18-08-2016, 11:32 AM
3G technology is required nowadays for high-speed mobile internet access. According to ITU, 3G mobile network covers 45% of the world’s population in 159 countries.
But LTE (Long Term Evolution high-speed data for mobile phones), sometimes called 4G (4th generation), is a new technology that allows increased download and upload speeds and faster response times for data-intensive services, like streaming video and audio.
4G technology is already available in some countries like Sweden, Norway, Ukraine and the United States. LET-based services are expected to keep growing, and Ericsson forecasts that by 2017, 85% of the world’s population will be covered by high-speed mobile networks.
The world’s largest LTE operators are Verizon Wireless (US), NTT DoCoMo (Japan), and AT&T (US), but lack of smartphone that support LTE, today, is preventing LTE becoming truly mass-market. Nevertheless, LTE connections had reached 27 million by July 2012, almost all in the United States, Korea and Japan. Strategy Analytics predicts that LTE will grow up to one billion connections by 2017, comprising 15% of all mobile connections.
LTE worldwide
According to Wireless Intelligence, LTE technology has reached 100 million global subscriptions. The research company reported that in May 2013 there were 163 active 4G networks across 70 countries, with this forecast to increase to over 400 live networks across 120 countries by December 2017.
LTE technology’s increase has been primarily enhanced by operators in Canada, Australia, South Korea, Japan and the US. Wireless Intelligence affirmed that these countries account for 90% of the global 4G market.
But LTE (Long Term Evolution high-speed data for mobile phones), sometimes called 4G (4th generation), is a new technology that allows increased download and upload speeds and faster response times for data-intensive services, like streaming video and audio.
4G technology is already available in some countries like Sweden, Norway, Ukraine and the United States. LET-based services are expected to keep growing, and Ericsson forecasts that by 2017, 85% of the world’s population will be covered by high-speed mobile networks.
The world’s largest LTE operators are Verizon Wireless (US), NTT DoCoMo (Japan), and AT&T (US), but lack of smartphone that support LTE, today, is preventing LTE becoming truly mass-market. Nevertheless, LTE connections had reached 27 million by July 2012, almost all in the United States, Korea and Japan. Strategy Analytics predicts that LTE will grow up to one billion connections by 2017, comprising 15% of all mobile connections.
LTE worldwide
According to Wireless Intelligence, LTE technology has reached 100 million global subscriptions. The research company reported that in May 2013 there were 163 active 4G networks across 70 countries, with this forecast to increase to over 400 live networks across 120 countries by December 2017.
LTE technology’s increase has been primarily enhanced by operators in Canada, Australia, South Korea, Japan and the US. Wireless Intelligence affirmed that these countries account for 90% of the global 4G market.