Mobile: Strive to build LTE network in more cities nationwide

It is reported that the world has released LTE terminals reached 160, including a variety of smartphones, LTE terminals in the global shipments have exceeded 3 million.

However, China's situation is not the same, because China's LTE terminals must be compatible with TD-SCDMA, while the United States, Japan and other countries LTE mobile phones do not need to be compatible with TD-SCDMA.

Therefore, in order to accelerate LTE commercial development, meet the needs of users, China Mobile will be dual standby as the main solution for smartphones.

Dual standby refers to a mobile phone, can be installed at the same time two SIM card. China Mobile is expected to LTE dual standby can be plugged in TD-LTE/FDD LTE or TD-LTE/CDMA. Before China Mobile asked LTE mobile phone to achieve five-mode ten-frequency, "five-mode" means to be compatible with GSM, CDMA, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, LTE.

China Mobile also expressed the hope that the industry will soon launch more for the majority of users welcome dual standby Smartphone, in this transition period, especially when the volte is not mature, dual standby is the main solution.

It is reported that China Mobile this year to purchase more than 1 million LTE terminal plans, the current 160,000 LTE terminal procurement is underway, around September will start a new round of procurement.

Up to now, China Mobile LTE large-scale experimental network has covered 15 cities, more than 22,000 base station construction, the next phase we will focus on the protection of more than 100 large and medium-sized cities, in the year, to LTE network base station number of more than 200,000 as a prerequisite, Strive to build LTE network in more cities nationwide.