NSN Inaugurates TD-LTE Open Lab in China

Nokia Siemens Networks has recently inaugurated the new TD-LTE Open Lab in Hangzhou, China. Smartphone and terminal manufacturers will now have a lab in which to test the functionality of their devices across the TD-LTE networks. Nokia Siemens Networks will put together an expert team of interoperability testing (IOT) professionals in order to obtain the best quality standards and draw a long-term strategy for the Hangzhou Open Lab.

"The development of terminals and devices has always been a bottleneck in the roll-out of new mobile technology," Mr. Sha Yuejia, vice president of China Mobile, said. "We are thus more than happy to see that Nokia Siemens Networks has established a cutting-edge terminal testing environment, an initiative that we support wholeheartedly. After all, a healthy ecosystem needs efforts from all stakeholders."

Nokia's Open Lab will be able to ensure a modern and complete environment for testing the compatibility of various terminals with the TD-LTE network owned by the company, as well as provide consultancy and a number of testing services to the manufacturers. The new Nokia Siemens Networks TD-LTE R&D center located in Hangzhou is one of the company's newest additions to its network consisting of multiple LTE Centers of Competence around the world.

"We are at the forefront of driving TD-LTE deployments, as we were the first to conduct a call fully compliant with the 3GPP Release 8 (March 09 baseline) standard using commercial network hardware," Zhang Zhiqiang, president of the Greater China Region at Nokia Siemens Networks, stated. "The TD-LTE Open Lab is a key cooperation initiative that will help us align our solutions with major user equipment vendors and ensure that our networks fully interoperate with their devices for the benefit of all TD-LTE operators."

The company has also started a nationwide TD-LTE tour in China in order to provide live demonstrations to operators in the area. The road-show will start in Beijing and cover more than ten provinces within three months, performing demonstrations of the highly advanced TD-LTE technology and applications available.