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• China Mobile and Ericsson have recently succeeded in fully verifying the UL CoMP (Uplink Coordinated Multipoint) in the TD-LTE (LTE TDD) trial network
• The first vendor to introduce UL CoMP into TD-LTE globally
• UL CoMP is one of the key technologies of LTE Advanced system

Today, China Mobile officially launched its TD-LTE commercial networks in Hong Kong. At the event, Ericsson showcased a series of innovative applications based on TD-LTE data roaming, having supported China Mobile in realizing the first ever such service between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, a city in China’s Guangdong Province.

• China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) launches the world’s first converged LTE FDD/TDD network with Ericsson as its supplier
• Ericsson demonstrated the world’s first live seamless bi-directional LTE FDD/TDD interworking on the converged LTE FDD/TDD network
• The launch not only benefits CMHK as the leading operator in Hong Kong but also subscribers and the industry ecosystem
• The Converged Network pushes new boundaries in 4G network capacity helping to support the most demanding subscribers in Hong Kong

• Ericsson demonstrates LTE Advanced for TDD to China Mobile, using carrier aggregation and reaching a peak downlink speed of over 220Mbps
• Commitment to continue providing excellent user experience in markets where mobile broadband traffic, cloud and video services are growing fast
• Demonstration uses commercially available equipment for carrier aggregation on TDD of 2x20MHz, according to 3GPP standard Release 10 (LTE Advanced)

• Circuit Switched Fall Back (CSFB) from LTE TDD (TD-LTE) to GSM based on Release 9 of the 3GPP standard offers LTE devices enhanced support for voice and SMS, using the broadly installed base of GSM networks
• Live, public demonstration at the PT Expo in Beijing was held with Ericsson LTE TDD network and Qualcomm chipset
• Supports development of LTE multi-mode devices, providing better user experience through the implementation of Release 9 CSFB in the network and device