TD-LTE Industry Briefing. November 5, 2014 No. 22

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1 TD-LTE Industry Briefing November 5, 2014 No. 22 Edited by GTI Secretariat November 5, 2014

2 Contents Top News GTI Held Mobile Broadband Development Summit in Taiwan The 11th GTI Workshop Held in Taiwan Taiwan Operators Demonstrated Converged LTE TDD/FDD Using Band 41 & Band Industry China Mobile Released 4G Smartphone M812 for Sale China Mobile and Huawei Enabled World s First Commercial TD-LTE 8T8R AAU Deployment China Telecom, Nokia Marked Major Milestone in FDD-TDD Carrier Aggregation Singtel, Ericsson and Qualcomm Realized FDD-TDD Carrier Aggregation Huawei Completed Its First TD-LTE Easy Macro Commercial Deployment in Beijing Nokia Released New Solution to Enrich Flexi Zone Samsung and Alpha Wireless Cooperated on Next Generation Antenna Solution Nokia Uniquely Developed Smart Scheduler Mechanism to Approach Better Cell Edge Data Rate and Capacity TD-LTE Device Interoperability Progress in VoLTE Supported by Rohde & Schwarz Rohde & Schwarz TS8980 Pioneered Certification of LTE-Advanced and Evolution UEs Market TD-LTE Global Market Overview 16 GTI GTI Development Overview GTI Partner Forum Leadership Committee Kicked Off Appendix Appendix 1 - Welcome to Join GTI (to operators) Appendix 2 - Welcome to Join GTI Partner Forum (to non-operators) 19 20

3 Top News GTI Held Mobile Broadband Development Summit in Taiwan Mobile Broadband Development Summit, hosted by Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI) and Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), supported by XGP Forum, was held on September 16th, 2014 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. This summit attracted more than 400 executives globally from leading operators, vendors, service providers, media and consulting companies. Voice So far, 41 TD-LTE networks have been commercially launched in 25 countries and over 76 TD-LTE commercial networks are in progress or planned. The number of TD- LTE base stations has exceeded 600,000 serving more than 42 million subscribers. China Mobile has deployed nearly 500,000 TD-LTE base stations and reached user base of 30 million. It plans to build 700,000 base stations and develop 50 million users by the end of The number of TD-LTE terminal models will also increase to 700 this year. It is most convenient for China, US and Japan to provide global TDD roaming service and enhance strategic cooperation through Band 39/41. ITRI will cooperate with the global industry to promote the development of LTE TDD/FDD convergence and innovative applications As of June 2014, softbank has built 54,000 TD- LTE base stations and developed 3.95 million subscribers. In addition, Docomo, KDDI, SoftBank plan to deploy TDD LTE-A commercial network in 3.5 GHz in early Sprint has a unique combination of spectrum resources including TDD and FDD LTE-Advanced, while it provides Tri-Band Devices between FDD LTE Band 25/26 and TDD LTE Band 41. FET launched 4G services in 2014 and has spectrums including 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 2100 MHz. FET has 2G, 3G and 4G networks to provide services especially for the applications of voice, data, video and content. CHT and CMCC launched bilateral LTE roaming service in early July 2014, providing the same phone roaming service across TD/FDD LTE networks. CHT is the first operator in Taiwan to launch FDD LTE service in May Discussion Top leaders from Alcatel Lucent, Huawei, HTC, MTK and Quanta shared their experiences in LTE TDD/FDD converged development, including worldwide industry status, global development of 4G market as well as the requirement and trend of 4G device and chipset development. 3 Vendors Express Unprecedentedly Strong Confidence in Converged LTE TDD/FDD

