China Mobile, Clearwire signs MoU

China Mobile International, a subsidiary of China Mobile and Clearwire, provider of wireless broadband services have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for international roaming between China and the United States using TD-LTE. Bothe the companies also intend to offer a converged LTE TDD/FDD market and to provide roaming between a TD-LTE network and a LTE FDD network at affordable cost.

Under the MOU, bothe the companies have joined hands on business and technical aspects. They will also support international roaming. Besides, this alliance will also help for future roaming agreements with other members of the Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI) of which China Mobile and Clearwire are founding members.

"We recently demonstrated the roaming capability between Hong Kong FDD LTE and Hang Zhou TD-LTE. With the commercial launches of TD-LTE networks in major markets, these networks shall enable international roaming to create a ubiquitous user experience and a unified market," said Dr. Tiger Lin, Chairman of China Mobile International.

"The global nature of the TD-LTE ecosystem and interoperability will be an important achievement for both companies. We are pleased that our position as a leading 4G operator has allowed us to develop a strong working relationship with a key global counterpart like China Mobile."