Nokia Networks Gets Technology Deal From China Mobile DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC. 2:53 AM ET 10/13/2015

 

Finland's Nokia Networks said Tuesday it has been commissioned to provide its latest Time-Division Long-Term Evolution Advanced (TD-LTE) telecommunications technology to China Mobile (CHL).

It said China Mobile plans to deploy one million TD-LTE base stations by the end of 2015, and Nokia Networks is the largest non-Chinese vendor.

The new deal marks the third phase of an ongoing TD-LTE deployment with China Mobile. The network upgrade and expansion will see China Mobile offer wider mobile broadband connectivity, extended coverage and capacity, and super- fast Internet response times, it added.