broadband

commercially developments
launched globally and
(GSA:publishes
Evolutionfacts, bands
to link (see chart “Spectrum used in LTE
on http://www.gsacom.com
statistics and trends. 393 LTE networks are networks (FDD and TDD deployments)” via the
LTE report, 9 April 2015). GSA forecasts this figure
LTE Ecosystem: 2,919 user devices announced will risecommercially launchedbyglobally
to 460 networks (GSA:
end 2015. Evolution
There
link on http://www.gsacom.com
were to The table below confirms the bands that are mo
LTE report, 9 April 2015). GSA forecasts this figure supported by the devices ecosystem. Note th
497 million LTE subscriptions globally by end 2014.
will rise to 460 networks by end 2015. There were several The table below confirms the bands that are mos
devices are multiband and/or multimode.
497 million LTE subscriptions globally by end 2014. supported by the devices ecosystem. Note tha
www.gsacom.com
2,919 LTE user devices including frequency and
several devices are multiband and/or multimode.
Includes FDD and TDD (TD-LTE) operator 2,919variants
LTE userare devices
announced by 297
including suppliers
frequency and
LTE FDD
according to GSA’s research. 1,356 new
operator variants are announced by 297 suppliersdevices 1800
LTE MHz
FDD band 3 1,322 devices
have according
been announced
to GSA’ssince March
research. 2014new
1,356 i.e. devices
87% 2600
1800MHzMHzband
band 73 1,200devices
1,322 devices
2,919 LTE user devices growth. The number of suppliers grew 2014
93% i.e.
in the 2100 MHz band 17 998devices
devices
www.gsacom.com have been announced since March 87% 2600 MHz band 1,200
samegrowth. period The
(March 2014 of
number = 154 suppliers).
suppliers grew 93% in the 800
2100MHzMHzband
band201 709devices
998 devices
same period (March 2014 = 154 suppliers). AWS bandband
800 MHz 4 20 613devices
709 devices
AWS band 4 tri-band
800/1800/2600 613
641devices
devices
800/1800/2600 tri-band
700 MHz bands 12 or 17 641 devices
563 devices
700MHz
850 MHzband
bands5 12 or 17 563
551devices
devices
850 MHz band
900 MHz band 8 5 551
548devices
devices
900MHz
700 MHzband
band 13
8 548
405devices
devices
700 MHz
1900 MHz band
band13 2 405
420devices
devices
1900 MHz band 2 420 devices
1900 MHz band 25 171 devices
1900 MHz band 25 171 devices
© GSA Global mobile Suppliers Association APT700 band 28
APT700 band 28
92 devices
92 devices
www.gsacom.com

LTE
LTETDD
TDD
2300
2300MHz
MHzband
band 40
40 788devices
788 devices
2,9192,919
LTE LTE
useruser
devices - form
devices factors
- form factors
April 2015 © GSA
2600
2600 MHz band 38
MHz band 38 685 devices
685 devices
April 2015 ©– Global
GSA mobile
– Global Suppliers
mobile Association
Suppliers Association
1900
1900MHz
MHzband
band 39
39 570devices
570 devices
297 manufacturers The The April 2015 is is
smartphone
smartphone the the largest
largestLTELTEdevice
device 2600
2600MHz
MHzband
band 41
41 539devices
539 devices
category.
category. 1,5891,589 smartphones
smartphones including
including operator
operator and
and 3500MHz
3500 MHzband
band 42,43
42,43 26
26devices
devices
frequency
frequency variants
variants are are announced,giving
announced, givinganan
Data source: Status of the LTE improved 54.4% share of LTE
all LTE device types. April
LTE April 2015©©GSA
2015 GSA––Global
Global mobile
mobile Suppliers
SuppliersAssociation
Association
Ecosystem report improved 54.4% share of all device types. LTE 1,356 new LTE devices since March 2014
© GSA – April 20, 2015
tablets and personal hotspots are also fast-growing.
tablets and personal hotspots are also fast-growing. !  87% growth
Note 1: Manufacturers have not declared operating frequencies
Note 1: Manufacturers have not declared operating frequencie
www.gsacom.com
or fallback modes No.
!  for
or fallback modes of suppliers
for some
some up 93% in same period
products
products
Note 2: Certain products are carrier or country specific and are
1800 MHz (3GPP band 3) has the largest user Note 2: Certain
therefore productsinare
not available carrier or country specific and ar
1,589 LTE smartphones
all markets
therefore not available in all markets
devices ecosystem (1,322 devices) !  54.4% share of all device types
LTE / 3G ! fallback support
98.4% of LTE phones are also 3G-capable
LTE / 3G fallback support
59.7% of LTE1800 devices are smartphones (790) 89% of all
196LTE devices can
VoLTE-capable operate
devices on a 3G
including 177
89% of all LTE
technology, withdevices canas
breakdown operate on a 3G
follows:
smartphones
technology, with breakdown as follows:
• 2,035 LTE devices can operate on either
• 2,035
HSPA, LTE 858 Cat
devices
HSPA+ 4can
and operate
69 Catnetworks
or DC-HSPA+ 6 on
devices
either
GSA’s GAMBoD-LTE tool enables analysis of all 2,919 devices including manufacturer and model name,
for factor, operator and frequency variants, and support for Cat 4, Cat 6 , VoLTE and 3G systems
• HSPA, HSPA+
1,132 LTE or DC-HSPA+
devices networks
support DC-HSPA+
www.gsacom.com/gambod 559 1,085
• • 1,132LTE LTE TDDsupport
LTEdevices
devices (TD-LTE) user devices
EV-DO
support DC-HSPA+
!  37.1% of all LTE devices support LTE TDD