In an article by Dan Myer on July 20, 2012 it was released that Ericsson gained a contract with China Mobile for the carrier in Hong Kong where they are to deploy TD-LTE equipment. China Mobile is the world’s largest operator claiming to have more than 683 million subscribers to their name.
According to Myer, Ericsson will be providing TD-LTE equipment in addition to the FDD-LTE equipment they are already providing and will join the two networks by upgrading the existing evolved packet core.
The network will go live later this year and is only being delayed due to the lack of available devices that are able to support both TDD and FDD versions of the LTE standard.
Earlier announcements by China Mobile included plans to deploy more than 20,000 TD-LTE equipped base stations by the end of 2012 and move to 200,000 such cell sites before close of 2013. Also reported is the decision to collaborate with Clearwire, a U.S. wireless operator that is planning to deploy a TDD-LTE network by the start of next year.
So what does Ericsson plan to offer in this effort? They have agreed to provide the following, TD-LTE radio access equipment, network management using its OSS-RC offering, EPC network expansion and upgrade, consulting and systems integration services, and design, training and support services.
This is a great win for Ericsson but until the Smart Phones enabled with the both TDD and FDD versions of the LTE standard are created in the mass numbers needed to cover the area proposed in this venture it will remain on hold.
Once again this is proof of the ever increasing growth in the world of LTE and the need for support in this arena.
By: Tonia Eynon at Diametriq.com
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