BEIJING, Aug 22, 2011 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- It is said that China Mobile Ltd. (hk:0941) has produced TD-LTE (4G) multi-mode mobile phone test model, which is reckoned to reach commercialized level in the second half of 2012.

Whole solutions of this new type of mobile phone are supplied by ZTE Corporation (RCode:000063.SZ:). This mobile phone is based upon Android system and supports TD-LTE, TD-SCDMA and GSM network environments. The mobile phone is able to smartly choose TD-LTE network in TD-LTE covered regions and shifts it into TD-SCDMA or GSM in TD-SCDMA or GSM covered regions.

China Mobile has made substantive progress in promoting products based upon TD-LTE; some leading device makers in and out of China have launched the pre-commercialized products; 17 globally leading chip makers are researching and developing the TD-LTE chips.

Board chairman of China Mobile and CEO of Apple Inc. (AAPL) have talked with each other for several times and have reached a strategic agreement in launching TD-LTE-based iPhone. It is predicted that iPhone will become one of the most important mobile models among TD-LTE-based products of China Mobile.