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Q1 2013 total LTE subscriptions worldwide = 90.2 million

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Operator commitments, network deployments, commercial launches, trials, devices ecosystem

This updated report incorporates data and analysis from GSA's Evolution to LTE report (May 10, 2013) and our latest research into the status of the LTE devices ecosystem (completed by GSA on March 27, 2013) and summarizes the LTE1800 worldwide market.

The Evolution to LTE report, which covers both FDD and TDD modes, is researched and published by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). The full report provides an update of the business drivers, objectives and targets for LTE - Long Term Evolution and the evolved packet system, standardized by 3GPP and now in commercial service, including network operator commitments and deployment/launch plans, trials, the growing eco-system including device and platforms availability, spectrum requirements and developments, standardization activities including LTE-Advanced, and more.

The Status of the LTE Ecosystem report, also published by GSA, summarizes the status of the ecosystem of devices for use on FDD or TDD modes of the LTE system, their form factors, operating frequencies, and the fallback technologies which are supported when customers move outside the LTE coverage areas (i.e. ability to access HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+, EV-DO, or TD-SCDMA systems)

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Detailed analysis of each of the 821 LTE user devices (including 233 LTE1800 products) is supported in the GAMBoD - LTE tool (www.gsacom.com/gambod). Access is restricted to logged-in registered site users from GSA member companies (GAMBoD is a member benefit) and network operators who supplied their corporate email address as their User ID.

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Source of data:
GSA Evolution to LTE report published May 10, 2013

1800 MHz (b3) is the most widely used band in 4G/LTE commercially launched systems deployments worldwide. The second most popular band is 2.6 GHz (b7), followed by 800 MHz (b20) and AWS (b4)

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This updated report incorporates data and analysis from GSA's Evolution to LTE report (published May 10, 2013) and GSA's Status of the LTE Ecosystem report (published March 27, 2013). The report summarizes LTE TDD operator commitments, trials, studies, network deployments, commercial launches worldwide, the spectrum choices, and LTE TDD user devices availability.

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Detailed analysis of the LTE devices (FDD and TDD) is supported in the GAMBoD - LTE tool (www.gsacom.com/gambod). Access is restricted to logged-in registered site users from GSA member companies (GAMBoD is a member benefit) and network operators who supplied their corporate email address as their User ID. Full details are contained in the report.

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Publisher: ComNews http://www.comnews.ru

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Publisher: ComNews http://www.comnews.ru

Russian original publication available on www.gsacom.com

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Given at LTE Forum 2013, Istanbul - April 10, 2013
Organized by Hansecom Media & Communication

Huawei is a member organization of GSA.

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LTE in the 3500MHz Band (3400-3800MHz) - Whitepaper

LTE TDD: Enabling Europe’s Radio Spectrum Policy Programme with the 2300 MHz band for LTE

Huawei - GSA White Paper: UMTS MIMO Maturity, Leading to MBB Profitability

PLUS several papers on LTE1800 (LTE using 1800 MHz spectrum) - visit http://www.gsacom.com/lte1800]]> http://www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4 6b92b67420770db3a546a5c8968959b1 2013-05-19
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A further 53 operators in 10 additional countries are engaged in pre-commercial LTE technology pilot trials, tests or studies.

Taken together, it means that 424 operators in 126 countries are now investing in LTE.

Market outlook - unchanged: GSA forecasts there will be 248 commercial LTE networks in 87 countries by end 2013.

LTE is the fastest developing mobile system technology ever and is now mainstream. The total number of LTE subscriptions reached 68.33 million in Q4 2012.

76 operators have commercially launched LTE1800 (band 3) systems in 43 countries either as a single band system, or as part of a multi-band deployment. 1800 MHz is the most widely used band for LTE deployments globally. LTE1800 serves millions of subscribers (Q4 2012 = 14.27 million) on over 43% of commercially launched LTE networks today.

