Rumor: China Mobile to Begin TD-LTE Terminal Tender
Sina Tech, 7/18/12
China Mobile's (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK) terminal subsidiary China Mobile Terminal has informed manufacturers that it will commence TD-LTE terminal procurement bidding this month, including orders for 3,000 TD-LTE data cards, 6,000 Mi-Fi devices, and 1,000 customer-premises equipment (CPE) devices. China Mobile expects to have deployed over 30,000 TD-LTE base stations by the end of 2012.
MiFi portable Wi-Fi hotspots utilize an internal 4G modem to provide Wi-Fi services to multiple users in the vicinity. CPE provides wider range 4G-based Wi-Fi services for various devices, including tablets, smartphones, and notebooks.
Keywords: wireless China Mobile procurement 4G Wi-Fi bidding CHL TD-LTE 0941.HK China Mobile Terminal network construction mobile network equipment wireless networking data card base station