ZTE partners SingTel to run LTE trials

NEW DELHI, INDIA: ZTE Corporation, a global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, announced that it will collaborate with SingTel to carry out LTE trials in the Philippines market.

The two companies also agree to work on long-term planning for LTE network infrastructure as well as strategic management of the network. LTE is forecasted to become the dominant 4G technology for CDMA and GSM/UMTS carriers.

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Under the agreement, the trial is scheduled to run for six to nine months starting early 2010 in order to meet the strong local market needs for broadband and high-speed network access.

ZTE has been awarded LTE commercial contracts by different operators worldwide including Telstra’s CSL, Telefonica, SingTel and China Mobile, securing a total of 10 LTE contract wins and/or trials to date.

Currently, 12 key operators in the world have announced to deploy LTE network starting by 2010, including NTT DoCoMo, Verizon Wireless, TeliaSonera, Orange, T-Mobile, Telstra, among others.