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LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation Deployments: Peak Speeds
Operators worldwide are investing in LTE-Advanced systems and peak speeds are increasing. GSA's Evolution to LTE report published on 9 April 2015 confirmed that 116 operators i.e. 30% of LTE operators, have launched, or are deploying or are trialling LTE-Advanced technologies in 55 countries. This figure includes 64 operators that have commercially launched LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation in 39 countries. This paper from GSA summarises the theoretical peak downlink speed for each of the commercially launched LTE-Advanced networks worldwide, according to research by GSA. With a focus on Category 6 systems (theoretical peak downlink speed >…Read more -
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LTE User Devices Growth 2011-2015
Growth of the number of LTE terminals referencing announcements by manufacturers as confirmed in GSA Status of the LTE Ecosystem reports over the period 2011 - 2015 (to April 20, 2015) This chart is also available as a small JPEG file (for use in your reports, presentations, white papers, etc.) Use of this chart is permitted subject to referencing GSA as the source Copyright - GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association)Read more -
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Status of the LTE Ecosystem
This updated report, which was researched and published by GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) and published on April 20, 2015 confirms the maturity and fast growing ecosystem of LTE user devices. This latest research increased to 2,919 the number of LTE user devices included in our database which have been announced to the market by 297 suppliers. Support for each of the main operating FDD and TDD frequency bands is stated. LTE1800 (Band 3) is the best supported band and has the largest LTE devices ecosystem. The number of LTE devices i.e. 2,919 as confirmed…Read more -
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Global LTE Network Deployments – 393 Commercially Launched in 138 Countries
MAP confirming the global scale of current LTE operator commitments, network deployments, commercial network launches, trials, and forecast for end 2015 Source of data: GSA Evolution to LTE report dated April 9, 2015 This map is free to use subject to accrediting GSA and website www.gsacom.com as the source Copyright (c) - GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) This map may also be downloaded as a JPEG or PDF file.Read more -
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VoLTE Global Status – List of 16 Launched Systems
90 operators in 47 countries are investing in VoLTE deployments, studies or trials, including 16 operators who commercially launched HD voice service using VoLTE. Download the list of all VoLTE system investments (deployments, launches, trials, studies) in this short document, which is an extract from the Evolution to LTE report published on April 9, 2015. For full details per operator see the full Evolution to LTE report, which may also be downloaded from http://www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4 Copyright (c) GSA - Global mobile Suppliers AssociationRead more -
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LTE1800 Global Status – List of 176 Launched Networks
The most widely used spectrum for LTE network deployments is 1800 MHz (3GPP band 3). 176 LTE1800 networks are commercially launched in 86 countries. 1800 MHz is used in 45% of LTE network deployments and also has the largest user devices ecosystem. Over 43% of LTE user terminals can operate in the 1800 MHz band. Download the list of all 176 commercially launched LTE1800 networks together with the status of the user devices ecosystem in this short document, which is an extract from the Evolution to LTE report published on April 9, 2015. For full…Read more -
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LTE TDD (TD-LTE) Global Status – List of 54 Launched Networks
The LTE TDD mode (TD-LTE) for operators with unpaired spectrum had another year of growth in all regions, especially in China. 54 operators in 34 countries have commercially launched LTE service using the TDD mode. 38 operators deployed in TDD mode only 16 operators deployed both TDD and FDD modes Download the list of all commercially launched LTE TDD networks including operating frequency bands, with a summary of the status of the user devices ecosystem, in this short document, which is an extract from the Evolution to LTE report published on April 9, 2015. For…Read more -
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LTE-Advanced Global Status
116 operators are investing in LTE-Advanced technologies in 55 countries including 64 commercially launched networks in 39 countries. Download the list of all LTE-Advanced investments (deployments, launches, trials, studies) in this short document, which is an extract from the Evolution to LTE report published on April 9, 2015. For full details per operator see the full Evolution to LTE report, which may also be downloaded from http://www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4 Copyright (c) GSA - Global mobile Suppliers AssociationRead more -
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APT700 Global Status
Industry support for the APT700 band plan is strong. Whereas APT700 provides both FDD and TDD arrangements, it is the FDD plan that has gained global support from industry and regulators in markets addressing approaching 4 billion people. 42 countries have allocated, committed to, or recommend allocating APT700 FDD (band 28) spectrum for LTE deployments. This Snapshot report is an extract from the Evolution to LTE report (April 9, 2015). For full details per operator see the full Evolution to LTE report. Copyright (c) GSA - Global mobile Suppliers AssociationRead more -
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Spectrum Bands Used in 393 Commercially Launched LTE Networks
Chart produced by GSA confirming the main spectrum bands which are currently used in 393 commercially launched LTE networks worldwide. Source of data: GSA Evolution to LTE report published April 9, 2015 1800 MHz (b3) is the most widely used contiguous band in 4G/LTE commercially launched systems deployments worldwide. The second most popular contiguous band is 2.6 GHz (b7), followed by 800 MHz (b20) then AWS (b4) Band 40 is the most commonly used spectrum for TDD deployments Copyright (c) GSA - Global mobile Suppliers AssociationRead more -
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Commercially Launched LTE Networks Growth 2009 – 2015
Source of data: GSA Evolution to LTE reports and research up to April 9, 2015 This chart is also available as a JPEG file and PDF file at www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4 This chart is free to use subject to accrediting GSA and website www.gsacom.com as the source Copyright (c) - GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association)Read more -
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GSA Evolution to LTE
The Evolution to LTE report confirms the status of the LTE market worldwide including LTE and LTE-Advanced network deployments (FDD and TDD), commercial service launches, the user devices ecosystem, subscriptions growth, regulatory developments including spectrum allocations, VoLTE, APT700, LTE Broadcast, LTE roaming, and highlights the main industry trends. The report is based on our own research and industry contacts and is our independent assessment and analysis, supported by facts and metrics. 393 LTE networks are now commercially launched in 138 countries. 339 operators deployed FDD mode only 38 operators deployed TDD mode only 16 operators…Read more -
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Top 10 GSA Members Papers Q1 2015
5G was the dominant theme discussed in the most popular Members papers from the GSA website in Q1 2015, with 6 papers featured in the Top 10. Download the PDF for stats for the 3 months period January-March 2015, and the all-time downloads total for each paper. The most popular Members paper in the 3 months period January-March 2015 was "Qualcomm's 5G Vision" a presentation by Qualcomm Technologies. The most popular Members paper in the single month of March 2015 was "5G is Coming" a white paper by Alcatel-Lucent. GSA member organizations may promote information…Read more -
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Top 10 GSA Members Papers Dec ’14 – Feb ’15
GSA member organizations may promote information papers, presentations and jointly-branded white papers on the GSA website to a highly targeted global industry audience including over 67,000 registered users. This service is regarded by companies as a major membership benefit as a valuable complement to their existing marketing and communications channels. Members are provided with statistics confirming the different organization types downloading their documents including % share of downloads per file. Download the PDF for stats for the 3 months period December 2014-February 2015 and the all-time downloads total for each paper. Over 228,000 files (comprising…Read more -
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Charts Showing Global Growth and Regional Share of LTE Subscriptions to Q4
Charts showing growth and regional share of LTE subscriptions up to 31 December 2014. Q4 2014 total LTE subscriptions worldwide = 497 million These charts are copyright of GSA - Global mobile Suppliers Association Data to create these charts was supplied by Ovum to GSA by agreement on March 9, 2015Read more -