4 Top News The 11th GTI Workshop Held in Taiwan 17 th -18 th September 2014, GTI operators and industry partners got together to share and explore TD-LTE progress in aspects of terminal, network, spectrum, 3.5GHz eco-system, business and commercial areas. Around 200 delegates from 24 operators, 37 companies, 5 organizations attended the two-day conference, jointly promoting TD-LTE commercialization and development progress. Highlights & Main Achievements LTE TDD/FDD Converged Networking Ad-hoc Global status of spectrum and LTE convergence development Operator s strategy and plan for FDD/TDD convergence Status and roadmap of FDD/TDD convergence network, chipset and terminal Deployment experience of FDD/TDD convergence by global vendors VoLTE VoLTE international roaming Codec Evolution for VoLTE- EVS Solution of RCS native device LSA White Paper Publication Process Showcase FDD-TDD Convergence White Paper TD-LTE Carrier Aggregation White Paper Modification embms White Paper Start Dual-SIM Dual-standby GTI Phone Promotes the development of Multi-Mode Multi-Band smartphone TF Proposals 3.5GHz Terminal Spectrum Consulting Open Testing System IIAEB Collaborative Lab s Star Product IIAEB Research Project Telematics & Education LTE TDD/FDD Ecosystem Displayed Innovative Applications and Products 44 booths from 27 vendors including Alcatel Lucent, Green Packet, Huawei, Nokia, Askey, DLink, EverSpring, Gemtek, Mitrastar, Quanta, Fitel, ITRI, Keysight, CHT, FET, and others showcased the latest LTE TDD/FDD products and services. The product display facilitated the interactions between operators, vendors for equipment and end products, as well as application providers. China Mobile showed a variety of LTE Multi-Mode Multi-Band smartphones supporting Band 41, making it one of the most attention-getting booths. According to GTI, there are 330+ LTE terminals supporting Band 41 which includes 220+ smartphones. 7 operators commercially launched TD-LTE services on Band 41, 12 operators are in progress. The ecosystem of Band 41 has reached full maturity. 4

5 Top News Taiwan Operators Demonstrated Converged LTE TDD/FDD Using Band 41 & Band 3 Chunghwa Telecom and Far EasTone, successfully demonstrated converged LTE TDD/FDD network using Band 41 (2.6 GHz TDD spectrum) & Band 3 (1.8 GHz FDD spectrum), which was supported by Nokia and Ericsson. The showcase drew great attention that attendees expressed highly recognition to the maturity of TDD/FDD convergence and excellent performance. In fact, converged LTE TDD/FDD has already become the trend for operators to improve their networks to handle data traffic growth. The success of this demo with very limited preparation time greatly strengthened the confidence of operators to adopt converged LTE TDD/FDD solution. Demo Bus for Converged LTE TDD/FDD FarEasTone Demonstrated Converged LTE TDD/FDD Network Supported by Ericsson During GTI event held in Hsinchu, Taiwan from September 16 to 18, FET(FarEasTone) showcased seamless handover and load balancing between LTE TDD/FDD supported by Ericsson. In addition to that, 4K video streaming supported by LTE technology was also exhibited during the event. Ericsson enhanced its technology leadership through realizing LTE TDD/FDD convergence network and has received the Best LTE TDD/FDD Converged Solutions Award under the GTI Award for two consecutive years. Chunghwa Telecom Brought Customers Converged LTE TDD/FDD Service Live Demos Supported by Nokia On September 16 to 18, Chunghwa Telecom brung customers 4G Service Live Demos indoor and outdoor, with true live experiences, through TDD/FDD converged network, amazing live demos, which supported by Nokia. In outdoor demonstration, four high-data applications including Hami TV, HD video streaming, HD conference call and 3D map navigation, were presented by Chunghwa Telecom in a 20 minutes route. During the indoor showcase, Nokia provided TDD/FDD load balance live demonstration with TDD/FDD indoor coverage within CHT booth. 5 FD b3 TD b41 1 sector + FD b3 1 sector + Handover TD b41 1 sector + FD b3 1 sector Outdoor Indoor S1 S1 MME S11 Streaming/FTPt Server SGi P/S Gateway Net. Managment Hsinchu LTE Trial CN Internet

