Next generation mobile tech gains Asia momentum

10.01.2011

"But commercialisation of TD-LTE in China depends on when licences for 4G spectrum are issued, and the Chinese government has not indicated when this will occur," said McCormick. "In the past, the issuing of licences in China has been a slow and cumbersome process."

Ovum says China Mobile hopes to launch commercial TD-LTE services in 2012, with large-scale pre-commercials services penned to begin this year.