The next most widely used band for LTE deployments is 2.6 GHz.

16 LTE TDD systems are commercially launched (within the total of 175 commercial networks) including 6 that are deployed in combined LTE FDD and TDD operations.

The Evolution to LTE report, which covers both FDD and TDD modes, is researched and published by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), and provides a concise update of the business drivers, objectives and targets for LTE - Long Term Evolution and the evolved packet system, standardized by 3GPP and now in commercial service and mainstream, including network operator commitments and deployment/launch plans, trials, the growing eco-system including device and platforms availability, spectrum requirements and developments, 3GPP standardization activities including LTE Advanced, and more.

Published May 10, 2013.

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69 UMTS900 networks are commercially launched in 47 countries.

UMTS900 is a mainstream technology.

The report also confirms the excellent availability of UMTS900-compatible user devices. Well over than 1,000 UMTS900 devices have been officially announced by manufacturers.

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GSA comment: The award of 700 MHz spectrum in Australia represents another significant step forward for the APT700 FDD band plan which is progressing towards near-global adoption.

ACMA backgrounder to the spectrum auction
http://engage.acma.gov.au/digitaldividend/backgrounder-to-the-digital-dividend-auction/]]> http://www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4 34424c8567226359de30fe75f51f3d0d 2013-05-07
This report also provides information about EDGE Evolution, which reduces the performance gap with HSPA, and the availability of commercial solutions today.

Related GSA Information Paper EDGE Evolution is available at www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4

Related GSA Information Paper DTM (Dual Transfer Mode - a feature that enables simultaneous voice and data communications using GSM/GPRS or GSM/EDGE devices) is available at www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4]]> http://www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4 f13e2d531bb5446ee0f10d6600d5a235 2013-05-03
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The report lists all HSPA and HSPA+ network commitments, deployments and launches worldwide according to GSA research at that time.

HSPA and HSPA+ Networks - Key Facts:

* 546 HSPA operator network commitments in 201 countries/territories
* 514 commercial networks launched in 197 countries
* ALL of the world's WCDMA operators have commercially launched HSPA service
* 84% of networks support 7.2 Mbps peak or higher downlink speeds
* Over 61% of HSPA operators have commercially launched HSPA Evolved (HSPA+) systems
* 315 HSPA+ networks are commercially launched in 137 countries
* Deployment of 42 Mbps DC-HSPA+ technology continues as the major trend in 2013
* 134 DC-HSPA+ networks i.e. 26% are commercially launched in 70 countries

This survey was undertaken by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), leveraging direct information exchanges between GSA and mobile network operators and between GSA and infrastructure vendors to verify the facts as accurately as possible, together with analysis of public announcements. Errors and omissions excepted.

Numerous HSPA and HSPA+ related charts and maps are available and may be downloaded and used, with accreditation to GSA as the source. See www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4

See the related "Global HSPA+ Network Commitments and Deployments" and "UMTS900 Global Status" reports - available via the links on the home page www.gsacom.com


Previous reports are available on this page except for pre-April 2011 reports which are available at www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/wcdma_databank.php4 ]]> http://www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4 2f4350a0719ca8b6f1c8dce5443ecf19 2013-05-02
Presentation by H.Tolga Gedikoglu, Vice President Commercial Divisions – LTE
JSC ALTEL

Given at LTE Forum 2013, Istanbul - April 10, 2013
Organized by Hansecom Media & Communication

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Author: Thomas Welter, Chief Frequency Officer, SFR


This brief discussion paper provides an update on the recent international and national (French) developments regarding the 700 MHz band, it dwells on the band plan options for mobile broadband, and presents a proposal for optimizing the band plan including public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) systems.


This document is made available here on the GSA website with the permission of the author.

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Operator Viewpoint: Are property rights important in spectrum management? (SFR presentation)
November 14, 2012

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Russian language version ]]> http://www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4 ed21dadadef916ef0291b8d4fafe3a5a 2013-04-19
Given at LTE Forum 2013, Istanbul - April 10, 2013
Organized by Hansecom Media & Communication

This document is made available here on the GSA website with the permission of the author.

