Ngokwesimemezelo sokuthengwa kwempahla kuphela sika-2019I-LTEiphrojekthi yokwandisa umthamo wenethiwekhi (CN) efakwe ekwakhiweni kwenethiwekhi yeselula yase-China Telecom, okuqukethwe kokuthengwayo kuhlanganisa i-MME, i-SAE-GW, i-HSS, i-PCRF, i-DRA, i-CG namanye amadivaysi e-EPC adingekayo ezifundazweni ezingama-31 kuzwelonke.
Abahlinzeki bokuthengwa kwempahla okuwumthombo oyedwa bafaka: IHuawei,I-ZTE, kanye no-Ericsson.
Kutholwe ukuthi ngo-2017, i-China Telecom yandisa umthamo wamadivayisi we-Huawei, i-ZTE, ne-Ericsson mayelana nokwakhiwa kwenethiwekhi yeselula yephrojekthi ye-LTE CN;ngo-2018, amagatsha e-China Telecom ezifundazweni ezahlukene andise umthamo wabo LTE CNs.Ngokungafani nezimo zangaphambilini, ukunwetshwa kwamandla e-LTE CN kulo nyaka ukuvulela indlela ye-5G ngokuyinhloko.