中国联通IRM资源申请报告.docVIP

IFAST#24/2004.10.04/06 Applying Report of IRM Resource China United Telecommunications Corporation Sept. 20041 Company Profile China United Telecommunications Corporation (abbreviate as China Unicom) is an integrated telecommunications operation company, which offers telecom services including GSM, CDMA, long-distance call, data communication, and Internet service. The number of mobile subscribers in China Unicom has grown sharply since its incorporation on July 19, 1994. By May of 2004, the total amount of mobile subscribers has exceeded 100 million, ranking 3rd in the world. By the end of August of 2004, GSM subscriber number has topped 88.90 million, ranking 3rd in the world and CDMA subscriber number has topped 25.83 million, ranking 2nd in the world. Currently, the GSM network of China Unicom covers more than 300 local service areas. China Unicom has joined with 194 foreign operators in providing international roaming services by the end of August 2004, which can reach 94 countries and regions. China Unicom’s CDMA network, the New Horizon, was put into operation in January of 2002. It was successfully upgraded to the CDMA 1X phase in 2003. So far, the network has covered more than 300 local service areas, with the network capacity of more than 60 million subscribers, and has become the largest CDMA network in the world. China Unicom has joined with 14 CDMA operators in providing international roaming services by the end of August 2004, which can reach 12 countries and regions. China Unicom has adopted the unique CDMA phone and card separation technology based on the habit of Chinese subscribers. As an operator who owns both GSM and CDMA mobile network, in order to realize GSM and CDMA network developing in harmony, mutual supplementing with each others advantages and resource-sharing, China Unicom has researched and developed the Worldwind (i.e. GC roaming service) which is compatible with GSM and CDMA network, and has firstly realized the coordination and