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GSA: Status of the LTE Ecosystem report

GSA: Evolution to LTE report

GSA: HSPA Operator Commitments report


All of the above reports are available as free downloads to registered site users. Sign in to www.gsacom.com and follow the respective links.

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There are two GAMBoD tools: GAMBoD-HSPA (for HSPA, HSPA+ and DC-HSPA+ user devices), and GAMBoD-LTE (for LTE user devices).

GAMBoD is available as a benefit to employees of GSA Member companies who have registered using their corporate email address, or representatives of network operators who have registered with their corporate email address.

To meet industry demand, GSA now offers medium and large-size enterprises the opportunity to subscribe as an “Associate of GSA” with the principle benefit of a licence for its employees to use the GAMBoD tools (employees must be registered users of the GSA website and provide their corporate email address for their User ID).

For more information see document: Associate of GSA - Subscription invitation for medium and large-size enterprises.

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Note: some devices are multiband and multimode.

This chart is also available as a small JPEG file at www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4

Produced from data from GSA's own research as summarized in GSA's Status of the LTE Ecosystem report dated March 27, 2013

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The number of announced LTE1800 user devices more than tripled in the past year. The LTE1800 device ecosystem is firmly established and offers a wide choice of products from all the leading brands.

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This updated report, which was researched and published by GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) on March 27, 2013 confirms the increasing industry commitment to LTE and shows that a robust support ecosystem of LTE user devices is established and continuously expanding. This latest research identified a total of 821 LTE user devices announced to the market by 97 suppliers. Device support for each of the main operating frequency bands is presented. For the first time we feature 900 MHz (band 8) as one of the frequency selections.

The number of LTE devices i.e. 821 as confirmed in this report, is 474 higher than the number GSA reported a year ago. The number of manufacturers who have announced these LTE products expanded by 54% in the same period. The report covers devices supporting both the FDD and TDD modes of the LTE standard.

Most devices operate in FDD mode. However, 166 devices can operate in the TDD mode. This segment is growing strongly.

There are 261 LTE smartphones including operator and frequency variants, which is 4 times the number confirmed by GSA in April 2012. LTE connected tablets is another fast growing device segment.

Updates and other inputs from the industry are welcome and appreciated by email please to info@gsacom.com

Copyright of Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) - 2013

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Errors and Omissions Excepted.

Detailed analysis of each of the 821 LTE devices is supported in the GAMBoD - LTE tool (www.gsacom.com/gambod). GAMBoD is not a public resource, and access for use is strictly restricted. For details on how to access GAMBoD see this report.

For information on LTE operator commitments, network deployments, launches, trials, regulatory and market developments please refer to GSA's latest "Evolution to LTE" report which is available via the link on the home page.

Numerous charts, maps etc. concerning mobile broadband development including LTE are available at www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4

LTE1800 LinkedIN Group: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3129390

LTE TDD LinkedIN Group: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3978061

LTE User Devices LinkedIN Group: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4146472

APT700 band LinkedIN Group: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4759091]]> http://www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4 c15b1cef4babf3efd74e1c7c7efc65e7 2013-03-27 Delivering exceptional MBB user experience everywhere

Ericsson White Paper - February 2013

WCDMA/HSPA enables hundreds of millions of people to access mobile broadband (MBB) through their smartphones every day. Today, new, low-priced WCDMA/HSPA smartphones are entering the market, and they will enable MBB for new hundreds-of-millions-sized markets. WCDMA/HSPA has evolved into a highly effective MBB technology that will continue to serve both new and traditional markets for years to come, either as the main MBB technology or as an important complement to LTE.

Whether or not operators are rolling out LTE 4G networks, they will need to focus their attention on the performance of their WCDMA/HSPA networks if they are to deliver a consistent, high-quality user experience throughout their coverage areas.

