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GSA confirms 521 LTE networks launched, LTE-Advanced now mainstream
521 operators have commercially launched LTE, LTE-Advanced or LTE-Advanced Pro networks in 170 countries, according to data recently released by GSA, the Global mobile Suppliers Association, in its latest update of the Evolution to LTE report. 74 mobile operators commercially launched 4G/LTE service in the past year. Bermuda, Gibraltar, Jamaica, Liberia, Myanmar, Samoa, and Sudan are amongst the latest countries to launch 4G/LTE. 738 operators are investing in LTE across 194 countries. This figure comprises 708 firm network deployment commitments in 188 countries (of which 521 networks have launched), and 30 pre-commitment trials in a further 6 countries. GSA raised its…Read more -
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Read moreGigaRadio – Key Technologies & Future Evolution
GigaRadio – Key Technologies & Future Evolution – Huawei White Paper There is an accelerating technology shift to Mobile Broadband…
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GSA: Mobile Fast Facts – August 2016
Mobile Fast Facts for August 2016 Covering LTE, LTE-Advanced & LTE-Advanced Pro HSPA-HSPA+ and DC-HSPA+ and 3C-HSPA+ networks status Mobile HD voice (enabled by W-AMR) Mobile subscriptions: Q1 2016 ©2016 Global mobile Suppliers AssociationRead more -
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Read moreHow Transcoding can Help IPX Providers Climb Up the Value Chain: Radisys eBook
A Look at How Transcoding can Help IPX Providers Climb Up the Value Chain Radisys has published an informative eBook…
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Mobile: the 5th Communications Technology with widest human reach
Over the past 30 years, Mobile has become the fifth communications technology, the others being TV, Radio, DVD/Blue-ray and the Internet, and Mobile has now become the communications technology with the widest unique human reach. So how and why did the communications industry arrive at that situation and what has caused mobile to become the largest potential media and communications channel in the world? ©2016 GSA Additional content provided by TomiAhonen ConsultingRead more -
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Read moreMulteFireTechnology Progress and Benefits: Qualcomm Presentation
MulteFire Technology Progress and Benefits, and How It Enables A New Breed of Neutral Hosts There is a growing reliance on…
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Mobile technology shares forecast: 2020
Mobile technology shares forecast: 2020 © Copyright 2016 GSA – Global mobile Suppliers Association Data to create this chart was supplied by Ovum to GSA by agreement on June 7, 2016 with analysis by GSARead more -
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LTE subscriptions forecast to 2020
LTE subscriptions forecast to 2020 © Copyright 2016 GSA – Global mobile Suppliers Association Data to create this chart was supplied by Ovum to GSA by agreement on June 7, 2016 with analysis by GSARead more -
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LTE Subscriptions Regional Shares Q1 2016
LTE Subscriptions Regional Shares Q1 2016 Chart showing the regional shares of LTE subscriptions up to 31 March 2016. Q1 2016 total LTE subscriptions worldwide = 1.292 billion LTE is now connecting over 1 in every 6 mobile subscribers worldwide. Asia continues to lead and increased share with 56.8% of global LTE subscriptions North America dropped below 20% for the first time Europe again has around 14% share Latin America and Caribbean is the second fastest growing region, now with 5.3% MEA has 4.3% © Copyright 2016 GSA – Global mobile Suppliers Association Data to…Read more -
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Global Growth of LTE Subscriptions to Q1 2016
Global Growth of LTE Subscriptions to Q1 2016 Chart showing growth of LTE subscriptions up to 31 March 2016. Q1 2016 total LTE subscriptions worldwide = 1.292 billion, which is equivalent to 17.4 % share of the global mobile subs base of 7.415 billion. LTE is now connecting over 1 in every 6 mobile subscribers worldwide. 647 million LTE subscriptions were added in the past year, equivalent to 100% year-on-year growth © Copyright 2016 GSA – Global mobile Suppliers Association Data to create this chart was supplied by Ovum to GSA by agreement on June…Read more -
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GSA confirms global LTE subscriptions reach 1.29 billion