6 Industry China Mobile Released 4G Smartphone M812 for Sale China Mobile s second own-branding 4G Smartphone M812 is officially launched for sale, at a contract-free retail price of CNY 1399 (approx. USD 210). As a shinning successor to M811, M812 supports 5 modes and 11 bands for global roaming, and features Android 4.4, Qualcomm Qual-core 1.2GHz, 5.5-inch 720*1280 touch screen, 2G RAM and 8G ROM, 8-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera. Supported bands are as follow: TD-LTE : Band38/39/40/41 LTE FDD : Band3/7 TD-SCDMA : Band34/39 WCDMA : Band1/2/5 GSM : Band2/3/8 M812 Size LCD TP Memory CPU Rear Camera Front Camera Sensors NFC Battery Others 150x76x8.5mm 5.5 HD OGS,5-point Touch,Full Lamination, Sensitive Touch 8GB ROM + 2GB RAM Quad core 8M BSI AF F2.0, Blue Glass, 75-degree Wide Angle, Flash 5M, F2.4, 80-degree Wide Angle Gravity / Proximity / Light Sensor, Gyro Supported 3000mAh OS Android 4.4 GPS Bluetooth Wi-Fi FM 6

7 Industry China Mobile and Huawei Enabled World s First Commercial TD-LTE 8T8R AAU Deployment China Mobile together with Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, announced the successful deployment of the world s first TD-LTE 8T8R Active Antenna Unit (AAU) in Hebei, China. The newly improved AAU simplifies installation and has improved the cell edge download rate by 55% in field tests. Huawei s AAU series integrates the antenna unit and the remote radio unit (RRU) in one box, removing the need for operators to install two units separately. This improved installation efficiency reduces ongoing maintenance costs and the level of site space required. Field Construction Huawei AAU products are now available globally for LTE TDD-enabled operators. For LTE FDDenabled operators, Huawei has successfully deployed its AAU solution in over 10 countries including UK, Germany, Singapore, and Russia. China Mobile, the leading TD-LTE operator, was the first to deploy Huawei s TD-LTE AAU in 2013, and up to now the number of deployed AAU units exceeds 10,000. Once 8T8R AAU was rolled out, China Mobile adopted this solution in Hebei province and plans a large scale deployment in the near future. In 2014, LTE has seen increased deployment both across China and globally. As of 2014 H1, Huawei has signed more than 300 commercial LTE contracts and deployed over 140 commercial LTE networks. Huawei s highly integrated AAU products will further support global operators in bringing excellent mobile broadband experiences to people around the world. 7

8 Industry China Telecom, Nokia Marked Major Milestone in FDD-TDD Carrier Aggregation 3 September 2014, China Telecom and Nokia Networks announced the world-first FDD- TDD carrier aggregation including a user device chipset. In the demonstration by China Telecom, Nokia s LTE base station achieved interoperability with a commercial user chipset developed by Marvell. This successful interoperability is a milestone toward commercial adoption of the carrier aggregation to significantly improve the LTE network speed and coverage for LTE users in areas where both variants of LTE are deployed. A stable peak download speed of 260 Mbps was achieved in the carrier aggregation demonstration with FDD 20 MHz in 1.8 GHz and TDD 20 MHz in 2.6 GHz spectrum. For the total speed, FDD spectrum contributed to 150 Mbps while TDD spectrum contributed to 110 Mbps. The successful interoperability of Nokia s LTE base station with a user device chipset means the FDD-TDD carrier aggregation is rapidly getting closer to real deployment for the benefits of LTE users. This accomplishment is very significant for China Telecom as it can utilize its FDD band 3 for improving LTE coverage, and TDD band 41 for improving throughput and capacity for the best possible LTE service experience. Carrier aggregation will allow the operator to optimally use the scarce spectrum resources while providing the best LTE service experience. It s highly satisfying to achieve yet another world-first toward commercialization and globalization of FDD-TDD carrier aggregation, said Zhang Qi, Vice President of TD-LTE, Nokia Networks. This achievement with our partner China Telecom will also encourage other operators globally to look at further spectrum combination for FDD-TDD carrier aggregation into advanced 3GPP Rel-12. We are already working with many major operators globally to deliver FDD- TDD convergence for commercial use. Nokia s Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station, a Single RAN Advanced platform, was used for the carrier aggregation interoperability with user device chipset. 8

