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December 11, 2009

ZTE Attains Downlink Speed of 130Mbps with TD-LTE Network

ZTE Corporation, a global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, reportedly announced that it has successfully demonstrated its TD-LTE network technology and achieved a downlink speed of 130Mbps.
 
TD-LTE, also known as Long Term Evolution Time Division Duplex, is part of the 3GPP specifications for the next generation cellular technology. ZTE said that it is the first company to reach the theoretical limit of TD-LTE throughput in downlink.
 
The company is said to have conducted the tests using ZTE system products including EPC, eNodeB, etc in Guangzhou in November, with third-part terminal testing tools. With this, the company has created a simple and smooth transition path for operators to move to LTE through its mature and stable SDR Base Stations. As a result, networks can be upgraded from TD-SCDMA to TD-LTE or to TD-S/TD-LTE dual-mode through a simple software upgrade, saving operators time and money.
 
Currently, there are more than 200,000 sets of ZTE SDR products running throughout the world, including in China mainland, Hong Kong, India, Chile and other countries. Recently both ZTE and China Mobile unveiled their plans to jointly deploy a TD-LTE network at the Expo News Center for the World Expo Shanghai 2010, which will provide high-speed wireless network services, enabling staff and reporters around the world to experience the excellent voice, video and data services of LTE technology during the World Expo.
 
With more than 2,000 engineers and experts dedicated to the innovation and network development of LTE technology, ZTE has made great advancements in the TD-LTE field.
 
During a TD-LTE proof of concept test organized by China Mobile, Vodafone and the Ministry of Industry and Information, ZTE is said to have scored many of the top marks in the industry testing. As the first vendor globally to report testing results for LTE TDD IODT technology to the Long Term Evolution/System Architecture Evolution Trial Initiative in September, ZTE official mentioned that the company is effectively driving the development of IODT between the TD-LTE industry and chip manufacturers.
 
Covering broadly every sector of the wireline, wireless, service and terminals markets, ZTE has been serving over 500 operators in more than 140 countries. The company claims to have a strong base in China's 3G industry with about 30 percent share of the total 3G equipment market in 2008.
 
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Jai C.S. is a contributing editor for MobilityTechzone. To read more of Jai's articles, please visit his columnist page.

Edited by Amy Tierney


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