China Mobile, NSN extend partnership for TD-LTE deployment

Nokia Siemens Networks has extending its partnership with China Mobile. As part of the extended alliance, Nokia Siemens will deploy TD-LTE in three cities by the end of 2012. The deployment is part of China Mobile's large-scale pre-commercial trial of its TD-LTE network.

Nokia Siemens Networks will deploy its TD-LTE 8-pipe radio and Flexi Multiradio Base Stations. In addition, Nokia Siemens Networks will help China Mobile with Circuit Switched Fallback (CSFB) technology testing in Hangzhou, a technique used to offer voice calls alongside TD-LTE services.

"China Mobile is expanding its TD-LTE network trial in 13 cities by the end of this year. This trial will increase the commercialization and globalization of TD-LTE to an unprecedented level and with a total of 20,000 base stations deployed by multiple vendors, China Mobile will create a true, pre-commercial mobile broadband network," said a release.