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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458 million dual-mode LTE devices activated by 2016
Maravedis-Rethink projects 458 million dual-mode (TD-LTE + FDD-LTE) devices activated by 2016, according to the latest research report titled “Global 4G Device Forecast 2012-2016.”
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
Smartphones and Tablets Leading Growth, 347 LTE User Devices Till Date
Recently published GSA report confirms that 63 manufacturers have announced 347 LTE-enabled user devices so far. In 2011. around 250 new LTE user devices were added. GSA further says that the number of smartphones has increased by one third since January 2012. The number of LTE-capable tablets increased 72% in the same period.
Sprint Announces HD Voice-capable The HTC EVO 4G LTE
Sprint has announced the next evolution of the HTC EVO family: HTC EVO 4G LTE. It will be available in the second quarter for $199.99. The availability date will be announced later.
Global LTE Mobile Shipments to Increase 10-fold in 2012
Global LTE phone shipments will grow tenfold from 6.8 million units in 2011 to reach 67 million units in 2012, Strategy Analytics said last week. Companies leading the growth spurt will include Apple, Samsung, HTC and others. Major countries driving LTE growth this year will include the United States, Japan and South Korea.
IHS iSuppli: new iPad costs more to produce than iPad 2
According to IHS iSuppli, the new iPad is more expensive to produce than the iPad 2 at the time of product launch, even though the retail price points are the same. The 32GB LTE model’s bill of materials (BOM) is nearly 9 percent higher than an iPad 2 equipped with 32GB and 3G wireless, which… Continue reading IHS iSuppli: new iPad costs more to produce than iPad 2
LTE Footprint Growing Rapidly, North America Leads in Subscription
Operators worldwide are embracing LTE at faster rate now. According to a recent GSA report 301 operators have committed to commercial LTE network deployments, more than 50% jump in a year.
SmartCell to ease access, backhaul, and core capacity pressures
The rapid increase of mobile data services, driven by smartphones and tablets, has accelerated data-traffic growth to the point where macro cellular networks are no longer sufficient to meet subscriber demand in many high-density settings.
iMore: Apple’s iPad 3 to support LTE
With rumors floating around for possible support of 4G LTE, a new report surfaced today which indicates that Apple plans to add LTE equipped radio to its third-generation iPad.