9 Industry Singtel, Ericsson and Qualcomm Realized FDD-TDD Carrier Aggregation SingTel, Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. have realized the live demonstration of FDD-TDD Carrier Aggregation using commercial track hardware and software. The demonstration achieved 260 Mbps downlink speeds. Leading FDD/TDD convergence Tay Yeow Lian, Managing Director for Networks, SingTel says: "We are already using dual-layers of LTE FDD with LTE- Advanced Carrier Aggregation, and we know the performance of our mobile network is critical to ensuring that our customers have a great experience on their smartphones and tablets. Therefore, we will continue to explore the future option of bundling even TDD spectrum into the LTE carrier aggregation to expand network capacity, allowing our customers to enjoy consistent high data speed download even at high traffic areas. The technical demonstration took place at the SingTel office in Singapore on October 3, 2014, utilizing a Qualcomm Snapdragon(TM) 810 processor, a product of Qualcomm Technologies, and Ericsson high-performance LTE software designed to support the company's multistandard RBS6000 family of base stations for macro and small-cell networks. In the demonstration, Ericsson aggregated 20 MHz of LTE FDD spectrum with 20 MHz of LTE TDD spectrum, supporting peak data rates up to 260 Mbps. FDD / TDD Carrier Aggregation enables operators to deploy their FDD and TDD network together, combine TDD and FDD spectrum to deliver higher peak data speeds and improve the network performance. It also ensures efficient utilization of spectrum, increasing both the combined FDD-TDD coverage area and capacity of the network. Ericsson is working with mobile eco-system partners to support the full commercialization of the LTE FDD- TDD Carrier Aggregation capability. Commercial devices supporting FDD-TDD Carrier Aggregation are expected in Leading FDD-TDD convergence 9

10 Industry Huawei Completed Its First TD-LTE Easy Macro Commercial Deployment in Beijing Huawei announced that it has completed the first TD-LTE Easy Macro commercial deployment in Beijing with China Mobile. This newly improved TD-LTE Easy Macro improves the download rate by 40% for outdoor users and 180% for indoor users. Easy Macro Successfully Deployed in Beijing Hutong Huawei s Easy Macro is a small and light weight macro base station which resembles the size of a traditional macro base station but is improved with an innovative structure and aesthetic design. In addition, the Easy Macro is environmentally friendly with a carbon footprint of zero, and user friendly as it can easily be used and installed, mountable on walls, lamppost, poles, and roof top and other zero site space locations. Compared to Micro station, it also has a higher power output and larger capacity, which can help operators enhance network coverage and capacity easily. As of July 2014, the number of TD-LTE subscribers on China Mobile has close to 30 million and is estimated to reach 50 million by the end of this year. In order to meet the increasing demand for superior mobile broadband experiences, China Mobile deployed TD-LTE Easy Macro in a Beijing Hutong in a compact area with dense population, to demonstrate its strengths. The quick deployment and attractive scalability of the Easy Macro will continue to help operators mitigate challenges in site acquisition, improve poor user experience in the cell edge, while addressing increasing mobile traffic and keeping costs low. Huawei Easy Macro will soon be available globally, targeted at densely populated old urban areas, scenic roads, residential quarters, scenic parks and major roads. 10