This document is made available here on the GSA website with the permission of the author.

Ericsson is a member organisation of GSA.]]> http://www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/opinion_papers.php4 a38b0e66d192884db548ac30873a8443 2013-03-14
Ericsson White Paper - February 2013

LTE Broadcast offers mobile-network operators a profitable business proposition through service differentiation, new revenue opportunities, and more efficient distribution of live and other digital media.

The proliferation of mobile devices, mobile content and 4G LTE networks has led to a boom in mobile-video and digital media usage. Managing the growth of mobile-network traffic has created a significant challenge for mobile network operators (MNOs), which need to optimize their networks to accommodate the increase in demand.

This paper explores the revenue opportunities and cost benefits MNOs can realize through the implementation of LTE Broadcast, a mobile broadcast solution that complements LTE networks.

This document is made available here on the GSA website with the permission of the author.

Ericsson is a member organisation of GSA.]]> http://www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/opinion_papers.php4 a38b0e66d192884db548ac30873a8443 2013-03-14
GSA offers global reach, influence, visibility targeted to the industry, new business opportunities, insights, efficiency and an excellent return on investment for Member organizations.

Suppliers are invited to download the summary slide pack for details.

You need to be registered and signed in. If you have not registered it only takes a minute at www.gsacom.com/php/register_form.php4

Further information on page www.gsacom.com/about/join.php4

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Background

The Asia Pacific Telecommunity Band Plan – growing the 700MHz Ecosystem

There has been much talk about the Digital Dividend and the move from analogue to digital television, freeing up spectrum for potential mobile broadband services.

To accelerate this transition and for countries which still have to adopt the 700MHz band plan, it is seen as imperative from two sides. The regulatory bodies wish to ensure that a healthy ecosystem in place and the industry wish to have confidence in the size of the market and the timetable around the release of the spectrum band.

In light of this, the GSMA and GSA invited the industry to a round table in Barcelona on February 28, 2013 to discuss the state of the ecosystem for the 700MHz APT band plan and what needs to be done to progress the use of this band.

Agenda:

10.00 am Welcome and introduction by Herman Schepers, Head of Regional Strategy and Government Affairs - Spectrum, GSMA

10.05 am Update on the progress of the 700MHz release
Mikael Halén, Director, Government and Industry Relations, Ericsson

10.20 am Overview of device landscape
Alan Hadden, President, GSA

10.30 am Comments session:

The following speakers outlined their views and needs on the 700MHz band
* Luis Lucatero. Head of Regulatory, COFETEL, Mexico
* Mike Wright, Executive Director – Network & Access Technologies, Telstra, Australia
* Denis Fauconnier, Senior Director, LTE Product Line, Alcatel Lucent
* Gene Fong, Principle Engineer, Qualcomm

11.10 am Open floor for debate on moving forward – chaired by Wladimir Bocquet, GSMA

12.30 pm Summary (Sandra Gilligan, GSMA) and call to partner meeting 26th March 2013 (provisional date)

Further information sources:

* GSMA’s reports on Digital Dividend www.gsma.com/spectrum/resources
* GSA's Evolution to LTE report - download at www.gsacom.com (registration required)
* APT700 band LinkedIN discussion group: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4759091
]]> http://www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4 86cd2de66398a001b0701017f40657d7 2013-03-08 Presentation by Alan Hadden, President, GSA

Background

The Asia Pacific Telecommunity Band Plan – growing the 700MHz Ecosystem

There has been much talk about the Digital Dividend and the move from analogue to digital television, freeing up spectrum for potential mobile broadband services.

To accelerate this transition and for countries which still have to adopt the 700MHz band plan, it is seen as imperative from two sides. The regulatory bodies wish to ensure that a healthy ecosystem in place and the industry wish to have confidence in the size of the market and the timetable around the release of the spectrum band.

