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LTE Global Deployment
Status
The massive deployment of LTW by
network operators worldwide has
started. By the end of 2015, more
than 440 operators had commercially
launched LTE coverage in more than
150 countries. Around 90 percent of
operators have deployed FDD mode,
with 60 operators launching services
in TDD mode in their networks.
Eighteen operators have used both
FDD and TDD.
Ninety-seven LTE-Advanced systems
were launched in 48 different
countries, while more than 140
operators are investing in LTE-
Advanced in more than 60 different
countries.
The following figure shows the LTE
Category per standard and the Peak
Data Rate supported:
The following figure shows the
number of LTE-Advanced systems
launched per category:
What Is 3GPP Standard Status?
3GPP is the body in charge of
defining the standard ruling for the
development of cellular devices and
network infrastructure. The body
includes main companies and key
players in the cellular world.
All components, hardware and
software of cellular infrastructure and
devices must comply with the 3GPP
standard.
The following figure shows the main
3GPP releases and their main Data
Rate Characteristics:
The 3GPP body releases a new
updated version every three to
six months, making major and
minor improvements to the actual
standards.
The following figure shows the
relationship between 3GPP releases,
timeline and future features:
Device-2-Device (D2D)
An LTE Direct workshop organized by
Qualcomm and Samsung in May 2013
brought together thought leaders
from Deutsche Telekom, DOCOMO,
KDDI, Orange, Placecast, Samsung,
SAP, Sapient, SKT, Softbank, Tagged,
and Verizon.
Workshop
goals
included
understanding
the
business
opportunity for proximate services in
the mobile retail and social discovery
space, discussing how operators can
LTE Global Overview and LTE for M2M Status
Carlos Dyk, Quectel Wireless Solutions
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