Ericsson to build TD-LTE trial network in China

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Telecom service provider China Mobile has selected telecom networking equipment vendor Ericsson to participate in its TD-LTE trial network deployment.

With the approval of the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), Ericsson will build a TD-LTE trial network in the city of Shenzhen.

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The approval by MIIT follows the successful completion of interoperability tests of Ericsson’s TD-LTE network equipment with multiple chipset manufacturers. As part of its efforts to further develop the global ecosystem, Ericsson is conducting interoperability tests with ST-Ericsson and Qualcomm.

Mats H Olsson, president, Ericsson China & North East Asia, says: “As a longtime strategic partner to China Mobile, Ericsson will fully support our customer in its tremendous endeavour to make TD-LTE a reality in the foreseeable future. Tens of millions of users, not only in China but also around the world, will benefit from the new and better services enabled by the superior TD-LTE technology, and we are thrilled to be part of this initiative.”

Ericsson will provide TD-LTE solution, which includes its latest multi-standard base station, RBS 6000 and Evolved Packet Core (EPC) network; operations support systems software and professional services.

Ericsson had demonstrated multimedia applications enabled by its TD-LTE solution in Shanghai, China in 2010. And in February this year, Ericsson also tested TD-LTE voice call over its LTE/EPC network in Barcelona, Spain.