Huawei Technologies plans to provide 4G solutions to Indian broadband operators by December 2011. The company is currently in talks with various companies, including Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), to roll out 4G-based solutions.

According to Ying Weimen, president, GSM, UMT and LTE networks, Huawei, the company will roll out LTE networks in the country by 2012.

Meanwhile, the company is planning to introduce chipsets for 4G dongles by end-2011 in India and will thereafter offer chipsets for terminals, smartphones and tablets. It plans to manufacture 0.1 million 4G-enabled devices by the mentioned time frame.

Weimen added that the country will witness an increase in mobile broadband penetration, as well as in the demand for tablets (which require larger bandwidths). This, Huawei hopes, will enable it to gain a foothold in the LTE segment.