This update to the Evolution to LTE report confirms 64 LTE network commitments in 31 countries
This update to the Evolution to LTE report confirms 64 LTE network commitments in 31 countries
A further 24 operators are engaged in LTE trials ahead of formally committing to commercial service deployment, which means that there are 88 operators in 42 countries who have either committed to deploy LTE systems, or are engaged in trials or other planning activities.
Evolution to LTE, researched and published by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), provides a concise update of the business drivers, objectives and targets for LTE – Long Term Evolution and SAE – System Architecture Evolution, now standardized by 3GPP and now in commercial service, including network operator commitments and deployment/launch plans, trials, the growing eco-system including device/platforms availability, agreement on licensing IPR, performance and interoperability trials results, spectrum requirements and actions, Voice over LTE, and progress concerning the future evolution of LTE for consideration for the ITU IMT-Advanced standard. This report also provides information about the future prospects for TD-LTE. An update on the work of LSTI is also provided.
