ZTE Wins China Mobile Hong Kong TD-LTE Tender
ZTE, 7/19/12
Chinese telecom equipment and terminal manufacturer ZTE (0763.HK; 000063.SZ) today announced it has won a supply contract from China Mobile's (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK) Hong Kong subsidiary (CMHK) to construct a TD-LTE network in the territory.
As part of the contract, ZTE will provide TD-LTE solutions to CMHK, including SDR BTS, terminals, network planning, integration and network optimization. The jointly constructed network will be Hong Kong's central network, covering Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.
CMHK received its Hong Kong TD-LTE license in February 2012 for the 2330MHz-2360MHz of 30MHz frequencies. At the 2012 GTI Asia Conference in Shanghai, CMHK announced that it will provide TD-LTE and FD-LTE services based on its dual-mode TD/FD network by end of this year. CMHK had previously launched its FD-LTE network in Hong Kong in April 2012.
Editor's Note: According to Sina Tech, ZTE and Ericsson have each received 50% of the contracts for the new dual-mode network, though no details were available regarding payment sums. For more information on this topic, please see "Rumor: ZTE, Ericsson Win China Mobile Hong Kong TD-LTE Tender," MD 7/11/12 issue.
Keywords: network construction China Mobile dual-mode wireless 000063.SZ 0763.HK ZTE Ericsson CMHK LTE supply contract TD-LTE 0941.HK 4G procurement
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