China Mobile to Rev Up 4G Development

(Beijing) – China Mobile will accelerate the deployment of 4G network, known as TD-LTE, nationwide in 2012, the state-owned telecoms giant said on February 28.

At an industry conference in Beijing, the company said it plans to build 20,000 TD-LTE base stations by the end of this year and expand coverage 10 fold by 2013.

China Mobile has already completed first-phase large-scale tests in six major cities for the new wireless communications standard. It is preparing to rollout commercial service of the network by next year, company president Li Yue said at the conference.