Evolution to LTE report

July 21, 2015

4G MARKET & TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

Introduction

LTE Market Status

LTE (Long Term Evolution) is a global success with

635 million subscriptions by Q1 2015. LTE is
specified by 3GPP as a single global standard for
paired and unpaired spectrum users. The vast
majority of the standard is the same for FDD & TDD.

GSAs Evolution to LTE report JULY 21, 2015

677 operators investing in LTE in 181 countries

The Evolution to LTE report provides GSAs

independent assessment and analysis of the LTE
market status, supported by key facts and metrics,
and confirms the trends. The report is regularly
updated and free to download by 69,000 users
currently registered of the GSA website.

422 commercially launched LTE or LTEAdvanced networks in 143 countries

incl. 59 LTE TDD (TD-LTE) launched in 35 countries

GSA forecasts 460 commercially launched

LTE networks by end 2015
3,253 LTE user devices announced

In this report:
LTE commercial launches worldwide
Deployments: operators, countries, regions
LTE-Advanced global status
VoLTE global status
LTE TDD global status
LTE1800 global status
LTE roaming / Category 4 global status
APT700 global status
LTE Broadcast / multicast (eMBMS)
LTE deployment commitments, studies, trials
Spectrum used in FDD and TDD networks
LTE subscriptions / LTE user devices charts
LTE user devices ecosystem: press release
Resources, contacts, links, events, About GSA

638 operator commitments in 176 countries

39 pre-commitment trials in 5 more countries

(GSA - June 2015)

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635 million LTE subscriptions globally: Q1 2015

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LTE is the fastest developing mobile system

technology ever
187 operators (44.3%) commercially launched
LTE networks using 1800 MHz (LTE1800)
103 operators in 49 countries investing in
VoLTE deployments, studies or trials
25 operators commercially launched VoLTE-HD voice
in 16 countries

LTE-Advanced is a key industry trend

131 LTE operators are investing in LTE-Advanced
deployments, studies or trials in 60 countries

88 commercially launched LTE-A networks in 45 countries

GSAs definition of commercial launch:
The phase in which a public telecommunications operator
is carrying commercial traffic on its LTE network, or offers
to provide public service. Only licensed operators with
spectrum assigned for use in public LTE communications
networks are considered. MVNOs are not included. The
LTE operators business model may be retail or wholesale.
Devices compatible for use on the LTE network may be
sold direct by the operator to the customer, or via
distributors, resellers or other third parties, or already be
owned by persons wishing to use the service.

LTE network commercial launches: 2009 2015

Charts and maps are also provided in JPEG file

format and some are available as PDF files (for
higher resolution). A series of shorter Snapshot
reports are also published see www.gsacom.com