中国发放3G牌照尚无时间表
中国信息产业部副部长娄勤俭昨日表示,中国第三代移动通讯(3G)牌照的发放还没有时间表,并指出3G服务仍然缺乏明确的业务模式。
China has no timetable for issuing third-generation mobile telephone licences, a senior regulator announced yesterday, saying 3G services still lacked a clear business model.
娄勤俭的话清楚表明,中国官方并不急于把3G无线服务引入这个全球最重要的电信设备市场之一。
The comments by Lou Qinjian, vice-minister of information industry, make clear officials are in no rush to introduce 3G wireless services in one of the world’s most important markets for telecoms equipment.
国际电信设备制造商多年来一直在热切期盼中国批准3G。一旦批准,估计会在中国掀起巨大的移动网络设备采购浪潮。
International equipment manufacturers have for years keenly awaited Chinese approval for 3G, which is expected to unleash a multibillion-dollar spending wave on mobile networks.
娄勤俭在中共十七大期间的一次记者招待会上表示,尽管3G技术在国际上已经“成熟”,但“目前尚未有很好的”运营模式与后续发展能力。这种记者招待会在中国共产党的全国代表大会上比较少见。
While 3G technology was “mature” internationally, its operating model and capacity for future development were “still not that great”, Mr Lou said in a rare news conference held to mark the congress of China's ruling Communist party in Beijing.
娄勤俭表示:“真正发牌还要考虑运营模式问题和各种管理问题,目前这些问题还在研究过程中。”
“To actually issue licences, we need to consider the business model and all kinds of management issues ? and we are still in the process of researching these,” Mr Lou said.