ASTRI (Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute) and Innofidei helped to bring unique mobile broadband experience to Shanghai World Expo visitors with the world’s first TD-LTE dongle. It was jointly developed by chip providers ASTRI and Innofidei.

The TD-LTE showcase network which is also the first in the world provides coverage in major pavilions, outdoor areas of the Expo Sites and as far as Huangpu River. Expo visitors can experience mobile HD video monitoring, mobile HD video conference, HD live video streaming and other Internet browsing applications at exceptional high speed of 70Mbit/s.

ASTRI and Innofidei completed a large amount of interoperability tests (IOT) with major TD-LTE infrastructure providers in the Expo, including Motorola, Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell and ZTE. The TD-LTE multiple data cards outdoor IOT that ASTRI completed with ZTE was to ensure that top quality TD-LTE services could be provided during the Expo. Reporters from all over the world can enjoy the convenience of high-speed wireless data transmission empowered by the TD-LTE infrastructure set in place by the aforementioned infrastructure providers in the Expo pavilions.

"We are delighted to see that ASTRI has made another important breakthrough and the world’s first TD-LTE dongle it developed with Innofidei has attracted much attention in the industry,” said Dr Cheung Nim-kwan, CEO of ASTRI. “We will continue to partner with industry’s leading companies to develop TD-LTE and LTE FDD core technologies, to serve the high-tech industries in Hong Kong and the mainland, and to promote further deployment of LTE in the global market."

LTE is endorsed by most of the major mobile carriers in the world for seamless migration from 3G towards 4G mobile communications. In China, TD-LTE which is a version of LTE, is likely to be chosen by the Chinese government as the next generation cellular standard in China. It has tremendous market potential.

source:ASTRI