Chinese telecoms vendor, ZTE recently announced the signing of a cooperation agreement on TD-LTE technology with China Mobile Research Institute and South Korea’s Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP). The tripartite MoU will cover cooperation on technologies including TDD/FDD data roaming and VoLTE for the TD-LTE network deployments in South Korea.
As the largest TD-LTE operator in the world, China Mobile has abundant experience in network construction and operation. China Mobile’s technologies and experience will help accelerate the development of TD-lTE in South Korea, said ZTE.
ZTE said that compared with FDD-LTE, TD-LTE has higher spectrum efficiency and offers operators a clear roadmap in the evolution to 5G technology. According to GTI (Global TD-LTE Initiative), there are 63 commercial TD-LTE networks globally as of second quarter of this year, of which 23 are TDD/FDD dual-mode networks.
Jason Cao, ZTE’s chief representative in South Korea
The adoption of common telecommunications standards in China and South Korea will generate increased opportunities for industry and commerce, as trade and partnerships between businesses in the two countries grow under the China-South Korea Free Trade Agreement.
