87 million 4G devices are expected to be sold in 2012, says ABI Research. With 294% year-on-year increase, 4G subscriptions are really going to take off in 2012. LTE will take major share of this market as WiMAX is running out of favor from vendors and operators.
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LTE Smartphones to Drive Higher IPR, Mobile CAPEX to Grow 9% in 2012
LTE smartphones will top 65 million units in 2012 and will help push the total royalty 14% higher in 2012, says ABI Research. Mobile wireless royalties for GSM, WCDMA, and LTE smartphones were just under $20 billion in 2011. LTE handsets will make only total 4% of the total handsets shipped in 2012 however total… Continue reading LTE Smartphones to Drive Higher IPR, Mobile CAPEX to Grow 9% in 2012
LTE Small Cell to Surpass Macro BTS Shipments in 2014
Cellular base station architectures are shifting from traditional macrocells to distributed base stations and toward the growing use of small cell base stations. Number of LTE small cells shipments will surpass the number of LTE macrocells as early as 2014, predicts ABI Research. Company estimates that 127,000 LTE small cells would be sold against 113,000… Continue reading LTE Small Cell to Surpass Macro BTS Shipments in 2014
ABI Research: Ericsson Leads LTE RAN Standard Contributions
From 2005 until 1H 2011, Ericsson has made the most approved contributions to the LTE RAN standard, according to ABI Research. Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks together had the second highest number of contributions, followed by Huawei. Companies work within standards groups to make contributions, which are approved through voting.
ABI Research: Half a Million TD-LTE Base Stations by 2016
According to ABI Research at least half a million base stations will be installed or upgraded for TD-LTE by the end of 2016.
LTE subscriber growth more than expected
According to ABI Research, LTE subscriptions are racing ahead of expectations and point to strong demand for fast wireless data connections.
ABI Research: 16M LTE Subscribers by Year End
As commercial LTE being rolled out across the globe and LTE expected to gain momentum through rest of year, ABI Research has predicted that by the end of the year there
ABI Research: Nokia Siemens Networks Top LTE Base Station Vendor
Nokia Siemens Networks is the top ranked Vendor in a LTE Base Station Matrix released by ABI Research.
Report: 59 Million Mobile WiMAX Subscribers by 2015
WiMAX’s growth has not been as early or as strong as many would have hoped several years ago says ABI Research in an new report.
Mobile data offloading to triple in next five years
Mobile data offloading is expected to increase to 48% by 2015 from 16% of mobile data as currently diverted from mobile networks.