Motorola and China Mobile Demo TD-LTE at Shanghai Expo

The Networks business of Motorola, Inc. recently announced that it was supporting China Mobile Communications Corporation's (CMCC) presence at the Shanghai Expo by showcasing end-to-end TD-LTE experiences at the event. According to the company, participants will experience the performance of TD-LTE via USB dongles, enjoying video streaming, remote monitoring, high-speed Internet browsing and more.

Motorola revealed that the demonstration should include:
- Simultaneous video streams: A TD-LTE USB dongle is capable of streaming 24 simultaneous video streams, at a total data rate of 20Mbps, which shows that level of broadband performance TD-LTE can offer;
- TD-LTE demonstration vehicle: An electric vehicle carrying a camera and a laptop to demo real-time TD-LTE performance on the move, with the video from the camera being sent to other laptops and the main screen via a TD-LTE USB dongle.

“Motorola and China Mobile share the same commitment to accelerating TD-LTE commercialization and globalization,” Dr. Mohammad Akhtar, corporate vice president and general manager, Motorola Networks business in Asia Pacific, commented. “We are very excited to support China Mobile in bringing the TD-LTE experience to Shanghai Expo. TD-LTE is now a commercial reality, making LTE a truly encompassing global technology standard.”

Motorola offers indoor TD-LTE network coverage at the Shanghai Expo, along with backup systems to other solutions. The company will launch the TD-LTE USB dongle with support for 2.3GHz at the event. Motorola is one of the few vendors investing in FDD LTE and TD-LTE, along with other standards. It has more than 10 years of OFDM expertise and it also benefits from world-class R&D facilities focused on the development of TD-LTE.

According to the company, the interest in TD-LTE is increasing, courtesy of a series of key factors:
- The tremendous growth of data use while mobile falling prices, more variety and improved ease of use in end user devices
- Additional spectrum is necessary for serving more users
- TDD spectrum traditionally auctioned for lower cost/radio frequency/population
- Global and local roaming between FDD and TDD networks, allowing both networks to be used in the same geographic area.