Huawei, the China-based telecom giant, said that it was testing a 4G phone on Airtel's network and might launch the device as early as December.
"The actual launch date depends on the network service provider, which in this case is Airtel. But we are ready with our phone ( Ascend P1 LTE). If operator is ready, we can launch the phone by the end of this year," said Victor Shanxin, president for Huawei devices in India. He did reveal any expected price that consumers would have to pay for the phone.
Airtel had launched 4G, also called Long Term Evaluation (LTE), in Kolkata and Bangalore earlier this year. But the service is only available through USB dongles and doesn't work with any phone yet. In May this year, Airtel had appointed Huawei to plan, design, supply and deploy its LTE network in Karnataka.
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"The actual launch date depends on the network service provider, which in this case is Airtel. But we are ready with our phone ( Ascend P1 LTE). If operator is ready, we can launch the phone by the end of this year," said Victor Shanxin, president for Huawei devices in India. He did reveal any expected price that consumers would have to pay for the phone.
Airtel had launched 4G, also called Long Term Evaluation (LTE), in Kolkata and Bangalore earlier this year. But the service is only available through USB dongles and doesn't work with any phone yet. In May this year, Airtel had appointed Huawei to plan, design, supply and deploy its LTE network in Karnataka.
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