In light of this, the GSMA and GSA invited the industry to a round table in Barcelona on February 28, 2013 to discuss the state of the ecosystem for the 700MHz APT band plan and what needs to be done to progress the use of this band.

Agenda:

10.00 am Welcome and introduction by Herman Schepers, Head of Regional Strategy and Government Affairs - Spectrum, GSMA

10.05 am Update on the progress of the 700MHz release
Mikael Halén, Director, Government and Industry Relations, Ericsson

10.20 am Overview of devices landscape
Alan Hadden, President, GSA

10.30 am Comments session:

The following speakers outlined their views and needs on the 700MHz band
* Luis Lucatero. Head of Regulatory, COFETEL, Mexico
* Mike Wright, Executive Director – Network & Access Technologies, Telstra, Australia
* Denis Fauconnier, Senior Director, LTE Product Line, Alcatel Lucent
* Gene Fong, Principle Engineer, Qualcomm

11.10 am Open floor for debate on moving forward – chaired by Wladimir Bocquet, GSMA

12.30 pm Summary (Sandra Gilligan, GSMA) and call to partner meeting 26th March 2013 (provisional date)

Further information sources:

* GSMA’s reports on Digital Dividend www.gsma.com/spectrum/resources
* GSA's Evolution to LTE report - download at www.gsacom.com (registration required)
* APT700 band LinkedIN discussion group: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4759091]]> http://www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4 86cd2de66398a001b0701017f40657d7 2013-03-08
A White Paper by Renesas Mobile in association with the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA)

Renesas Mobile is a member organization of GSA.

ABSTRACT

Voice is a basic mobile service that generates significant, though declining, revenue for the operators. Voice over LTE (VoLTE) is a packet voice service that differs from the previous 3G and 2G circuit switched voice and provides increased functionality and performance. This paper compares VoLTE, 3G and 2G voice services and aims to show how the optimization of the VoLTE service makes a difference compared to non-optimized or suboptimal solutions. The device platform and its main components, modem and RF are scrutinised. The platform architecture (APE, modem and RF) and supported radio optimizations which are presented offer considerable power savings and hence offer battery stand-by time enhancements compared to 3G or non-optimized solutions.

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Other white papers produced by Renesas Mobile on the website:

Renesas Mobile - GSA White Paper: Multiband Multimode transceivers for wireless communications
March 27, 2012

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This updated report lists 160 phones supporting HD Voice (W-AMR) according to research by GSA, including vendor announcements and information on operators' websites.

The vast majority of the devices operate on 3G/HSPA networks, with some working on GSM networks and a small number on LTE networks. VoLTE-capable HD voice devices are included.

Errors and Omissions Excepted.

Some phones may be operator specific only, or not available for use on all HD Voice mobile networks or in all markets. This information is therefore indicative only. Check directly with the suppliers for specifications and availability.

Some phones will require the latest software to be installed.

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Content for this presentation is drawn from a number of GSA reports up to February 5, 2013.

Selected graphics which are used in the presentation are available to download as JPEG files from www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4

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* WCDMA-HSPA, HSPA+ and DC-HSPA+ networks
* UMTS900 networks
* LTE networks
* HSPA and HSPA+ devices
* LTE devices

Also available as a small JPEG file on the stats, charts and maps page www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4

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HD Voice based on the AMR (Adaptive Multi Rate) Wideband technology (W-AMR) enables high-quality voice calls in mobile networks and an improved user experience. It provides significantly higher voice quality for calls between mobile phones supporting the feature, and can be implemented in GSM, WCDMA-UMTS, and LTE networks. The higher voice quality of HD Voice improves the call experience and allows people to better share feelings, do business and communicate information. HD Voice can help mobile operators to clearly differentiate their offerings and can enable high quality services to voice dependent business like call center services, information services, emergency services etc.