11 Industry Nokia Released New Solution to Enrich Flexi Zone Nokia released new innovations a double-capacity small cell base station Flexi Zone G2 Pico, and an indoor planning service enhanced by 3-D geolocation. The launches, which expand the Nokia Networks small cell portfolio, enable operators to costeffectively build even higher performance HetNets in dense urban areas, sustaining high quality mobile broadband for more subscribers and higher data traffic. 11 The new Pico solution will be based on the Nokia Flexi Zone G2 Micro/Pico base station platform that features a 4-pipe radio and twice the processing capability of the Flexi Zone Micro/Pico base station. This provides scope for other future variants in support of very high performance HetNets. Similar to other Flexi Zone base stations, Flexi Zone G2 Pico BTS offers full software and feature parity of Nokia Networks macro base stations and packs the same Smart Scheduler and HetNet interference management features for best-in-class performance. Likewise, Flexi Zone G2 Pico BTS can also be used as a stand alone unit or paired with Nokia s Flexi Zone Controller to create large small cell clusters that act as one enodeb. This unique architecture allows operators to scale up to ultra-dense networks for even higher capacity and reduced total cost of ownership. With the continuous growth in data usage, many operators are choosing this innovative high capacity small cell solution to boost performance in hot spots and hot zones. Vodafone Group has selected Nokia Networks as a global supplier of its LTE and Wi-Fi outdoor small cells products, to provide additional capacity where it is needed most. More effective network planning and optimization is enabled by a further portfolio innovation: 3-D geolocationbased HetNet planning for in-building solutions. Nokia Networks is applying newly acquired 3-D geolocation technology to pinpoint precise locations in high-rise buildings that have high demand or are suffering poor service, such as dropped calls or slow connectivity. Extending the Nokia Services for HetNets portfolio, the service overcomes the limitations of conventional twodimensional planning that cannot distinguish between the different floors of buildings with different needs, such as a corporate offices and residential spaces. This will help operators deliver the best mobile broadband experience indoors.

12 Industry Samsung and Alpha Wireless Cooperated on Next Generation Antenna Solution Building a 4G network to service the increasing demands of users and applications needs close attention to all aspects of network design. An often neglected component is the antenna, and it is sometimes thought that any antennas will do! However careful antenna design and selection can greatly improve the quality and speed of a network. In 2013, when Samsung was designing a new network for a major US operator using Band 41 (2.5GHz), a beamforming antenna was a key requirement, and Samsung worked closely with Alpha Wireless to develop this need. A beamforming antenna has the characteristics of a regular sector antenna with a 65 or 90 beamwidth. This implementation uses a 4 column array and an internal calibration network which enables the beamforming capabilities of the Samsung radio. In addition to the main beam, multiple narrow service beams can be generated and can be directed to individual users within the sector, therefore focussing coverage on areas of high demand. The radio uses channel information to calculate weights to form the beam and direct it towards the subscriber equipment thus improving the Signal-Interference-Noise-Ratio (SINR). Using this approach network speeds of greater than 1Gbps are achievable. The antenna utilises 8T8R and as well as improving network speeds, Beamforming also offers the following benefits: Higher SINR giving greater range and indoor penetration. Interference avoidance and rejection through the use of a nulling technique on the service beam. Less antennas are required which greatly reduces tower leasing costs. Coupled with the Samsung Radio, 1000 s of these antennas are now deployed throughout the USA. 12

13 Industry Nokia Uniquely Developed Smart Scheduler Mechanism to Approach Better Cell Edge Data Rate and Capacity We all engage in time domain based scheduling blocking parcels of time between family, work, leisure, travel, etc. Similarly, an LTE base station also has to schedule its precious radio frequency resources between its hundreds of users. Scheduler software is thus installed in the base station and utilizes time and frequency domain scheduling, allotting both between its users. The radio frequency resources are needed for setting up calls or data sessions, ending calls, downloading and uploading data, and so on. The best part of it all? Nokia s Smart Scheduler is known to deliver up to 100% better cell edge data rate and up to 20% more capacity compared to standard industry-compliant LTE Schedulers. Nokia Smart Scheduler s proven, real-world performances include many mass events, where it has been tested to the extreme. One such recent event was in Shanghai at a world-class motor race event with close to 200,000 spectators taking part in the 3-day spectacle. China Mobile and Nokia Networks provided the reliable TD-LTE coverage, which required call setup requests from thousands of users, as well as high data download and upload. Nokia s Smart Scheduler has evolved to provide coordinated scheduling, whereby our Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Stations coordinate with neighboring base stations especially with regards to users at the cell edge. This way, operators can save radio frequency resources, reduce interference, and improve customer experience. As stated, Nokia s coordinated scheduling approach for multiple cells is unique in the industry. It is proven to deliver great results for the entire network, doesn t require a change in architecture or additional hardware, and can be implemented with a simple software update. Smart Scheduler:Automative Management of Radio Resources 13

