497 network operators in 150 countries have committed to deploy LTE networks so far, according to a recent GSA report. Currently there are 288 commercial LTE networks in 104 countries.

497 network operators in 150 countries have committed to deploy LTE networks so far, according to a recent GSA report. Currently there are 288 commercial LTE networks in 104 countries.

Most of these LTE networks are operating in FDD mode; 36 LTE networks are commercially in-service in TDD mode across 24 countries.

1800 Mhz spectrum is leading frequency with 43% of all LTE network deployments. 124 LTE operators have commercially launched with 1800 MHz spectrum in 64 countries. 2.6 GHz (band 7) is being used across 26.7% of commercial LTE networks globally where as 800 MHz (band 20) is being used in 13.5% of networks.

According to GSA estimates, there were 240 million LTE subscribers worldwide at the end of Q1 2014.