GSA Global LTE Market Update 010813

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GSAs strategy is to inform, educate, and influence opinion about mobile communications using
3GPP technologies, including GSM/EDGE, WCDMA-HSPA/HSPA+, and LTE/LTE Advanced by
reporting on the facts, statistics, developments and trends

GSA is a trusted brand used widely across the industry, and is established as the de-facto
reference source for the worldwide status of mobile broadband commitments, network
deployments and launches, and the supporting devices ecosystems
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! GSA own-researched and produced reports and papers
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! Regulatory developments including spectrum and licensing
! Operator commitments, network deployments, commercial launches, market acceptance
! Development of the devices ecosystems, maturity, industry participants, encouragement
! Regular updates according to market developments
! Subscriptions growth and trends
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! Around 50% of all phones sold in Q1 2013 were smartphones, compared to 40% for the full year in 2012
! Mobile data traffic doubled between Q1 2012 and Q1 2013 and expected to grow 12 times by end 2018, driven mainly by video
! Online video is the biggest contributor to mobile traffic volumes
! 100 hours of video are uploaded per minute (May 2013)
! Total mobile subscriptions are expected to reach 9.1 billion by end 2018
! LTE subscriptions are predicted to reach 2 billion in 2018
June 2013
www.ericsson.com
Mobile broadband subscriptions reached 1.7 billion in Q1 2013 and
are expected to reach 7 billion in 2018

LTE is growing strongly; 100 million subs passed in May 2013
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6 ERICSSON MOBILITY REPORT JUNE 2013
Mobile PCs, tablets
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Key changes in this forecast:
> Stronger uptake of smartphone
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> Notable increase in the number of smartphone
subscriptions in the APAC and MEA regions
> LTE subscriptions forecast has increased
from 1.6 to 2 billion in 2018
By Q1 2013, total mobile subscriptions exceeded
6.4 billion. By the end of 2018, they are expected
to reach 9.1 billion.
Global mobile broadband subscriptions reached
around 1.7 billion in Q1 2013, and are predicted
to reach 7 billion in 2018. The majority of mobile
broadband devices are, and will continue to
be, smartphones. Mobile broadband will gain a
larger share of total broadband subscriptions in
many markets, complementing xDSL in certain
segments and replacing it in others. Mobile
broadband also includes some feature phones.
Mobile devices
Mobile subscriptions are increasing for PCs,
mobile routers and tablets that use larger screen
sizes. They are expected to grow from 300 million
in 2012 to around 850 million in 2018, exceeding
the number of xed broadband subscriptions.
Total smartphone subscriptions reached 1.2 billion
at the end of 2012 and are expected to grow to
4.5 billion in 2018. Today the majority of mobile
subscriptions are for basic phones.
Smartphone penetration will increase rapidly, while
it is estimated that subscriptions for basic phones
will remain high, slowly declining from around 5
billion today, to around 4 billion in 2018. This is
because a large part of the growth in subscriber
numbers will come from the lower-end
phone segment.
Figure 4: Smartphone, PC, mobile routers and tablet
subscriptions with cellular connection, 2009-2018
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WiMAX and TD-SCDMA. For example, mobile PCs, tablets, routers and
mobile phones, including both smartphones and feature phones. The vast
majority are mobile phones.
Mobile PC: Includes laptop or desktop PC devices with built-in cellular
modem or external USB dongle.
Mobile router: A device with a cellular network connection to the internet,
and Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection to one or several clients (such as PCs
and tablets).
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Figure 3: Fixed and mobile subscriptions
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, 2009-2018
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Roughly half of the increase in the smartphone forecast vs.
the previous edition is due to an increase in the underlying
device forecast. The rest is reecting a modication to the
denition of smartphone subscriptions.
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Figure 5: Mobile subscriptions by technology, 2009-2018
Figure 6: Mobile subscriptions by region, 2009-2018
Subscriptions are dened by the most advanced technology that
the mobile phone and network are capable of. Lack of 3G/4G
coverage may connect users to 2G networks (GSM, CDMA1X).
Regional differences will be large. In
2018 almost all handsets in Western
Europe and North America will be
smartphones, compared to 40-50
percent of handset subscriptions in
the Middle East and Africa and
Asia Pacic regions.
Mobile technology
Figure 5 illustrates reported
mobile subscriptions categorized
by technology. Subscriptions are
dened by the most advanced
technology that the mobile phone
and network are capable of.
LTE is currently being deployed and
built-out in all regions and will reach
around 2 billion subscriptions in 2018.
These subscriptions will represent the
high-end share of the total subscriber
base by 2018. Rapid migration to
more advanced technologies in
developed countries means global
GSM/EDGE-only subscription
numbers will decline after 2012-2013.
Globally, GSM/EDGE will continue to
lead in terms of subscription numbers
until the latter years of the forecast
period. This is because new, less
afuent users entering networks in
growing markets will be likely to use
the cheapest mobile phones and
subscriptions available. In addition,
it takes time for the installed base of
phones to be upgraded.
Regional growth
Figure 6 illustrates regional mobile subscriptions up until the end of 2018 and shows continued growth.
In APAC this process is driven by new subscribers, whereas in North America, it is based on increasing
the number of subscriptions per individual for example, adding a tablet.
The number of xed broadband users is at least three times the
number of xed broadband connections, due to multiple usage in
households, enterprises and public access spots. This is the opposite
of the mobile phone situation, where subscription numbers exceed
user numbers. In the latter years of the forecasting period, it is likely
that the usage trend for mobile PCs will be similar to xed broadband
usage today, with several users per subscription. This is especially
the case in developing markets where mobile access will be the
main source of internet connection.
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MOBILE
SUBSCRIPTIONS
BY THE END OF 2018
BILLION
2012 was another strong year for LTE
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Number of LTE user devices more than doubled
LTE is supported in the leading smartphone brands and models
- Wide choice of LTE-enabled tablets on the market
1800 MHz emerged as the main band for LTE network deployments (LTE1800)
Voice (VoLTE) commercially launched
Multicarrier commercially launched
Preparation for LTE-Advanced (CA)
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continuing in 2013
LTE a global phenomenon
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Evolution to LTE report
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July 16, 2013