This updated report from GSA outlines the opportunities and benefits of deploying HD Voice service, provides an update overview on the accelerating number of network deployment commitments and service launches globally on GSM, 3G/HSPA and LTE networks (to January 23, 2013), and confirms the wide range of HD Voice-capable phones which are available. An increasing number of devices are now being shipped with the HD Voice feature activated as the default.

The report contains links to various HD Voice resources, including demonstration sites and information papers.

For the latest list of announced HD voice (W-AMR) phones see GSA report "HD VOICE PHONES" via the link on www.gsacom.com

(127 phones at October 28, 2012)

Related charts (world map showing where mobile HD Voice commercial services are launched, and graphic of compatible devices) are available at www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4 and also as higher quality PDF files via the links on the home page www.gsacom.com

Join the discussion by becoming a member of the GSA LinkedIN group at www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2313721

A dedicated HD Voice subgroup has also been established with a growing membership
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For more HD Voice information please enter the Mobile HD Voice Zone on the GSA home page - visit www.gsacom.com and click on the banner

This survey was undertaken wholly by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), and incorporates information obtained from direct information exchanges between GSA and mobile network operators, GSA and vendors, public announcements, and operators' websites. Errors and omissions excepted.

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Delivering Public Safety Communications with LTE

Today there are two separate technology families for providing wide-area wireless communications: commercial cellular networks and dedicated public safety systems.

To provide the best service to both communities there is now industry support for greater use of common technology. Work underway in Release 12 of 3GPP LTE standards will enhance LTE to meet public safety application requirements.

About the Author

Iain Sharp is the founder of the independent consultancy company Netovate and has over 20 years of experience in the mobile communications industry. Iain has worked on many of 3GPP’s technical innovations including the System Architecture Evolution (SAE) core for LTE and the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). He has also worked on critical communications technology during the development of GSM-R. Iain served two terms as vice-chair of the Core Networks and Terminals plenary committee in 3GPP.

This document is made available here on the GSA website with the permission of the author.

Opinions expressed in the content posted here are the personal opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of GSA. The content is provided for informational purposes only.

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By Charles Brookson, independent consultant, Azenby

About the author:

Charles Brookson worked recently in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills of the United Kingdom Government for 12 years, and is a Professional Electronic Engineer. He previously was Head of Security for one2one (now T-Mobile UK), and worked within British Telecom for twenty years before that. He has worked in many security areas over the last 30 years, and mobile radio for over 25 years. He is runs his own Company, Zeata Security Ltd and works with others in Azenby Ltd specialising in mobile security.

He has been Chairman of the GSM Association Security Group for over 20 years. He has been working the GSM and 3GPP security standards, first chairing the Algorithm Expert Group way back in 1986. He is Chairman of the NISSG, a group that was set up to co-ordinate security standards amongst the three European Security Standards Organisations and other bodies outside Europe. He is also Chairman of ETSI OCG Security, which is responsible for security within ETSI He was on the Permanent Stakeholders group of ENISA, The European Network and Information Security Agency.

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This white paper discusses a number of ways in which 4G LTE is making feasible applications and use-cases that require reliable high-speed mobile data. LTE will also help applications that already work reasonably well on mobile devices, improving their performance, practicality and responsiveness.

Compared with previous mobile network technologies, 4G LTE offers much higher bandwidth (speed of data transfer), lower latency (faster response times from the network) and improved spectrum efficiency (increasing overall network capacity). In practice, this allows:

- More applications to be used on mobile devices, out of the home or office
- Faster or real-time sharing of large files and streaming media
- Near-immediate delivery of time-sensitive data, such as for real-time interaction or transactions.

The paper defines five general types of business applications (use-cases) and explains how their performance can be substantially improved by 4G LTE:

- Large file transfer
- Rapid workplace set-up
- Rich machine to machine and remote monitoring applications
- Videoconferencing, tele-presence and rich media collaboration
- Remote access to business applications

Author: Arthur D Little
Commissioned by EE

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Ericsson has performed in-depth data traffic measurements since the early days of mobile broadband from a large base of live networks covering all regions of the world.