9th June 2016 GSA confirms global LTE subscriptions doubled in past year to reach 1.29 billion in Q1 2016 June 9, 2016: GSA, the Global mobile Suppliers Association, confirms that LTE continues to grow faster than any other mobile communications system technology. LTE gained 182 million connections in Q1 2016, almost 4 times faster than 3G/HSPA systems. 3G/HSPA subscriptions grew by 48 million while GSM subscriptions fell by 120 million in the same quarter. The number of LTE and LTE-Advanced subscriptions is expected to pass the 3G/WCDMA-HSPA global total in 2020, and possibly sooner. Download…Read more -
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The Central Role of Telecoms in The Smart City
A new short report from GSA “The Central Role of Telecoms in The Smart City” examines the way that communications networks are being used to underpin rapid development of smart cities. “The Central Role of Telecoms in The Smart City” report, commissioned from Innovation Observatory, argues that relationships between city authorities, communications service providers and telecom network equipment vendors are changing in response to two new drivers of smart city investment: the potential to use ‘big data’ and Internet of Things ideas, and the emergence of technologies that make it easier to create a…Read more -
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Mobile Fast Facts
Mobile Fast Facts Key mobile facts from the latest GSA reports Covers: LTE and LTE-Advanced Networks: FDD and TDD (TD-LTE) deployments LTE User Devices : FDD and TDD (TD-LTE) products HSPA and HSPA+ (including DC-HSPA & 3C-HSPA+) Networks Mobile HD voice including VoLTE network deployments, service launches and user devices Mobile subscriptions: Q4 2015 Supporting maps and charts are available on www.gsacom.com as well as the referenced GSA reports. The Evolution to LTE report (100+ pages) is a restricted document and is available only for GSA member companies, Associates of GSA, and Network Operators ©…Read more -
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3GPP PCG#36 & OP meeting in Delhi 28th-29th April 2016
GSA attended the 3GPP Project Co-ordination Group (PCG) meeting #36 and Organizational Partner (OP) meeting which were held in New Delhi, India on the 28th and 29th April 2016. PCG is responsible for the overall time-frame and management of technical work to ensure that 3GPP specifications are produced in a timely manner. The weather in New Delhi was hot: +40˚C, (104 F) yet the hosts of the PCG#36 meeting, the Telecommunications Standards Development Society of India (TSDSI), ensured the meeting room at the India Habitat Centre was cool and comfortable. TSDSI became a fully-fledged 3GPP Organizational Partner (OP) in January 2015 and aims to develop and promote India-specific requirements, standardizing solutions for meeting international standards. What did we discover? 3GPP Release 13 was frozen in March 2016 although there are some existing items to be concluded. The main item was the progress of Cellular IoT or Narrow Band-IoT which is planned for completion in June - though this could slip to September due to the decision to incorporate C-IoT within Rel. 13, creating a backlog of work within 3GPP. NB-IoT progress has been very good considering the short time to complete the work. The main radio characteristics are: Bandwidth: 180 KHz Deployment: In-band & Guard-band LTE, standalone Downlink: OFDMA, 15 KHz tone spacing, TBCC, 1 Rx Uplink: Single tone, 15 KHz and 3.75 KHz spacing; SC-FDMA, 15 KHz tone spacing, Turbo code Peak rate: DL: ~50 kbps; UL: ~50 for multi-tone, ~20 kbps for single tone Duplexing: HD (type B), FDD Power saving: PSM, extended I-DRX, C-DRX Power class: 23 dBm Way forward on NB-IOT UE capabilities Single-tone transmission support is a mandatory part of the NB-IoT UE category Both subcarrier spacings, 3.75 kHz and 15 kHz, are mandatory components of the NB-IoT UE category IOT bit to indicate whether UE supports 15 kHz multi-tone transmission There is good progress for Rel. 14 and a number of new LTE enhancements to improve system efficiency are being studied. These include enhancements on FD-MIMO, Uplink Capacity, VoLTE, and Layer 2 latency. In addition there is a plan to introduced a “basket approach” to manage new LTE Carrier Aggregation band combinations. The 3GPP submission to IMT 2020 (aka 5G) will include a “New Radio of 5G”, aka NR. (Though a new name will be suggested). A key requirement for the NR design should be that it is forward compatible at its core so that features can be added in