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Chinese vendors shine in early LTE trials, Intel stresses WiMAX lead

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Jun 22, 2009 ,

By CAROLINE GABRIEL Published: 22 June, 2009

The Chinese vendors have labored too long under the market perception that they deliver low cost equipment, but can’t do cutting edge.


By CAROLINE GABRIEL Published: 22 June, 2009

The Chinese vendors have labored too long under the market perception that they deliver low cost equipment, but can’t do cutting edge.

To fight this image and enhance their position among tier one carriers, Huawei and ZTE are throwing everything – including their huge credit lines for vendor financing – at gaining early LTE trials, which puts them in the spotlight even if commercial roll-outs are often two years or more away. The latest points go to ZTE, which has won field trial contracts with Telefónica in Spain and CSL in Hong Kong.

This comes shortly after Huawei highlighted its LTE deal with Netcom of Norway, and the Chinese duo are, early market estimates indicate, coming close to Ericsson in terms of their penetration of stage one LTE trials – and ahead of Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia Siemens.

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