Preparing for the Phase II TD-LTE field trials in Shunyi, Beijing

May 4, 2010 13:43 GMT  ·  By

This year at the Shanghai Expo, Motorola's Networks business announced that the Phase I TD-LTE field trials with China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) were completed. Various tests were made in order to determine the performance and functionality of the TD-LTE trial in different environments.

Some of the major achievements in Motorola's TD-LTE trail consist in the successful use of third-party equipments during tests, the speeds achieved through a downlink throughput reaching 80 megabits per second. In addition, the company has managed to demonstrate the capabilities of the most important TD-LTE features as well as having the trial sites overlaid on the existing 2G/3G sites. Given the positive results obtained in this first phase of the trial, Motorola is preparing to begin Phase II TD-LTE field trials in Shunyi, Beijing. This second phase of the trial will be focused mainly on the quality of service and applications.

The TD-LTE key functionality test has initiated in June 2009 and was set up by MIIT together with the three mobile operators in China and a number of other major industry partners. Motorola's unrivaled experience in the TD-LTE and OFDM mobile broadband industries is an important asset in the effort to create a healthier and competitive TD-LTE ecosystem. In order to meet the market's requirements, Motorola will develop two research and development (R&D) facilities in China: the Wireless Broadband Access Solutions (WBAS) in Hangzhou and the Wideband Base Transceiver System (WBTS).

"Thanks to our valued collaboration with partners, TD-LTE is well on its way to realizing its potential as a promising next-generation wireless technology that enables a compelling media mobility lifestyle," said Dr. Mohammad Akhtar, corporate vice president and general manager, Motorola Networks business in Asia Pacific. "We are very pleased to have reached yet another milestone with the successful completion of Phase I TD-LTE field trials and are looking forward to upcoming trial results. The announcement today is a testament to Motorola's commitment to TDD spectrum operators around the world and once again demonstrates the maturity of our TD-LTE solution."

Being one of the most important partners of China's Mobile Communications Corporation on the TD-LTE segment, Motorola has offered indoor network coverage at this year's Shanghai Expo. The company also plans to launch 2.3GHz capable TD-LTE USB dongles in collaboration with some of the event participants.

The increasing interest in the TD-LTE segment is mainly attributed to the low cost of TDD spectrum as well as the versatility of this technology. Motorola's expertise and desire to invest in various wireless broadband technologies such as TD-LTE, FDD-LTE or WiMAX, has resulted in a number of TD-LTE field trials with some of the major operators worldwide.