MIIT Issues 4G (TD-LTE) Licenses to China's Three Telecom Carriers
On Dec. 4th, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced the issuance of TD-LTE licenses to state-owned telecom carriers China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom. MIIT explains in an interpretation posted on its website that after large scale commercial TD-LTE trials the technology has reached maturity.
In the spirit of State Council information consumption policies, 4G licensing is expected to drive investment and provide more employment opportunities. For more information on the recent release of 4G licenses, please visit MIIT's announcement in Chinese.
