Rumor: China Mobile Wants China Telecom to Adopt TD-LTE

Sina Tech, 9/03/12

An unnamed senior executive at China Mobile (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK) reportedly issued an internal memo to the heads of each provincial branch, emphasizing that China Mobile does not want TD-LTE to be a minority standard and wants a second domestic mobile operator to adopt the standard.

China Unicom's (NYSE: CHU; 0762.HK; 600050.SH) WCDMA standard is set to evolve into FD-LTE 4G, while China Telecom's (NYSE: CHA; 0728.HK) post-CDMA2000 EV-DO 4G evolution remains uncertain, and China Mobile is pushing for China Telecom to choose TD-LTE.

China Telecom chairman Wang Xiaochu, however, recently stated that Chinese government authorities have revealed no details on the timetable for 4G licensing and spectrum allocation.

Editor's Note: For more background on this topic, please see "China Telecom: No Timetable for 4G Licensing" MD 8/23/12 issue.

Keywords: Wang Xiaochu China Telecom China Mobile China Unicom mobile operator spectrum standard telecom timetable wireless 4G CHL TD-LTE WCDMA 0728.HK 0762.HK 0941.HK 600050.SH CHA CHU CDMA2000 EV-DO 3G TD-SCDMA

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