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Evolution to LTE Report
Introduction

In this Evolution to LTE report, GSA presents the
current situation based on GSAs current research, to
provide the industry with facts and analysis about the
global status and growth of mobile broadband
enabled by LTE. The Evolution to LTE report is
regularly updated and may be downloaded by any
registered user of the GSA website. Information is
provided about the LTE system both for FDD and
TDD modes, technical standards, operator
investments and commitments including listings of all
network deployments, studies and trials, commercial
service launches (see GSAs definition of commercial
launch below), and regulatory developments
including spectrum supporting LTE-enabled mobile
broadband service network deployments.

Details are also provided about LTE user devices that
have been announced by manufacturers.

Information for the production of this report was
obtained in several ways, including from regular
information exchanges and direct contacts by GSA
with senior management in network operator
organizations, regulatory authorities, suppliers and
other stakeholders. This is in addition to consideration
and analysis of public statements where appropriate
e.g. company press releases and briefings, in order to
establish the facts as accurately as possible and
ensure that this report reflects the true LTE mobile
broadband market situation.

Comments about the report including news/updates
should be sent to email info@gsacom.com

GSA provides additional LTE-related resources to
complement this report, including various maps and
charts, which can be downloaded by registered site
users at www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4

Selected charts and maps are also available as PDF
files see the relevant links on our home page
www.gsacom.com

Readers may also download these related reports:

Status of the LTE Ecosystem report
Status of the Global LTE TDD Market report
Status of the Global LTE1800 Market report
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LTE Market Summary July 16, 2013

194 commercial networks in 75 countries

443 operators investing in LTE in 130 countries

391 operator commitments in 120 countries
52 pre-commitment trials in 10 more countries

GSA forecasts 260 commercial LTE networks
in 93 countries by end 2013

MVNOs are excluded

GSA www.gsacom.com

GSA re-affirms LTE as the fastest developing
mobile system technology ever

LTE is a mainstream technology and rapid
expansion globally is continuing in 2013

GSAs definition of commercial launch:

The phase in which a public telecommunications operator
is carrying commercial traffic on its LTE network, or offers
to provide public service. Only licensed operators with
spectrum assigned for use in public LTE communications
networks are considered. MVNOs are not included. The
LTE operators business model may be retail or wholesale.
Devices compatible for use on the LTE network may be
sold direct by the operator to the customer, or via
distributors, resellers or other third parties, or already be
owned by persons wishing to use the service.
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Explosive subscriptions growth globally
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Spectrum outcomes
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LTE network deployments using 1800 MHz spectrum (LTE1800)
! 100+ LTE1800 network deployments including 84 commercially launched
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http://www.gsacom.com/lte1800
LTE devices report confirmed 948 LTE user devices announced
- July 5, 2013
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Growth in number of announced LTE user
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www.gsacom.com
LTE Ecosystem: 948 user devices announced
531 LTE new devices in past year

Number of manufacturers
expanded by 50% in same period

316 LTE smartphones
including operator and frequency variants
Almost 4x growth YoY

200 LTE TDD user devices
100 manufacturers
Source : Status of the LTE Ecosystem report
GSA July 5, 2013
www.gsacom.com Analysis using GSAs GAMBoD-LTE tool
Includes FDD and TDD
Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA)
948 LTE User Devices
www.gsacom.com
July 2013
Announced by 100 manufacturers

GSA monitors and surveys worldwide mobile
broadband market developments and publishes the
facts, statistics and trends in its Evolution to LTE
report, confirming operator commitments to LTE,
network deployments, launches, trials, regulatory
and market developments. 175 LTE networks (GSA
May 2013) are commercially launched globally,
and GSA forecasts 248 LTE networks will be in
commercial service by end 2013. See the GSA
website www.gsacom.com for latest updates. LTE
subscriptions passed 100 million in May 2013.

948 LTE user devices including frequency and
carrier variants have been launched by 100
manufacturers according to research by GSA to July
4, 2013. This figure is 531 higher than GSA reported
a year ago. The number of manufacturers increased
by almost 50% in the same period.

Most devices operate in the FDD mode. LTE is
becoming more common in mid-tier devices. LTE
devices address all segments see chart below.

948 LTE user devices - form factors
GSA Global mobile Suppliers Association

Download the above chart via link on www.gsacom.com

316 LTE smartphones (including operator and
frequency variants) are announced i.e. almost 4
times the number in July 2012. LTE is supported in
the most popular smartphones from the leading
brands. Smartphones are the largest LTE device
category. The LTE-connected tablet is another fast-
growing device segment as is the personal hotspot.

200 devices can operate in TDD mode.

Detailed analysis of all 948 LTE devices is available
to authorized users of the GAMBoD - LTE tool
conditions apply (www.gsacom.com/gambod)

GAMBoD is NOT a public resource. Access is
strictly for use only by:
* registered users from GSA member companies
* registered users from network operators
* registered users from Associate of GSA enterprises

LTE user devices growth to July 2013


LTE Operating Frequencies

LTE networks are deployed globally in many bands.
The table confirms which LTE bands are most
supported by the devices ecosystem:

LTE FDD
2600 MHz band 7 324 devices
700 MHz bands 12, 17 224 devices
800/1800/2600 tri-band 209 devices
AWS band 4 203 devices

LTE TDD

Note 1: Manufacturers have not declared operating frequencies
or fallback modes for some products

Note 2: Several devices are multi-band

Note 3: 3GPP defines a number of bands in 700 MHz:

Band 12: (Lower 700 MHz) 699 MHz-716 MHz /729 MHz-746 MHz
Band 13: (Upper C 700 MHz) 777 MHz-787 MHz /746 MHz-756 MHz
Band 14: (Upper D 700 MHz) 788 MHz-798 MHz /758 MHz-768 MHz
Band 17: (Lower B, C 700 MHz) 704 MHz-716 MHz /734 MHz-746 MHz
APAC Digital Dividend (APAC700): 698 - 806 MHz

Note 4: Certain products are carrier or country specific and are
not available in all markets

3G interworking/fallback

658 LTE devices also operate on either
HSPA, HSPA+ or DC-HSPA+ networks
302 LTE devices support DC-HSPA+
243 LTE devices support EV-DO network
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Focus: Digital dividend growing utilization in Europe
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948 LTE user devices analysis using GAMBoD (band 5 now included)
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GSAs own-researched databases of user devices for EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA+ and LTE technologies
have helped to establish trust in GSA, facilitate participation in campaigns which explain and encourage
ecosystems developments, and provide respected guidance to policy makers and investors

