NSN to roll out 1.9GHz frequency bands for TD-LTE in China

Nokia Siemens Networks has extended TD-LTE (time division duplex long term evolution) technology to support the 1.9GHz frequency bands. The move allows operators to use existing 1.9GHz spectrum allocations to provide TD-LTE services.

Nokia Siemens Networks would conduct lab trials of TD-LTE capability in the 1.9GHz band at Hangzhou open lab in China, and this offering is expected to be commercially available by Q4 2012.

“The expansion of our TD-LTE portfolio to the 1.9GHz bands marks another step forward in Nokia Siemens Networks' commitment to driving the TD-LTE ecosystem by supporting China Mobile's strategy, and at the same time accelerating TD-LTE deployments globally,” said Markus Borchert, president at Nokia Siemens Networks Greater China.