Busy Signal as China Mobile Readies 4G Launch

China Mobile, the country's largest telecom, convened a series of secret equipment manufacturer meetings at its research institute in November.

On the agenda were test results for component vendors seeking to supply a network based on TD-LTE, a 4G mobile phone standard developed by China Mobile.

China Mobile had tested the products to decide which might be used for a growing, nationwide 4G network – an upgrade from the current top-of-the-line 3G network.