EDGE HSPA/HSPA+ - UMTS900 HD voice (W-AMR) - LTE Cat 4 - VoLTE

GSA is actively contributing to new ecosystem development industry initiatives for
APT700 LTE FDD and 3.5 GHz LTE TDD systems
Two databases have been established that can be analyzed using GSAs proprietary own-developed
GAMBoD tool

GSA Analyzer for Mobile Broadband Devices

GAMBoD HSPA/HSPA+

GAMBoD - LTE

Access has historically been limited to GSA member companies (member benefit) and network operators

A subscription service including access to GAMBoD and targeted to medium/large enterprises is now
available see last page of this document for details
GAMBoD LTE database: 948 user devices currently

GAMBoD allows authorized users to undertake own analysis by:

Supplier name, product name, form factor, mode (FDD and/or TDD)

FDD frequency selectors: bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, remainder in others

TDD frequency selectors: 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43

Supported 3G fallback technologies: HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA

Results are presented as lists and charts
www.gsacom.com/gambod
GAMBoD assists:

Regulators seeking
understanding of the ecosystem
for each technology and band to
guide policy decision making

Operators and stakeholders
needing to know what is
available as potential
deployment bands and the main
trends for investment

Systems providers who use
knowledge of the ecosystem
situation to advise their
customers, regulators and other
interested parties

Device manufacturers who need
to understand the industry
direction and potential returns for
making investments
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Cat 4 LTE devices are available now
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LTE Category 4 offers a higher end user experience with a peak
downlink data rate up to 150 Mbps and peak uplink data rate up 50 Mbps
Category
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Dongles
Routers
Personal hotspots
Smartphone
Modules
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Most of the 948 LTE user devices confirmed by GSA are Category 3 as
defined by the 3GPP standard
3G fallback
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Improving performance HSPA peak downlink speeds
243 LTE devices support EV-DO networks
514 commercially launched WCDMA-HSPA networks
Over 61% of operators deployed HSPA+
26% of networks support 42 Mbps DC-HSPA+
1.26 billion subscriptions (Q1 2013)
The choice of smartphones and their usage has
increased sharply over the past year. LTE is becoming
a standard feature in mid-tier devices. The number of
LTE devices supporting 42 Mbps DC-HSPA+ almost
tripled in the past year, ensuring mobile broadband
customers benefit from investments that many LTE
operators are making to boost the performance,
capacity and efficiencies of their HSPA networks.

Alan Hadden, President of the GSA
Press release: http://www.gsacom.com/news/gsa_379.php
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41 LTE TDD commercial networks in deployment or planned

Country Operator Band Country Operator Band
Algeria Algeria Telecom To be confirmed Madagascar Blueline 40
Bahrain Menatelecom 42 Malaysia Asiaspace 40
Belgium b-lite 42 Malaysia P1 40
Belgium BUCD 38 Mongolia Ulusnet 42
China China Mobile Various Montenegro Velatel 42
Costa Rica IBW Intl 40 Nepal Nepal Telecom 40
Croatia Velatel 42 Nicaragua IBW Intl 40
Denmark 3 Denmark 38 Nigeria Mobitel 40
El Salvador IBW Intl 40 Nigeria Spectranet 40
Finland Datame 38 Nigeria Swift Networks 40, 42
France Bollore 42 Nigeria Zoda Fones 38
Germany DBD 42 Poland Milmex 42
Guatemala IBW Intl 40 Puerto Rico Aeronet 38
Hong Kong 3 HK 40 Romania 2K Telecom 38
India Aircel 40 Russia Osnova Tel. 40
India RIL 40 Russia Rostelecom 40
India Tikona Digital 40 Russia Smoltelecom 42
Indonesia IM2 40 Russia Vainakh 40
Iraq MaxyTel To be confirmed UK NSV (BT) 38
Ireland Imagine Group 42, 43 USA Clearwire 41
Italy AFT-Linkem 42, 43

