Omantel joins TD-LTE group

Omantel has become the first Arab network operator to join the Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI). The prime objective behind the formation of GTI is to harmonise LTE technologies.

The GTI was founded by China Mobile, Vodafone, Clearwire, Bharti Airtel, Softbank Mobile, Aero2 and E-Plus and was announced at the GSMA conference in Barcelona in February.

“Omantel conducted the first trial of TD-LTE technology during Salalah Tourism Festival 2010 and the second trial during the latest ICT exhibition (Comex 2011). The results were very encouraging with speeds reaching more than 100 Mbps,” commented Lars Gustafsson, VP of business development at Omantel.