GTI was kicked off in February 2011 in Barcelona by Bharti Airtel, China Mobile, Sprint (Clearwire), SoftBank Mobile and Vodafone. 

Achievements (2011-2015)
· Becoming an influential player across the mobile community with global presence with operators and key vendors
· Successfully built global end-to-end TD-LTE ecosystem
· Achieving global commercialization of TD-LTE
· Successful convergence of LTE TDD/FDD

GTI 2.0 

With the support and guidance of 5 Chairmen/CEOs from top operators, Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal (Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises), Mr. Shang Bing (Chairman of China Mobile), Mr. Masayoshi Son (Chairman & CEO of SoftBank Group Corp), Mr. Chang-Gyu Hwang (Chairman and CEO of KT) and Mr. Vittorio Colao (CEO of Vodafone Group Plc), GTI 2.0 was officially launched during the GTI summit 2016 at the MWC 2016 held in Barcelona, Spain. 

With the success in making TD-LTE a global standard and the convergence of TDD/FDD, GTI 2.0 will continue to help the whole industry benefit from the evolution of TD-LTE, TDD/FDD converged networks and global smartphones, and promote a unified 5G standard and mature end-to-end ecosystem, as well as explore cross-industry markets and opportunities. 

GTI 2.0 Mission

1. Continuing TD-LTE Global Development
· Continuing to promote TD-LTE global deployment
· Continuing to enlarge the scale of converged TDD/FDD terminal and network
· Further promote the development of TD-LTE enhanced technologies
2. Propel 5G Development
· Promote advantage of TDD and the deeper convergence of TDD/FDD
· Promote 5G unified standard and end-to-end ecosystem
· Explore 5G cross-industry market and opportunities

Telecommunications

Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI)

Sun Lixin

Tang Xue

Eric Zhao

Sachin Katti

Jongsik Lee

Edward George Tiedemann

Gao Tongqing

Chen Shanzhi

Reliance Jio

Qin Fei

Randeep Singh Sekhon

Ouyang Ye

Magnus Ewerbring

John Saw

Howard Tsao

Cao Zhenhua

The Engineering and Technology team at GTI focuses on advancing TD-LTE technology and fostering the development of a unified 5G standard. They work collaboratively to promote global deployment, enhance the convergence of TDD/FDD networks, and explore cross-industry opportunities, ensuring that the mobile ecosystem continues to evolve to meet future demands. With expertise spanning from mobile networks to product development, this team drives innovation and engineering excellence to support GTI's mission.

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