Plus operators engaged in LTE TDD trials or studies including: 3 (Austria), Sazz (Azerbaijan), Sasktel, Xplornet (Canada), Orange (France), E Plus (Germany),
21 Vianet Group (Hong Kong), BSNL, MTNL (India), 3 Italia (Italy), Kordia, Woosh (New Zealand), Nawras (Oman), Enforta (Russia), Smart (Philippines), Neo-
Sky, R (Spain), Chunghwa, FarEasTone, Global Mobile Corp., Fitel (Taiwan), AIS-TOT (Thailand), Dedicado (Uruguay), Xplornet (USA), Movilmax (Venezuela)
Country Operator TDD frequency TDD band LTE mode
Australia NBN Co. 2.3 GHz 40 TDD
Australia Optus 2.3 GHz 40 TDD + FDD
Brazil On Telecomunicacoes 2.6 GHz 38 TDD
Brazil Sky Brasil Services 2.6 GHz 38 TDD
Hong Kong China Mobile Hong Kong 2.3 GHz 40 TDD + FDD
India Bharti Airtel 2.3 GHz 40 TDD
Japan Softbank XGP/LTE TDD 2.6 GHz 41 TDD
Oman Omantel 2.3 GHz 40 TDD + FDD
Poland Aero2 2.6 GHz 38 TDD + FDD
Russia Megafon / Moscow 2.6 GHz 38 TDD + FDD
Russia MTS / Moscow 2.6 GHz 38 TDD + FDD
Saudi Arabia Mobily 2.6 GHz 38 TDD
Saudi Arabia STC 2.3 GHz 40 TDD + FDD
South Africa Telkom Mobile (8ta) 2.3 GHz 40 TDD
Spain COTA/Murcia4G 2.6 GHz 38 TDD
Sri Lanka Dialog Axiata 2.3 GHz 40 TDD + FDD
Sweden 3 Sweden 2.6 GHz 38 TDD + FDD
UK UK Broadband 3.5 GHz 42, 43 TDD
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Source: GSA - Status of the Global LTE TDD Market report
LTE TDD ecosystem - devices
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Note: some devices are multiband and multimode
(including LTE FDD and TDD)
Multi-band, multi-mode LTE-TDD
dongles and CPEs are
commercially available from all
major chipset and device
manufacturers

200 devices can operate in the
TDD mode of the LTE standard

Bands 38 (2.6 GHz) and 40 (2.3
GHz) have the largest
ecosystems
Many operators worldwide have 3.5 GHz
spectrum assets, including WiMAX operators
planning to migrate to LTE TDD systems

13 user devices operate in 3.5 GHz (bands 42, 43)
More development is needed
Industry is encouraged to include these bands in
their roadmaps
LTE TDD: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3978061
LTE User Devices: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4146472
www.gsacom.com
LTE Ecosystem:
200 announced LTE TDD user devices
Source : Status of the LTE Ecosystem report
GSA July 5, 2013 www.gsacom.com
Analysis using GSAs GAMBoD-LTE tool
LTE TDD devices - form factors
21% of LTE terminals can operate in the TDD mode
LTE TDD July 2013
Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA)
Announced by 100 manufacturers

GSA monitors and surveys worldwide mobile
broadband market developments and publishes the
facts, statistics and trends in its Evolution to LTE
report, confirming operator commitments to LTE,
network deployments, launches, trials, regulatory
and market developments. 175 LTE networks (GSA
May 2013) are commercially launched globally,
and GSA forecasts 248 LTE networks will be in
commercial service by end 2013. See the GSA
website www.gsacom.com for latest updates. LTE
subscriptions passed 100 million in May 2013.

948 LTE user devices including frequency and
carrier variants have been launched by 100
manufacturers according to research by GSA to July
4, 2013. This figure is 531 higher than GSA reported
a year ago. The number of manufacturers increased
by almost 50% in the same period.

Most devices operate in the FDD mode. LTE is
becoming more common in mid-tier devices. LTE
devices address all segments see chart below.

948 LTE user devices - form factors


316 LTE smartphones (including operator and
frequency variants) are announced i.e. almost 4
times the number in July 2012. LTE is supported in
the most popular smartphones from the leading
brands. Smartphones are the largest LTE device
category. The LTE-connected tablet is another fast-
growing device segment as is the personal hotspot.

200 devices can operate in TDD mode.

