It has been claimed in a recent report that global LTE mobile connections are set to soar to three hundred million over the next four years, accounting for four percent of the world’s mobile connections by 2015.
Research has recently been carried out indicating that LTE connections are set to soar on a global basis. Over the next four years, by 2015, LTE connections are set to soar to three hundred million on a global basis, and will account for around four percent of the world’s mobile connections.
The new study is called Global LTE network forecasts and assumptions 2010-2015, and the report predicts that in the first half of 2011 global LTE connections will break the one million barrier, and by 2015 it will soar to over three hundred million.
Mobile phone and broadband providers are keen to roll out Fourth Generation technology with the widespread implementation of LTE (Long Term Evolution) due to the benefits that it will provide for both the providers themselves and for customers. Provider are expected to step up the rollout of LTE as the need for this technology becomes ever greater, and this will lead to an increase in take up of this technology.
The Asia Pacific region in meant to see the greatest growth in LTE take up, although LTE network migration is expected to be driven by the United States and Western Europe.
The author of the report, Joss Gillet, Senior Analyst at Wireless Intelligence, said: “The introduction of LTE networks reflects the move the telecoms industry is making towards delivering cloud-based and converged services, and an improved user experience. Our latest forecasts show that LTE is being adopted by operators across the globe, but the pace of migration will be faster in countries where mobile broadband is on the political agenda and favourable regulatory developments are taking place – especially with regards to spectrum. However, creating a profitable ecosystem around the new networks will take time and it may take a few years for LTE services to live up to the hype.”
Source – Mobile Europe