A survey by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has found there are now 39 LTE network commitments worldwide. This is an increase of 50% compared to a similar survey undertaken by GSA in March 2009.
LTE standardization is complete and approved by 3GPP within Release 8, and is the basis for initial LTE deployments worldwide. The LTE standard supports both FDD and TDD modes with the same specification and hardware components.
The Evolution to LTE Information Paper published by GSA on August 26, 2009
confirms:
- 39 LTE network commitments in 19 countries
- 14 LTE networks anticipated to be in service by end 2010
- 31 LTE networks anticipated to be in service by end 2012