14 Industry TD-LTE Device Interoperability Progress in VoLTE Supported by Rohde & Schwarz On the last GTI Workshop in September 2014 the latest status of the TD-LTE device interoperability (NS-IOT) has been reported. While all test packages could show progress, the GTI explicitly emphasized the significant improvements in the test case package: VoLTE (Voice over LTE). Rohde&Schwarz protocol tester R&S CMW500 has validated 62 test cases, more than 90% of the validated test cases, in the VoLTE package (NS-IOT Test Platform Development; in total 164 test cases are defined). This is very important for the commercialization of TD-LTE devices in the market. The Rohde&Schwarz protocol tester R&S CMW500 is also leading in terms of validated test cases in the VoLTE Work Item in GCF (WI 103: Multimedia Telephony Services - GSMA IR.92 profile). The R&S CMW500 is the leading Protocol Tester for all major cellular communication standards. A unique feature of the R&S CMW500 is that these cellular technology standards are available as pure SW options in one box. Rohde & Schwarz products and test systems are focusing on the following VoLTE related test aspects: Audio Analysis (R&S CMW500 + R&S UPV) IOT / conformance (R&S CMW500) IOT / power consumption (R&S PQA) GCF conformance (R&S CMW500) By clearly leading the VoLTE China Mobile IOT packages, the R&S CMW500 helps driving the adoption and the commercialization of the global radio technology TD-LTE and strengthening the overall LTE ecosystem. Concerning the TD-LTE mode validation status of the protocol conformance testing in GCF the CMW500 is also in the leading position including Inter-RAT test cases to TD-SCDMA and GSM. 14

15 Industry Rohde & Schwarz TS8980 Pioneered Certification of LTE-Advanced and Evolution UEs Rohde & Schwarz, one of the leading test equipment manufacturers, provide the R&S TS8980 test system with validated RF and RRM test cases for development, verification and certification of UE. The UE (user equipment) are chip-sets and first prototypes or complete mobile phones, smartphones, tablets, modems and routers, data sticks, machine-to-machine modules and more. The R&S TS8980 won the GTI Award 2014 in Category 1: Innovation Award / Test System. Introduced as the first validated TD-LTE conformance test system on the market, enabling Rel-9 dual-layer beam-forming as first test system ever it was again the R&S TS8980 benchmarking the very first validations of TD-LTE Rel-10 carrier aggregation (CA) in GCF (DL CA with 2 component carriers (2 CC) in TD- LTE) R&S continue to lead the TDD innovation train with available features of latest 3GPP releases. The TS8980FTA is dedicated to support the next steps in the LTE-Advanced evolution like Carrier Aggregation in UL, CA with 3 CC, feicic described in 3GPP Releases 10 onwards for the development of today and future certification. Inter-operability and excellent customer experience enabled by the R&S TS8980 test system are the key pre-requisites to ensure economies of scale, roaming capabilities and excellent revenues for operators for all technologies to come. The R&S TS8980 test system helps strengthening the TD-LTE ecosystem and driving the adoption of the global radio technology TD-LTE. 15

16 Market TD-LTE Global Market Overview Global TD-LTE Deployment Became Global as the TDD Mainstream Technology Evolution Mobile Broadband Path Technology 42 TD-LTE commercial networks have been launched in 26 countries. Additionally, over 76 TD-LTE commercial networks are in progress or planned. LTE Multi-mode Multi-band Terminals Have Reached Full Maturity 200+ suppliers have launched TD-LTE terminals, including 567+ TD-LTE Smartphones. TD-LTE Device Type Quantity TD-LTE Device Type Quantity USB modems 85+ Smart Phones 567+ MiFi/CPE 297+ Mobile Tablets 31 *Source: GTI, GSA, TDIA 16

