Executive Summary
- Mobile Telecommunications Market Overview
- GSM Still Dominates Mobile World
- Bright Future of Mobile Broadband
- Telecom Industry Benefits From Government Investment
- Technology Adoptions in China After 3G Launch
- 3G Accelerating in China
Analysis of LTE Technology
- Definition
  - Key Characteristics
  - LTE-FDD: Widely Supported Worldwide
  - TD-LTE: Chinese for LTE-TDD
- Architecture Evolution from 3G to LTE/SAE
- Possible Routes to LTE
  - Different Ways, Similar Cost
  - Option 1: TD-SCDMA to LTE
  - Option 2: GSM to LTE
  - Option 3: CDMA One to LTE
- Spectrum Analysis
  - Global Spectrum Allocation Overview
  - Analysis of China’s LTE Spectrum Allocation
    - China’s Spectrum Allocation Overview
    - Three in Five Frequency Bands Assigned to LTE?
Driving Forces and Challenges for LTE in China
- Driving Forces
  - Fast Growth of Mobile Internet Use and Data Traffic
  - Increasing Bandwidth Attracts Subscribers
  - Vendors Proactively Promoting LTE
  - China’s Concern With IPR
- Challenges
  - Spectrum Allocation
  - Government Attitudes to TD-SCDMA Performance and Operator Market Share
  - Huge Investment in 3G
  - LTE Industrial Chain
- Operator LTE Strategy
  - China Mobile
    - Current Status
    - LTE Strategy
  - China Unicom
    - Current Status
    - LTE Strategy
  - China Telecom
    - Current Status
    - LTE Strategy
Market Forecasts for LTE in China
Vendor Profiles
- Alcatel-Lucent
- Ericsson
- Huawei
- Nokia Siemens Networks
- Qualcomm
- ZTE
Methodology
Glossary
Related In-Stat Reports

List of Tables

Table 1. China’s Radio Technology Adoptions After 3G Launch
Table 2. Detailed Spectrum Allocation for 2G in China

List of Figures

Figure 1. China’s LTE Subscriber Forecast, 2009–2013 (Subscribers in Thousands)
Figure 2. Subscribers Connected by Air Link as of End of 2008
Figure 3. China’s Subscriber Distribution by Air Link
Figure 4. China’s Mobile 2G and 3G Subscriber Forecasts, 2009–2013 (Subscribers in Millions)
Figure 5. Relationship Between LTE FDD/TDD and TD-LTE
Figure 6. Architecture Evolution from 3G to LTE/SAE
Figure 7. Possible Routes to LTE
Figure 8. Spectrum Allocated to IMT and/or Mobile Use in WRC07
Figure 9. Spectrum Allocation for 3G in China
Figure 10. Possible Spectrum Allocation for LTE in China
Figure 11. Mobile Internet Users in China (in Millions)
Figure 12. Broadband Technology Uplink/Downlink Speed Comparison
Figure 13. China’s Mobile GSM Subscriber Growth (Subscribers in Millions)
Figure 14. China Mobile’s Revenue Growth by Service
Figure 15. China Mobile’s TD-LTE Work Plan
Figure 16. China Unicom Subscriber Growth (Subscribers in Millions)
Figure 17. China Unicom Revenue Growth
Figure 18. China Telecom Subscriber Growth (Subscribers in Millions)
Figure 19. China’s LTE Subscriber Forecast, 2009–2013 (Subscribers in Thousands)
Figure 20. Ericsson’s Evolved Packet Core for Multi-Access
Figure 21. Roadmap of Ericsson’s Unified HW and SW Solution for LTE
Figure 22. Nokia Siemens Networks Proposed Roadmap for Radio Evolution to LTE
Figure 23. Nokia Siemens Flexi BTS Modules for GSM/EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA, and LTE
Figure 24. ZTE’s SDR Base Station Platform
Figure 25. Evolution of ZTE’s SDR to LTE