The aim of this report is to share analysis based on these measurements, internal forecasts and other relevant studies to provide insights into the current traffic and market trends.

This document is made available here on the GSA website with the permission of the author.

Ericsson is a member organisation of GSA.

Press release: November 21, 2012
Ericsson Mobility Report Shows Rapid Smartphone Uptake and Doubling of Mobile Data Traffic
www.ericsson.com/news/1659597


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GSA confirms that 294 operators have committed to HSPA+ network deployments.

254 HSPA+ systems are in commercial service in 118 countries.

The report confirms that over 52% of HSPA operators have commercially launched HSPA+ and lists every known HSPA+ operator commitment, network deployment, commercial launch and current peak downlink speed according to information available to GSA. This report is a free download to registered site users.

HSPA+ is a mainstream system technology for delivering mobile broadband services across the world.

The future evolution path is explained and firm operator commitments to further evolutionary steps are identified in the report.

DC-HSPA+ network deployment is a main trend in 2012. 102 operators have commercially launched DC-HSPA+ systems.

This survey was undertaken wholly by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), referencing direct information exchanges between GSA and mobile network operators and between GSA and infrastructure vendors to verify the facts as accurately as possible, together with analysis of public announcements. Errors and omissions excepted.

The source GSA report "HSPA Operator Commitments (November 4, 2012)" is also available - log in and follow the link at www.gsacom.com

Numerous HSPA and HSPA+ related charts, graphics etc. are available for download and use at www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4

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- Authorised Shared Access (ASA)
- Supplemental Downlink (SDL)

Presentation by Guillaume Lebrun, Qualcomm Inc.
Given at the Spectrum Management Forum, Munich, November 6-7, 2012
Organized by IIR Telecoms and Technology

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The survey identifies 3,847 HSPA-enabled user devices launched in the market by 285 suppliers, comprising handsets, smartphones, PC datacards and modules, HSPA-enabled notebooks, netbooks and tablets, USB modems, wireless routers, Personal Media Players, femtocells, e-book readers, mobile tablets, and cameras. A total of 620 HSPA devices have been added to the GSA database in the past year. The survey covers HSPA, HSPA+ and DC-HSPA+ user devices announced by their respective suppliers.

There are 1,677 phones (including carrier and frequency variants), which is more than 25% higher than a year ago. The number of mobile tablets incorporating HSPA connectivity increased by 130% in the same period.

Excluding notebooks and e-book readers, 2,265 HSPA devices (> 68%) support peak downlink data speeds of 7.2 Mbps or higher. 442 HSPA+ devices (compared to 182 a year ago) are confirmed. 252 devices support 21 Mbps peak DL and 17 support 28.8 Mbps. There is a big increase in the availability of 42 Mbps DC-HSPA+ devices, now confirmed as 172 products, and more than 100 higher than a year ago. 88 HSPA+ smartphones (including carrier and frequency variants) are confirmed, including 18 phones which support 42 Mbps DC-HSPA+ (just 4 had been announced a year ago).

289 dual-mode LTE-HSPA devices are confirmed. 39 of these, including carrier and frequency variants, are LTE-HSPA+ phones.

More comprehensive analysis, personalized to individual needs, can be undertaken using GAMBOD (GSA Analyzer for Mobile Broadband Devices) www.gsacom.com/gambod

GAMBOD is a search and analysis tool developed by GSA for HSPA devices, allowing searches by supplier, form factor, features, peak downlink and uplink speeds, and operating frequency. Results are presented as a list, or as a spreadsheet, or in charts. An RSS feed can be used to alert when new devices are added to the database. Charts may be inserted into documents or presentations, subject to accreditation of GSA as the source.

GAMBOD is available for use ONLY by GSA website registered users whom GSA has categorized as being from mobile network operators or from GSA member organizations. Further information is provided in the report.

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