- Successful TD-LTE/LTE-FDD Roaming Trials Completed Between
China Mobile and Korea Telecom; China Mobile and Clearwire
- GTI Members to Showcase Global Roaming in Booths at Mobile
World Congress
- SoftBank, Bharti Airtel and Others Expected to Begin Roaming
Trials Soon
The Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI) today provided an update on
successful global roaming trials between major wireless operators
in the United States, China and South Korea as key developments in
the organization's mission to promote a unified TD/FDD-LTE
market.
GTI was formed by leading global operators to create value for
stakeholders across the TD-LTE ecosystem for early adoption of the
technology and convergence of TD-LTE and LTE-FDD. GTI includes more
than 50 operators around the world, and dozens of leading
technology partners. The operators involved in the new
TD-LTE/LTE-FDD roaming trials include: China Mobile (mainland China
and Hong Kong), Clearwire (U.S.), SoftBank (Japan), KT (Korea),
Bharti Airtel (India) as key operator members of the coalition.
China Mobile recently completed global roaming trials with Korea
Telecom and China Mobile Hong Kong, and with Clearwire in both Hong
Kong and mainland China. The trials represent a major step forward
in establishing a global roaming configuration that creates a
unified TD-LTE and LTE-FDD marketplace around the world. In 2013,
the GTI expects to conduct further roaming trials involving
SoftBank, Bhartil Airtel and others as the technical development of
TD-LTE/LTE FDD global roaming approaches critical mass.
With the commercialization of a global TD-LTE network, the need
for global roaming among TD-LTE networks is the key element of
globalization of TD-LTE. The GTI Roaming task force provided great
support to perform the TD-LTE roaming testing among GTI
members.
Based on the China Mobile International Limited (CMI) IPX trial
network, the international roaming test between China Mobile's
TD-LTE network in China and its partners has provided some initial
results. The TD-LTE data roaming testing between the China Mobile
in Hong Kong (CMHK) and Clearwire in the United States has been
completed successfully. In addition, China Mobile is conducting
TD-LTE roaming testing with partners such as India's Bharti,
Japan's SoftBank and South Korea's KT.
In 2013, China Mobile will continue to conduct roaming tests of
TD-LTE with more international partners to accelerate the ecosystem
development of the TD-LTE industry.
"Successfully establishing a platform on which to base global
LTE roaming has been an important long-term goal for Clearwire and
our GTI partners," said Dr. John Saw, Chief Technology Officer of
Clearwire. "Building this framework, with the TD-LTE and Band 41
configuration, will accelerate a development cycle that we believe
will provide operators around the world significant benefits as the
move toward LTE continues. We're proud of our leading role in
driving the development of a unified global marketplace for
LTE."
"The GTI's successful completion of roaming trials between
TD-LTE and LTE-FDD network technologies is a major step towards
providing worldwide interoperable LTE services," said Alex
Sinclair, Chief Technology Officer at the GSMA. "The mobile
industry has a responsibility to ensure that 4G enables a seamless
experience for users, and the capability to roam on any LTE network
is a fundamental part of that responsibility."
LTE TD/FDD International Summit and Mobile World
Congress Showcase
The GTI will hold the 7th LTE TD/FDD International Summit at
Mobile World Congress on Tuesday, 26 February from 9:00 a.m. to
11:00 a.m. in Hall 8.0 Theater District, Theatre B. Members of the
press are encouraged to attend the event.
Chairmen and CEOs from major wireless companies, including China
Mobile, Bharti Airtel, Clearwire, Samsung, Qualcomm, Ericsson and
Nokia Siemens Network will discuss the convergence of LTE TD/FDD
and the acceleration of TD-LTE deployments in global markets. They
will also discuss the proliferation of commercial TD-LTE networks,
the challenges operators face deploying affordable multi-mode and
multi-band terminals, and the creation of a unified market by
enabling global roaming.
The summit is hosted by the GTI and China Mobile and supported
by the GSMA, TDIA and XGP Forum. For more information on the summit
please visit: http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/gti/.
In addition, three GTI member operators will have booths at
Mobile World Congress highlighting global roaming capabilities from
their respective booths via popular smart phone devices connecting
to LTE using a portable hot spot with an embedded Qualcomm
chipset.
China Mobile and Korea Telecom plan to highlight roaming between
China Mobile's Band 40/38 TD-LTE configuration and Korea Telecom's
Band 3 LTE FDD. Bharti Airtel plans to highlight the company's Band
40 TD-LTE roaming with China Mobile's Band 40/38 TD-LTE
configuration.
China Mobile can be found in Hall 5 Stand 5I120, Korea Telecom
in Hall 3 Stand 3B2, and Bharti Airtel in Hall 5 Stand 5G110.
Additional information about GTI can be found at
http://www.lte-tdd.org/.
About the GTI
Established in Feb 2011, the Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI) is a
virtual open platform to advocate cooperation among global
operators to promote TD-LTE. GTI was formed to create value for
stakeholders across the TD-LTE ecosystem for early adoption of the
technology and convergence of TD-LTE and LTE FDD. GTI was founded
by leading international mobile network operators in 2011 to meet
the demands for growing mobile broadband and explore new
opportunities across industry and public segments.
The Global TD-LTE Initiative logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=17304
About China Mobile International:
China Mobile International (CMI) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
China Mobile, the world's largest mobile operator in terms of
network scale, customer base and market value. As an international
arm of China Mobile, CMI provides a full range of comprehensive
international services, including IDD, roaming, mobile and data
services. CMI aims to construct a world-class international network
and platform and provide highly reliable products and services. CMI
is committed to providing the next generation one-stop
international transit solution.
About Clearwire
Clearwire Corporation (Nasdaq:CLWR), through its operating
subsidiaries, is a leading provider of 4G wireless broadband
services offering services in areas of the U.S. where more than 130
million people live. The company holds the deepest portfolio of
wireless spectrum available for data services in the U.S. Clearwire
serves retail customers through its own CLEAR® brand as well as
through wholesale relationships with some of the leading companies
in the retail, technology and telecommunications industries,
including Sprint and NetZero. The company is constructing a
next-generation 4G LTE Advanced-ready network to address the
capacity needs of the market, and is also working closely with the
Global TDD-LTE Initiative to further the TDD-LTE ecosystem.
Clearwire is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. Additional
information is available at http://www.clearwire.com.
CONTACT: Media Contacts:
China Mobile International
Yan Cheng
+852.3975.6688
info@c China Mobile International
Clearwire
Susan Johnston
425.505.6178
susan.johnston@clearwire.com
JLM Partners for Clearwire
Mike DiGioia or Jeremy Pemble
206.381.3600
mike@jlmpartners.com or jeremy@jlmpartners.com
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