Telecoms equipment maker Alcatel Lucent said some telecoms carriers
in China and India could put out bids for building of 4G trial
networks as early as year-end, as they rush to upgrade existing
networks or get into the wireless business.
China Mobile, the world's largest carrier by subscribers,
has been letting some of the world's top equipment sellers,
including the French-US firm, show off their 4G capabilities at
the Shanghai Expo that began in May and runs through the end of October.
"The calendar is we hope by year-end the trial networks will be announced,
and partners selected and trials will start," Rajeev Singh-Morales,
Asia Pacific president of Alcatel Lucent, told Reuters in an interview
at the World Economic Forum on Monday.
"It's fair to say they've been in discussions with us.
Everyone knows this trial is coming," he said.
At least two carriers in India, which only recently awarded licenses for 4G,
also known as LTE, were also moving aggressively in the 4G space, he added.
One of those, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, is eager to get into the
industry to compete with established players, including Reliance Communications,
headed by his brother, Anil.
"Initially, (4G) trials could start in India much faster, possibly by year end,"
Singh-Morales said.
He added a number of carriers lookin at 4G are seriously considering
TD-LTE, one of several variants of 4G being developed and promoted by China Mobile.
In particular, he said, companies that operate networks based on a high-speed
wireless technology called WiMax would be most suitable for the Chinese
homegrown standard, which China is actively promoting as it tries to
gain a place alongside more widely accepted standards developed in the
United States and Europe."(The Indian carriers) are certainly actively considering
TD-LTE," he said. "Anyone that has deployed WiMax and wants to go
to LTE would consider that ... a number of customers in Japan, Indonesia and even the U.S."
Separately, Singh-Morales said India was currently in public consultation with
telecoms equipment makers over draft new rules designed to ease Delhi's concerns
over network security. The equipment makers worry that the rules as first
introduced would be difficult for them to implement, and are hoping to reach
a middle ground with the government.
"There's a two-month consultation period, and then they will issue revised
regulations," he said. "I'm confident we'll find a reasonable compromise."
in China and India could put out bids for building of 4G trial
networks as early as year-end, as they rush to upgrade existing
networks or get into the wireless business.
China Mobile, the world's largest carrier by subscribers,
has been letting some of the world's top equipment sellers,
including the French-US firm, show off their 4G capabilities at
the Shanghai Expo that began in May and runs through the end of October.
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and partners selected and trials will start," Rajeev Singh-Morales,
Asia Pacific president of Alcatel Lucent, told Reuters in an interview
at the World Economic Forum on Monday.
"It's fair to say they've been in discussions with us.
Everyone knows this trial is coming," he said.
At least two carriers in India, which only recently awarded licenses for 4G,
also known as LTE, were also moving aggressively in the 4G space, he added.
One of those, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, is eager to get into the
industry to compete with established players, including Reliance Communications,
headed by his brother, Anil.
"Initially, (4G) trials could start in India much faster, possibly by year end,"
Singh-Morales said.
He added a number of carriers lookin at 4G are seriously considering
TD-LTE, one of several variants of 4G being developed and promoted by China Mobile.
In particular, he said, companies that operate networks based on a high-speed
wireless technology called WiMax would be most suitable for the Chinese
homegrown standard, which China is actively promoting as it tries to
gain a place alongside more widely accepted standards developed in the
United States and Europe."(The Indian carriers) are certainly actively considering
TD-LTE," he said. "Anyone that has deployed WiMax and wants to go
to LTE would consider that ... a number of customers in Japan, Indonesia and even the U.S."
Separately, Singh-Morales said India was currently in public consultation with
telecoms equipment makers over draft new rules designed to ease Delhi's concerns
over network security. The equipment makers worry that the rules as first
introduced would be difficult for them to implement, and are hoping to reach
a middle ground with the government.
"There's a two-month consultation period, and then they will issue revised
regulations," he said. "I'm confident we'll find a reasonable compromise."
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