Table of Contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Moving From 3G UMTS to LTE-Advanced
    • State of 3G Today
    • HSPA
      • I-HSPA
    • HSPA Evolution
    • About LTE and LTE Advanced
      • LTE
      • LTE Advanced
    • Organizations and Standards
      • 3GPP
      • 3GPP Americas
      • ng Connect
      • GSMA
      • NGMN
  • Issues
    • Mobile Data Use Patterns Change14 Net Neutrality
    • Incentive for Handset Manufacturers
    • Toward Ubiquity
    • Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Shannon’s Law
    • Real Estate and Base Station Locations
    • The Reputation of Global Mobile Operators is at Stake
    • Digital Dividend
    • Additional Spectrum
    • LTE Patent and Royalty Pool
    • Backhaul
    • Sanity Check
    • It Will Work, But Success Requires That All of It Must Work
  • WiMAX Strategies That LTE Proponents Should Appreciate
    • WiMAX Certification
    • WiMAX in Relation to International Engineering Standards
    • WiMAX Spectrum
    • WiMAX—A Puncher’s Chance
    • Are WiMAX and LTE Really Enemies?
  • LTE Deployment Plans By Major Operators and
    • By Region
    • North America
    • Latin, South America, and the Caribbean
    • Eastern Europe
    • Western Europe
    • Asia/Pacific
    • Middle East and Africa
  • Cellular and Mobile LTE Subscription Forecasts
  • Device Shipments
    • Portable Devices
    • Mobile Handsets
    • Residential Devices
    • M2M Devices
    • Roll-Up Tables
  • Glossary
  • Related In-Stat Reports
  • Appendix

List of Tables

  • Table 1. Bit Rates for Mobile Applications
  • Table 2. LTE/HSPA Techniques That Can Either Increase Capacity or Accelerate Bit Rates
  • Table 3. Worldwide Cellular and Mobile WiMAX Subscription Forecasts by Technology, 2007–2013 (in Thousands)
  • Table 4. Definition of Portable Devices
  • Table 5. Assumptions About Monthly Data Use by Device, 2007–2013 (GB per Device Type per Month)
  • Table 6. LTE External Client Device Forecast, 2007–2013 (Units Thousands)
  • Table 7. LTE-Enabled Mobile PC Forecast, 2007–2013 (Units Thousands)
  • Table 8. LTE-Enabled Mobile Internet Devices Forecast, 2007–2013 (Units Thousands)
  • Table 9. LTE-Enabled Ultra-Mobile PC Forecast, 2007–2013 (Units Thousands)
  • Table 10. LTE-Enabled Portable Media Players Forecast, 2007–2013 (Units Thousands)
  • Table 11. LTE-Enabled Handheld Game Consoles Forecast, 2007–2013 (Units Thousands)
  • Table 12. LTE-Enabled Handsets Forecast, 2007–2013 (Units Thousands)
  • Table 13. LTE-Enabled Residential Devices Forecast, 2007–2013 (Units Thousands)
  • Table 14. Total New LTE-Enabled End Devices Forecast, 2007–2013 (Units Thousands)
  • Table 15. Total LTE Device Roll-Up Forecast, by Region, 2007–2013 (Units Thousands)
  • Table 16. Total Cumulative LTE Devices Forecast, by Type of Device, 2007–2013 (Units Thousands)
  • Table 17. LTE Device Bandwidth Usage as a Percentage of Overall Wireless Backhaul
  • Table 18. Total Number of Unique LTE Subscribers, 2007–2013 (In Thousands)
  • Table 19. 3G/3.5G Standards Matrix
  • Table 20. LTE, LTE Advanced, 802.16e WiMAX, and 802.16m WiMAX

List of Figures

  • Figure 1. WiMAX Forum Working Groups
  • Figure 2. Worldwide Cellular and Mobile WiMAX Subscription Forecasts by Technology, 2007–2013 (in Thousands)