LTE-Advanced, LTE-Advanced Pro global status – commitments, launches, devices ecosystem
SNAPSHOT: LTE-Advanced, LTE-Advanced Pro global status – commitments, launches, devices ecosystem 192 operators (37% of LTE operators = more than 1 in 3) are investing in LTE-Advanced or LTE-Advanced Pro technologies in 84 countries. 147 operators (28% of LTE operators) have commercially launched LTE-Advanced or LTE-Advanced Pro networks in 69 countries. Deployment of LTE-Advanced systems for UE Category 6 user devices (151 - 300 Mbps downlink) is a major trend. Category 9 user devices (301 - 450 Mbps downlink), Category 11 and Category 12 user devices (451 up to 600 Mbps DL and 100 Mbps…
APT700 band global status – regulatory, deployments, devices
SNAPSHOT: APT700 band global status - regulatory, deployments, devices APT700 band global status - regulatory, deployments, devices Industry support for the APT700 band plan is strong. Whereas APT700 provides both FDD and TDD spectrum arrangements, it is the FDD plan (3GPP band 28) that has gained global support from industry and regulators in markets addressing around 4 billion people. Dozens of countries have allocated, committed to, or recommend allocating APT700 FDD (band 28) spectrum for LTE deployments around the world, as listed in this short status summary, which is an extract from the Evolution to…
GSA Evolution to LTE report: 521 LTE networks commercially launched in 170 countries Please Login or Register to access this report's PDF download The Evolution to LTE report confirms the status of the LTE market worldwide including LTE, LTE-Advanced and LTE-Advanced Pro network deployments (FDD and TDD), commercial service launches, the user devices ecosystem, subscriptions growth, regulatory developments including spectrum allocations, VoLTE, APT700, LTE Broadcast, and highlights the main industry facts and trends. The report is based upon GSA primary research and industry contacts and is our independent assessment and analysis of the LTE market…
GSA response to the Ofcom call for input to 3.8 GHz – 4.2 GHz band
GSA response to the Ofcom call for input “3.8 GHz to 4.2 GHz band: Opportunities for Innovation” The GSA Spectrum Group responded to the Ofcom call for input to the3.8 GHz to 4.2 GHz band. Overview: The GSA Spectrum Group considers the band 3400-4200 MHz to be a key element in the development of 5G, and for the support of wide coverage enhanced Mobile Broadband, massive machine connectivity and critical and real time communications for high reliability or extremely low latency applications. The GSA Spectrum Group considers the availability of 400 MHz of additional spectrum adjacent to…
5G Spectrum Vision, Characteristics and Requirements
5G Spectrum Vision, Characteristics and Requirements Workshop on Collaboration in Asia for Spectrum for 5G Tuesday 28th June 2016, The workshop on spectrum collaboration in Asia for 5G was Co-Hosted by GSA, GSMA and GTI and was attended by those in government and regulatory positions as well as operators and vendors aligning on 5G services and products. Asia, as a region, has been very active in promoting 5G technology. Both Korea and Japan announced their intention to showcase 5G in the upcoming Olympic events during 2018 and 2020 respectively. Alignment from an early stage on deploying 5G globally…
Status of the LTE Ecosystem report: 5,614 LTE devices announced by 455 suppliers June 24, 2016 This updated report was published by GSA on June 24, 2016 and confirms the mainstream and fast growing LTE user devices ecosystem. As a result of our latest research and verification process we have increased to 5,614 the number of LTE user devices we have verified as announced in the market, coming from 455 suppliers. The number of LTE devices i.e. 5,614 as confirmed in this report is 2,361 higher than GSA reported in June 2015, representing 72% Y-o-Y…
The GSA Evolution to Narrow Band IoT (NB-IoT) is a new quarterly report from GSA that will track and report on the progress of this 3GPP technology. The report covers the progress of the standardisation of NB-IoT which should be frozen in June 2016 as part of Release-13. Also covered is the progress operators are making around the world on deploying technologies to deliver on the promise of billions of connected things by 2025. The report tracks Cat-1 and Cat-M1 commercial networks and trials and covers the Cat-NB1 pre-standard trials that operators, network suppliers, silicon…