The China government is very likely to release TD-LTE licenses in the second half of 2013 and consequently China Mobile will procure a considerable volume of TD-LTE terminal devices, however, Taiwan-based makers hold the opinion that they will face strong competition from China-based fellow maker Huawei Technologies.
China Mobile has set up trial TD-LTE networks in more than 10 cities in China and Huawei is a major supplier of TD-LTE base station equipment, the sources indicated. Therefore, Huawei will have an advantage competing for China Mobile's orders for TD-LTE terminal devices, the sources pointed out.
In addition, Huawei adopts TD-LTE chip solutions developed by its subsidiary HiSilicon Technologies and such chips are significantly less expensive than Qualcomm-developed chips adopted by Taiwan-based makers, making Huawei more competitive in terms of price, the sources noted.
Article translated by Adam Hwang
