WiMAX approved as 3G standard by the ITU

On October 19, WiMAX was approved as a 3G standard by the International Telecommunication Union. WiMAX technology has already been commercially deployed while the TD-SCDMA is still being tested. China has promised 3G mobile phone services will be available during the Olympics. Yet the home-grown standard’s slow developments, as well as disputed plans to consolidate [...]