In an interview with Chinese news portal Sina, China Mobile's Chairman Wang Jianzhou was quoted (Chinese) as saying that Apple would get behind the carrier's next-gen TD-LTE network technology:
"Apple has its own problems to deal with and has many things to develop, and currently TD development is not on it's timetable," he said. "Apple has been clear that it will support TD-LTE These two years we have been discussing the issue. The situation is currently moving forward step by step."
If Apple has indeed thrown it's support behind TD-LTE, it would be a significant boost for China Mobile, as it could prompt other handset makers to follow Apple's lead.
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