China Mobile Makes Way for Future Mobile Broadband

On October 14^th in Dubai, the TD-LTE Technology and Spectrum Workshop at ITU Telecom World 2012 took place. Aiming to convene industry players to discuss the development trend of TD-LTE and spectrum-related issues and share experience on the commercialization of TD-LTE, this workshop was jointly hosted by ITU, China Mobile, Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI) and the TD Industry Alliance (TDIA).

This workshop was attended by Zhao Houlin, deputy secretary-general of ITU, Liu Lihua, deputy secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT), Zhao Jibin, vice president of China Mobile, and leaders from national telecom authorities as well as senior representatives from operators. At the workshop the government of China officially announced its 2.6GHz TDD spectrum planning.


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"The government of China attaches great importance to the research and development and the commercialization of the new-generation broadband mobile communication technology, and has provided active support for industrial initiatives, such as technological tests, to advance the industry development,” stated Lihua.

He added that TD-LTE has great edge in spectrum utilization and as one of the mainstream evolution standards; it has received widespread recognition from global operators and device manufacturers. The planning and progress of the frequency resources of China's new-generation mobile broadband technology was introduced by Xie Cun, deputy director of Radio Regulatory Bureau, MIIT.

Nations that were going to plan and allocate frequency resources of mobile broadband gained confidence in the development of TD-LTE to the global industry and market since such an announcement at the most authoritative meeting helped point out the way for the near future.

China Mobile has always been committed to advancing the integration of LTE TDD/FDD. China Mobile has promoted the maturity and commercialization of TD-LTE by joining forces with GTI, global operators and industry players, said Jibin.