later release in the most optimal way. Current timing for future releases are: Rel.14 - June 2017 Rel. 15 - September 2018 Rel. 16 - March 2020. There will be two phases to the 5G work. Phase 1 is planned to be completed by September 2018/Rel-15 to address a more urgent subset of the commercial needs (details to be agreed). Phase 2 is planned to be completed by March 2020/Rel-16 for the IMT 2020 submission and to address all identified use-cases & requirements. The proposed merger of RAN and GERAN TSGs was reported to be on schedule. The revised Terms of Reference were endorsed by the PCG for submission at the OP meeting the following day and were approved. Since this would be the last time that Olof Liberg would be reporting to the PCG, Olof was thanked for his services as TSG GERAN Chairman. 3GPP marketing presented a proposal that professional assistance should be obtained in order to determine the name to be used for 3GPP’s series of “5G” specifications. This should be ready to be announced at Mobile World Congress (Barcelona) in February 2017. Previous names such as HSPA, LTE etc. had come about from internally based programs and while they were well known it is felt that given the far reaching and different implications for 5G that a more consumer and business orientated name should be developed. The decision on how to progress this would be made by the end of May to be able to meet the proposed timeline. Market Representative Partners GSA, GSMA, NGMN, UMTS Forum, COAI and 5G Americas presented. It was noted that in India the ARPU was very low - typically $2 per month and ideas were needed to find a way to increase this figure. GSMA has recently corresponded with the India government to urge them to lower the price of 700 MHz spectrum which was expected to be auctioned in 2016. There are moves in the industry to engage with and to better understand different vertical industries and how mobile technologies will be used. It was generally agreed that spectrum was gaining in importance and that WRC-19 activity was needed. GSA has become more active in spectrum issues with the formation of the GSA Spectrum Group (GSG). Dr. Wee (TTA) stressed the importance of GSA to produce spectrum reports that clarified assumptions in areas such as spectrum sharing so that spectrum discussions could be based on more accurate facts. GSA presented some of the latest market data from the GSA Evolution to LTE Report and communicated that hot topics based on the high volume of downloads from the GSA Web Site included, VoLTE, Spectrum Sharing, eMBMS, LTE-Advanced Pro and IoT. The next update to the GSA 5G Executive Report would be published in June just prior to the 5G World event at Olympia in London. GSA will host a 5G Round Table on the 28th June where the paper, which will focus on spectrum issues, will be discussed. GSA welcomed Intel as the latest GSA Executive Member and both Radisys and Drayson Technologies as new Members. New GSA subscriptions were also mentioned as access to the GSA GAMBoD devices database increases its relevance to the industry. A total of 5,105 LTE devices are now logged into the database, while another 1,000 devices have been identified and need to be added - which will take a little time to complete. Mr. Phil Kinder (TCCA) appreciated the the completion of Mission Critical Push-to-Talk in Rel. 13 and noted that a number of countries were committed to deploying this function. Two new MRPs were proposed at the Organizational Partners meeting, CTIA - The Wireless Association, originally known as the Cellular Telephone Industries Association and GCF, the Global Certification Forum. Both proposals were approved. They join the other 3GPP MRPs: GSA, GSMA, NGMN Alliance, UMTS Forum, COAI, IPV6 Forum, Small Cells Forum, TD Industry Alliance, MDG, TCCA and 5G Americas (previously 4G Americas). Dr. Wee (TTA Head of Delegation) is soon retiring from TTA and a vote of thanks was voiced by the whole of the OP meeting attendees for the many years support he has provided to 3GPP. The next meeting of the PCG and OP will be 20-21 October in London. ©2016 GSARead more -
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GSA Market Representative Partner PPT at 3GPP PCG#36
GSA Market Representative Partner presentation at 3GPP PCG#36 - New Delhi, India Presented on 28th April 2016 This GSA MRP update was presented to the 3GPP PCG#36 meeting in New Delhi and covers a brief update on the GSA organization, market developments, industry progress and trending topics as tracked by the GSA. ©2016 GSARead more -
