Nokia and China Telecom join hands

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2016
Nokia and China Telecom join hands

NOKIA and China Telecom have signed a pact to expand the deployment of 4G technology in 19 provinces of China, allowing China Telecom to enhance coverage and its capacity as well as boost the quality of experience for subscribers, while paving the way for

By expanding radio access network, China Telecom will meet growing subscriber demand with ubiquitous 4G coverage and faster access to the Internet and online content, as well as improve access in urban and suburban areas. The agreement with Nokia will also lay the foundation for China Telecom’s intended launch of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services in 2017.
China Telecom’s subscriber and traffic growth has been growing rapidly. By the end of June, the operator had close to 207 million mobile subscribers, with 90 million users of 4G devices.