Bharti Airtel, China Mobile to collaborate on 4G

Will also work on joint strategy for procurement of 4G devices including smartphones

Top telecommunications carrier Bharti Airtel Ltd said it would collaborate with China Mobile Ltd on growing fourth-generation (4G) mobile data services.

The two companies will also work on a joint strategy for procurement of 4G devices including smartphones, Bharti Airtel said in a statement.

Bharti Airtel operates 4G networks in some Indian cities. Operators in China and India are launching 4G on the TD-LTE technology standard, while most of the western world uses a different technology for 4G.