China Mobile aims to hasten the adoption of time-division long-term evolution (TD-LTE) technology – the high-speed 4G standard backed by Chin – in the world's largest economy under a new pact with US wireless broadband carrier Clearwire.

The Beijing-based network operator, the world's largest with 644.3 million subscribers as of November last year, on Wednesday announced an agreement with Clearwire to conduct tests for TD-LTE devices in the so-called global band configuration.

That collaboration, which followed their earlier accord in September, is expected to strengthen efforts by China Mobile to foster the international adoption of TD-LTE as a viable 4G system for the industry's 3G mobile network operators and device makers.

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