Detailed analysis of all 948 LTE devices is available
to authorized users of the GAMBoD - LTE tool
conditions apply (www.gsacom.com/gambod)

GAMBoD is NOT a public resource. Access is
strictly for use only by:
* registered users from GSA member companies
* registered users from network operators
* registered users from Associate of GSA enterprises

LTE user devices growth to July 2013


LTE Operating Frequencies

LTE networks are deployed globally in many bands.
The table confirms which LTE bands are most
supported by the devices ecosystem:

LTE FDD
700 MHz bands 12, 17 224 devices
800/1800/2600 tri-band 209 devices
AWS band 4 203 devices

LTE TDD

Note 1: Manufacturers have not declared operating frequencies
or fallback modes for some products

Note 2: Several devices are multi-band

Note 3: 3GPP defines a number of bands in 700 MHz:

Band 12: (Lower 700 MHz) 699 MHz-716 MHz /729 MHz-746 MHz
Band 13: (Upper C 700 MHz) 777 MHz-787 MHz /746 MHz-756 MHz
Band 14: (Upper D 700 MHz) 788 MHz-798 MHz /758 MHz-768 MHz
Band 17: (Lower B, C 700 MHz) 704 MHz-716 MHz /734 MHz-746 MHz
APAC Digital Dividend (APAC700): 698 - 806 MHz

Note 4: Certain products are carrier or country specific and are
not available in all markets

3G interworking/fallback

243 LTE devices support EV-DO network
APT700 band plan
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LTE User Devices: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4146472
The APT700 FDD band plan (698-806 MHz) represents a major opportunity for global spectrum
harmonization for LTE systems, paving the way for ensuring the greatest economies of scale for
devices and capacity for mobile broadband, and for roaming

Adoption of the APT700 band plan by a growing number of countries across the APAC and Latin
America regions confirms the strong momentum

The FDD plan (2 x 45 MHz plus guard band: 3GPP band 28) has attracted the most support

Supporting devices ecosystem for APT700 needs to be developed
Joint GSA-GSMA industry roundtable held at MWC2013

- More events planned in 2013
- New white papers in production
- Drive awareness campaign
GSA calls on semiconductor and device manufacturers worldwide to support the goals of policy makers and planned
investments by LTE operators worldwide to ensure availability of the required devices eco-system for the APT700 band plan

Status of the LTE Ecosystem report : July 5, 2013
MWC2013 presentations by Ericsson and GSA
on www.gsacom.com and www.gsma.com
Another seminar was held in Shanghai in June
2013. Telstra presentation Building the
Mobile Broadband Ecosystem for the
APT700 MHz band is available on
www.gsacom.com

New white papers about APT700 are in
development and will be available soon
Status of the LTE Ecosystem report
covers FDD and TDD devices
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Free report for registered site users to download
sign in to www.gsacom.com and follow the link
Registration page for new site users:
www.gsacom.com/php/register_form.php4
Deeper analysis using GAMBoD
GAMBoD is NOT free; the licence to access and use is a
member benefit for suppliers who are members of GSA
Network operators may access GAMBoD subject to the
conditions stated on the GAMBoD landing page
www.gsacom.com/gambod/index.php4
Others need their organization to be subscribed as an
Associate of GSA (medium and large enterprises only)

www.gsacom.com
Follow link to PDF file Associate of GSA subscription to access
GSA's GAMBoD LTE and HSPA devices databases
Introducing voice service for LTE users
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July 10, 2013
Mobile HD Voice: Global Update report

Table 1: 79 mobile HD voice (W-AMR) service launches
HSPA networks except where stated
GSA July 10, 2013

Network aspects
The voice payload for transport in the core network is usually PCM-
coded at 64 kbit/s (ITU-T Rec. G.711). Narrowband AMR is transcoded
to/from PCM but degrades voice quality, adding signal processing
complexity. Analog PCM-based transport cannot be used with W-AMR
as G.711 only applies to narrowband voice. W-AMR must be based on
one of two complementary 3GPP standards: tandem-free operation
(TFO) or transcoder-free operation (TrFO). Introduction of W-AMR into
GSM systems requires TFO, which is part of 3GPP GERAN, which
does not require substantial modification of the core network. W-AMR
and TFO can also be introduced into UMTS. A better option however,
is to use the recommended TrFO. The combination of TFO and TrFO
enables W-AMR calls between all types of 3GPP mobile devices (i.e.
GSM/EDGE and UMTS/WCDMA-HSPA).

