ZTE launches TD-LTE commercial network in HK

ZTE Corp, the world's fifth largest telecom equipment vendor by revenue, began deployment of a TD-LTE commercial network in Hong Kong this month that will be put into operation by year-end.

On July 19 this year, China Mobile Hong Kong Ltd selected ZTE and Ericsson to build a TD-LTE network that operates in the 2.3GHz frequency band. Before that, China Mobile had already launched commercial FDD LTE network services in April.

When the project is completed, China Mobile will run a dual mode 4G LTE network in Hong Kong.

The network will be the first commercial TD-LTE network operated by China Mobile since the world's biggest telecom operator started to promote the Chinese homegrown 4G technology in 2009. Currently, China Mobile conducts large-scale trials on TD-LTE technology in 13 Chinese mainland cities.

In a statement to China Daily, ZTE said it had signed nine TD-LTE commercial network contracts around the world by August.