Mobile phone handset vendors are advised not to get too excited about China Unicom's spectacular growth projections for its new CDMA network.

While the No 2 operator is forecasting demand for more than 20 million CDMA handsets next year, analysts are sceptical about the new network's prospects and the resulting handset market.

Despite its potential, there are worries that market saturation and heavy handset subsidies will erode profitability for network operators and handset makers. more