Voice for LTE users
LTE systems are all-IP, optimized for data transfer and do not have
circuit switched capability as used on previous technologies for voice
and SMS services. Since voice and SMS generate the majority of
operator revenues globally, voice service is needed for LTE users.
With VoLTE (Voice over LTE: GSMA spec. VoLTE IR.92), subscribers
can use HD voice and other new richer communication services with
LTE smartphones. VoLTE provides voice service on an all-IP network
in a shared resource environment. The operator must have an IMS
core network and the LTE radio access network and Evolved Packet
Core must also support VoLTE, typically enabled by software upgrade.

VoLTE technology is maturing. SK Telecom confirmed 4.5 million
VoLTE subscribers by end May 2013.

Table 2: W-AMR enabled HD voice network deployments and trials
GSA, July 10, 2013
Network

Country

Launched

Orange Moldova Moldova 09.09.2009
Orange France France 19.07.2010
Orange Armenia Armenia 24.02.2010
Orange UK UK 01.09.2010
SFR France 09.2010
Orange Spain Spain
(Catalonia)
10.09.2010
Mobistar Belgium 16.09.2010
VIPNet Croatia 22.09.2010
Tata DoCoMo India 03.11.2010
Mobinil Egypt 09.11.2010
Megafon GSM from 27.04.11 Russia 10.11.2010
Orange Luxembourg 08.12.2010
CSL Limited Hong Kong 12.2010
Turkcell Turkey 17.01.2011
WIND Mobile Canada 18.07.2011
TIM Italy 27.01.2011
Vodafone Turkey Turkey 01.04.2011
Orange Mauritius Mauritius 07.04.2011
Orange Runion Runion 2011
Orange Romania Romania 13.05.2011
3 UK UK 05.2011
Orange Dominicana Dominican Rep 06.2011
Du UAE 06.2011
M-Tel Bulgaria 14.06.2011
Telstra Australia 24.06.2011
Orange Uganda Uganda 07.07.2011
T-Mobile GSM & HSPA Poland 17.08.2011
Orange Kenya Kenya 25.08.2011
T-Mobile Austria 29.08.2011
Mobitel Slovenia 06.09.2011
VIP GSM & HSPA Serbia 12.09.2011
Orange Switzerland 13.09.2011
T-Mobile (planned on GSM) Croatia 14.09.2011
TDC Denmark 26.09.2011
A1 Telekom Austria 10.2011
T-Mobile Czech Rep 26.10.11
DT Germany 02.11.2011
3 Austria Austria 16.11.2011
Si.mobil Slovenia 15.12.2011
Bell Mobility Canada 24.01.2012
Swisscom Switzerland 01.02.2012
KPN Netherlands 05.03.2012
Celcom Axiata Malaysia 07.04.2012
Vodafone Ireland Ireland 18.04.2012
Kcell Kazakhstan 2012
Play (P4) Poland 10.07.2012
T Mobile UK 08.2012
SK Telecom VoLTE South Korea 08.08.2012
LG Uplus VoLTE South Korea 08.08.2012
Orange Jordan 11.08.12
MTS Russia 12.09.12
Telus Canada 21.09.12
TMN Portugal 28.09.12
Rogers Wireless Canada 10.12
Smart Philippines 22.10.12
Bouygues Telecom France 11.12
DTAC Thailand 11.12
Q-Tel Qatar 27.11.12
3 Denmark Denmark 20.12.12
Airtel Nigeria 22.12.12
Orange/Partner Israel 25.12.12
T-Mobile USA 08.01.13
Axis Indonesia 22.01.13
DNA Finland 28.01.13
CHT Taiwan 05.02.13
Orange CI Ivory Coast 28.02.13
Airtel Kenya 05.03.13
Airtel Malawi 05.03.13
Airtel Rwanda 05.03.13
StarHub Singapore 07.03.13
Telenor Norway 19.03.13
Mobily Saudi Arabia Mar-13
STC Saudi Arabia Mar-13
Netcom Norway Apr-13
Orange Slovakia 16.05.13
Cosmote Greece 11.06.13
Crnogorski Telekom GSM and HSPA Montenegro 24.06.13
Vodafone Australia 25.06.13
Magyar Telekom Hungary 01.07.13
Operator Country HD voice (W-AMR) deployment status
Telenor Norway Deploying in HSPA network
Vodafone Portugal Deploying in HSPA network
DTAC Thailand Deploying in HSPA network
T Mobile Austria Trialling VoLTE in LTE network
Sasktel Canada Deploying VoLTE in LTE network
China Mobile China Trialling VoLTE for launch Q4 2014
E Plus Germany VoLTE deployment is planned
Telefonica O2 Germany VoLTE deployment is planned
Vodafone Germany Deploying in HSPA network
CSL Hong Kong Trialling VoLTE
NTT DoCoMo Japan VoLTE deployment is planned
Vodafone Netherlands Studying introduction of VoLTE
StarHub Singapore VoLTE deployment is planned
Telekom Slovenije Slovenia Deploying VoLTE in LTE network
KT South Korea Deploying VoLTE in LTE network
Tele2 Sweden Deploying VoLTE in LTE network
TeliaSonera Sweden Deploying VoLTE in LTE network
Etisalat UAE Deploying VoLTE in LTE network
EE UK Deploying VoLTE in LTE network
AT&T USA Deploying VoLTE in LTE network
C-Spire USA Deploying VoLTE in LTE network
Clearwire USA Deploying VoLTE in LTE network
MetroPCS USA Deploying VoLTE in LTE network
Sprint USA Deploying VoLTE in LTE network
US Cellular USA Trialling VoLTE in LTE network
Verizon USA Deploying VoLTE in LTE network
Source: GSA Mobile HD voice: Global Update report
Evolution to 5G
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New 5G-related papers and presentations on the GSA website www.gsacom.com

