According to informed sources, the Ministry has recently approved the China Telecom launched TD-LTE trial network construction and pre-commercial related business.This means that China Telecom 4G future will get two licenses for FDD LTE/TD-LTE network integration.

"China Telecom will use FDD LTE/TD-LTE network integration approach build 4G network." China Telecom Chairman Mr. Wang had previously publicly stated that "since the frequency is restricting the operator\'s core resources in the 4G era, network integration is inevitable."

A week ago, China Telecom completed the LTE core network master device EPC Jicai tender. It is understood that although China Telecom\'s LTE core network master device bidding amount is not large, but the coverage of the country\'s 31 provinces, including ZTE, Huawei, Shanghai Bell, Ericsson and other equipment manufacturers, including domestic and international mainstream have received certain share, which, ZTE, Huawei, Shanghai Bell\'s winning share is relatively large.

It is understood that the successful vendor device support FDD/TDD multi-mode network, this also shows that China Telecom has begun preparations related to the deployment of TD-LTE.

Late last year, China Telecom in Shanghai, Nanjing and other cities in Guangdong 4G trial, however, was mainly dominated by FDD LTE trial network. The Ministry of approval, indicating that China Telecom has determined will be FDD LTE/TD-LTE 4G mode hybrid network test network construction.

Prior to the introduction, according to Mr. Wang in China Telecom\'s 4G network planning, large-scale, wide coverage 4G networks will use FDD standard, while the urban area densely populated areas will use TDD system, using this integrated program will be able to achieve all of the user needs.

In addition, from China Telecom\'s terminal planning can be seen that China Telecom in 4G mobile phones mainly uses standard FDD LTE multimode phones, but in the data card is the main use of TD-LTE network resources.