17 GTI GTI Development Overview 114 Operators and 95 Partners Joined GTI by Oct Operators 95 Industry Partners Europe North America South America Asia Oceania Africa Test 1 Terminal/Chips Institute Antenna Infra 3 45 Solution IPX Providers Other GTI Established 4 Working Groups, 1 Interest Group Covering 12 Task Forces and 1 Core Team GTI Technical & Product Works Network WG Chair: Adam Pollard (VF) Terminal WG Chair: Jiang Haitao (CMCC) Co-Chair: Herkole Sava (Sprint) Spectrum Group Chair: Liu Guangyi (CMCC) 3.5GHz Interest Group Chair: Paul Berriman (PCCW) Business & Service WG Chair: Kathleen Leach (Sprint) Co-Chair: Satoshi Fujii (SBM) HetNet Converged LTE TDD/FDD Network Performance VoLTE MMMB Voice Solution IOT & Testing Inter- Mode Mobility Spectrum Consulting 3.5GHz Terminal Business Models and Funding for TDD perators Global Roaming Core Team Innovative Industry Application and Enterprise Business GTI Activities Dec, 2014 Jan, 2015 Feb/Mar Apr/May Jun/Jul Summit (2) Mar 3 (MWC) Barcelona, Spain GTI Summit Jun TBD (MAE) Shanghai, China GTI Asia Conference Workshop (3) Dec 7 (ITU Telecom World) Qatar 4 th TD-LTE Technology & Spectrum Workshop TBD (MWC) Barcelona, Spain The 12 th GTI Workshop Jun TBD (MAE) Shanghai, China The 13 th GTI Workshop Exhibition (3) You can also Dec find 7-12 detailed events introduction Mar at 2-5 GTI website: Jun (ITU) (MWC) (MAE) Qatar Barcelona, Spain Shanghai, China

18 GTI GTI Partner Forum Leadership Committee Kicked Off PFLC aims to enhance the participation and facilitate the communication between SC and partners 13 Applicants have been approved by SC as Members of GTI PFLC. Responsibiliti es Leadership Roundtable Coordinate resource to contribute to GTI work by quick response to GTI operators requirements F2F meeting (leadership roundtable) with GTI SC members Express suggestion about GTI strategy, future work including technical and promotion work No voting right F2F meeting between SC members and PFLC members Right after GTI SC F2F meeting in February every year PFLC Members 18

19 Appendix Appendix 1 Welcome to Join GTI (to operators) More Information about GTI To find out more information about GTI, please visit or us. How to Join GTI GTI Operators (with TDD Spectrum) 1. Fill out the application form (download from ), and return to GTI Secretariat: [email protected] and/or [email protected]; 2. Sign the Accession Form and return the signed copy to 5 initiators; 3. Once the participation process finishes, a GTI website account and associated password will be assigned to the new participant. GTI Observers (without TDD Spectrum) 1. Fill out the application form (download from ), and return to GTI Secretariat: [email protected] and/or [email protected]; 2. Sign the declaration form and return the hard copy to GTI Secretariat; 3. Once the participation process finishes, a GTI website account and associated password will be assigned to the new participant

20 Appendix Appendix 2 Welcome to Join GTI Partner Forum (to non-operators) More Information about GTI Partner Forum To find out more information about GTI and GTI Partner Forum, please visit or us. How to Join GTI Partner Forum 1. Fill out the application form (download from ), and return to GTI Secretariat: [email protected] and/or [email protected]; GTI Secretariat and Working Group Chairmen will review; 2. Sign the Declaration Form and return the signed hard copy to GTI Secretariat; 3. Once the participation process finishes, a GTI website account and associated password will be assigned to the new participant. CONTACT GTI: If you have any questions, comments, suggestions regarding TD-LTE or general enquiries regarding GTI, please contact: [email protected] 20