Samsung launches first TD-LTE smartphone

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday launched the first smartphone supporting a Chinese-developed fourth generation, or 4G, telecommunication standard. The Galaxy Note II N7108D, the first Samsung smartphone that can run on a Time Division-Long Term Evolution, or TD-LTE, 4G mobile network, will hit the Chinese market next month, Cui Xiaodong, general manager of Samsung China's mobile telecommunication department, said at a Beijing news conference. Cui said Samsung will launch more TD-LTE mobile phones in the second half and they will target high-, medium- and low-end users.