3G LTE Shifting Into Gear
3G LTE Shifting Into Gear
21st October , 2009
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US : A new report which tracks the 3G LTE infrastructure revenue potential and LTE subscriber forecasts has been released. Infonetics Research has detailed its findings which says that the number of 3G LTE mobile network launches planned for 2010 has increased from 10 to 14.
The company indicated that the current recession has not really dampened the 3G LTE launch plans of many mobile operators. The whole idea of how exactly to add additional revenues from 3G LTE is not yet fully understood, but will come later.
At the heart of the new report ( called LTE Infrastructure and Subscribers ) are a number of key forecasts :
- Based on public announcements made by service providers planning LTE services, the number of LTE service subscribers is expected to exceed 72 million by 2013
- For the first five years of deployment, LTE will be predominantly "PC-based" (laptops, netbooks, dongles, etc.), with LTE smartphones expected to hit the market after 2011
- The LTE infrastructure market is expected to top $5 billion by 2013, fueled by E-UTRAN macrocell (eNodeB) deployments
- The first major technical deployments of LTE have now started in Japan and the US, driven mainly by NTT DoCoMo and Verizon Wireless, for major commercial service launch in 2010
- Peak rates, latency, and spectral efficiency are the chief drivers behind the push to make LTE the universal future-proof mobile broadband platform
As mobile operators initially build their LTE coverage, the E-UTRAN is where the action will be. Later, as the time comes to figure out a way to monetize LTE-based services, the significance of the evolved packet core will rise.
Report Summary
Infonetics' LTE infrastructure and subscribers report includes an LTE Market Size and Forecast report with customizable pivot tables; an LTE Market Analysis report with top takeaways and in-depth analysis; and a Fundamental Telecom and Datacom Market Drivers report with analysis of overall market conditions for service providers, enterprises, subscribers, and the global economy.
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