! 5G Radio Access (white paper) Ericsson
! RAN Evolution Beyond Release 12 (presentation) NTT DoCoMo
! Standard Bearer: Interview with Dino Flore, Chairman, 3GPP TSG RAN
! 5G: An Operators Perspective (presentation) Orange Group
! Towards 5G (presentation) University of Surrey, UK
5G
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Press release
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250,382
Files downloaded
1 August 2012 31 July 2013

www.gsacom.com
Press release
http://www.gsacom.com/news/gsa_382.php
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More than a quarter of a million files (reports, information
papers, Members papers, etc.) were downloaded in 1 year from
the GSA website www.gsacom.com
The most downloaded resources over the past year were GSAs Evolution to LTE and Status of the LTE Ecosystem reports, which
provide authoritative updates and analysis on network deployments and user devices respectively, and the Mobile Broadband market
update presentations. Technology neutrality including spectrum refarming (e.g. 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands) are key themes for GSA
and are reflected in several deliverables. Information about the spectrum used for LTE deployments, and subscriptions growth were
highly requested. The development of HD voice services on mobile networks, enabled by W-AMR technology, is another popular topic
for which GSA provides regular status reports.

The website also provides a valuable global distribution and promotion channel to key industry audiences for GSA member companies,
who are able to reach existing and potential customers, partners and policy-makers. Materials from GSA member companies currently
represent around 10% of monthly downloads.
File downloads from www.gsacom.com
Aug 2010 July 2013
More reports, papers, recommended reading
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Evolution to LTE (July 16, 2013)
Status of the Global LTE1800 Market (July 18, 2013)

Status of the Global LTE TDD Market (July 20, 2013)

HSPA Operator Commitments (May 2, 2013)
UMTS900 Global Status (May 9, 2013)
Status of the LTE Ecosystem (July 5, 2013)
EDGE Fact Sheet (May 3, 2013)
Mobile HD Voice: Global Update (July 10, 2013)
Numerous supporting maps, charts
More maps, charts (jpegs) at
http://www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4
Operator presentation (Altel)
LTE and the customers perspective
GSA members presentations/papers
Ericsson, Huawei, Qualcomm, Renesas Mobile
GSA reports
LTE1800 www.linkedin.com/groups?=&gid=3129390
LTE TDD www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3978061
APT700 band www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4759091
LTE User Devices www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4146472
Operator presentation (SFR)
Views on the future use of the 700MHz band
Operator presentation (Telstra)
Building the Mobile Broadband Ecosystem for
the APT700 MHz band

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