CAMPBELL, CA — (Marketwire) — 08/16/11 — Market research firm today released excerpts from its 2011 .
“As we anticipated back in 2008, is the default bridge to and there is mounting evidence that LTE is the bridge to (aka ). The early LTE adopters had solid compelling reasons to move to LTE swiftly but the crowd remains pragmatic and will not put the cart before the horse,” expects , -s principal analyst for mobile and FMC infrastructure.
74% of the operators surveyed are from the 3GPP camp and unanimously plan to take the to HSPA+ to LTE migration path
The fact that 11% of respondents are deploying LTE as a greenfield network suggests that they are using LTE for a purpose other than a true mobile broadband upgrade, such as a replacement
Close to 2/3 of operators don-t know when they will trial LTE-Advanced (aka true 4G), although 5% are already testing the technology and 16% plan to trial LTE-Advanced in 2013
Operators are not rushing to offer voice services over their LTE , with 47% of respondents saying they would offer voice services 3 or more years after launching (way up from 17% in Infonetics- 2010 LTE survey)
Half of respondents believe it is very important to start construction of their LTE network with macrocells first, followed by a mix of small cells (microcell, picocells, ) as an augmentation to optimize coverage
For its , Infonetics interviewed 19 incumbent, competitive, and mobile operators about their LTE network buildout plans, deployment migration scenarios, challenges, technical and commercial drivers, and the LTE services, features, and devices they plan to offer. All respondents are operating commercial LTE networks or plan to deploy or trial LTE by 2012. Respondents are purchase decision-makers at service providers in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), North America, Asia Pacific, and CALA (Central and Latin America) that together represent 30% of the world-s telecom carrier revenue and 27% of capital expenditures.
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Stephane Teral
Principal Analyst
Mobile and FMC Infrastructure
Infonetics Research
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