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Publish Date : 11-Aug-2015

China Mobile inked framework agreements with Ericsson and a number of equipment suppliers on July 17. As per the agreement, Ericsson will be part of the radio network equipment procurement for China Mobile's 4G network Phase 3 project. As part of the Phase 3 project, Ericsson has even inked radio network procurement agreements with China Mobile's 15 provincial companies.

As per the framework agreement, Ericsson will be supporting China Mobile in its deployment of TD-LTE networks in 14 provinces and Chongqing Municipality. The provinces includes Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Gansu, Xinjiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guangdong and Guangxi.

The 14 provinces and Chongqing represents around 60 percent of China's population and have nearly 100 million 4G subscribers. Ericsson continues investment in TDD technology, and has introduced multiple innovative products for supporting China Mobile's Phase-3 TD-LTE network rollout to meet the requirements of network development and user experience.

Chris Houghton, President of Ericsson North East Asia, said, We are honored to be able to continue our contribution to China Mobile's ongoing efforts to build the largest 4G network in the world. Ericsson is committed to spearheading the continuous evolution of the Networked Society. We are willing to join hands with China Mobileto promote a smooth upgrade of 4G, TDD technology in particular, to 5G.

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