April 7, 2010 - PC World: China Mobile, the world's largest mobile network operator by subscribers, signed a deal with Taiwanese operator Far EasTone to jointly develop a next generation TD-LTE mobile network in Taiwan for testing purposes, the companies said in a joint statement.

Far EasTone is already operating a test network based on TD-SCDMA (Time-Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access), a 3G technology created in China to reduce the nation's reliance on foreign technologies. TD-LTE (TD-Long Term Evolution) is the newest technology, a generation ahead of TD-SCDMA. TD-LTE is a speedier broadband wireless technology designed for mobile Internet browsing on smartphones, laptop computers, tablet PCs and other devices. Beijing tapped China Mobile to lead its efforts in TD technology. The company's rivals in China do not use the technology.

The new TD-LTE trial network will be built in Taipei. It's designed for mobile phone makers, telecom equipment suppliers, chip makers and other companies to test new products.

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