China Mobile will set up 10,000-20,000 additional TD-LTE base stations around China in 2012, according to company vice chairman Xi Guohua.

Under the auspices of the China government, China Mobile has been establishing TD-LTE experimental networks in six cities in China and has set up more than 850 base stations in total, Xi indicated. In addition, 50% of China Mobile' 250,000 TD-SCDMA base stations around China can be gradually upgraded to TD-LTE, Xi said.

China Mobile has been promoting international adoption of TD-LTE through cooperation with mobile telecom carriers in North America, Europe and Asia, with more than 30 TD-LTE experimental networks completed or under establishment as of the end of October 2011, Xi indicated.

Taiwan-based companies are expected to play an important role in China Mobile's promotion of TD-LTE, Xi said. For example, Taiwan-based IC design house MediaTek has completed development of TD-LTE/3G and FDD-LTE/3G chips for use in smartphones and Quanta Computer has finished development of TD-LTE network interface cards and TD-LTE-enabled tablet PCs.

Source:digitimes