shanxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Jiangxi, Anhui and Guizhou. These contracts also enable China Mobile to deliver enhanced and value-added multimedia functionality and services.

China Mobile has already invested US$2 billion on its 3G trial network, which is currently trialling in eight cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xiamen and Qinhuangdao.

Press release  after the jump.

Source: Motorola, Cellular News, South China Morning Post

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