Commercially launched LTE networks

Spectrum used currently in

480 commercially launched LTE networks
FDD networks
January 25, 2016

4G MARKET and TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

LTE TDD (TD-LTE) global status

Source of data: GSAs Evolution to LTE report - January 25, 2016

71 LTE TDD (TD-LTE) systems are commercially

GSA Global
mobile Suppliers
launched
in 43 Association
countries. 21 operators deployed

converged FDD & TDD networks.

S. Arabia
S. Arabia
S. Africa
Slovak Republic
Spain
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Tanzania
Tanzania
Trinidad&Tobago
Uganda
Uganda
USA
USA
USA
UK
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu

Mobily FDD & TDD

STC FDD & TDD
Telkom Mobile (8ta)
4ka FDD & TDD
COTA Murcia4G
Neo-Sky
Dialog Axiata FDD & TDD
Lanka Bell
SLT
3 Sweden FDD & TDD
Smart Telecom
TTCL FDD & TDD
TSTT
MTN
Vodafone
Redzone Wireless
Speedconnect
Sprint FDD & TDD
UK Broadband
EVO
WanTok

Band 3
Band 4
Band 4
Band 4
Band 3
Band 4
Band 4
Band 4
Band 3
Band 3
Band 4
Band 4
Band 4
Band 4
Band 3
Band 4
Band 4
Band 4
Band 42, 4
Band 4
Band 4

Country
Operator
TDD band
Angola
Net One
Band 41
Argentina
DirecTV
Band 43
Australia
NBN Co.
Band 40
Australia
Optus FDD & TDD
Band 40
Bahrain
Menatelecom
Band 42
Belgium
blite
Band 42
Brazil
On Telecomunicacoes
Band 38
Brazil
Sky Brazil Services
Band 38
Cameroon
MTN
Band 41
Canada
ABC Communications
Band 42
Canada
Bell Mobility FDD & TDD
Band 42
Canada
CCI Wireless
Band 42
Canada
Sasktel FDD & TDD
Band 41
Canada
Telus FDD & TDD
40, 42
Canada
Xplornet
Band 42
GSA networks
Global mobile
Suppliers
Association operating
www.gsacom.com
are
commercially
in severa
and researches worldwide
mobile LTE
China GSA monitors
China Mobile
39/40/41
bands (see chart Spectrum used in LTE
developments
and publishes
China broadband
China
Telecom
Band 40, 41facts,
TDD (TD-LTE)
in commercialvia
use
networks
(FDD andbands
TDD deployments)
the
and Unicom
trends. 442 LTE Band
networks
China statistics China
40, 41 are LTE
Colombiacommercially
DirecTV
38
launched globally (GSA: Band
Evolution
to link on http://www.gsacom.com
Band
No. of networks
Cte d'Ivoire
YooMee
Band 40 460
operators launched
FDD
only 13, 2015). GSA forecasts
LTE mode
report:
October
The table below
confirms those16bands that are mos
38
Dominican
R.
WIND
Telecom
Band
38 755
networks
launched
by end 2015. There
were
operators launched
TDD
mode
only
supported by
Severa
39 the devices ecosystem.
1
Finland
Ukko Mobile FDD & TDD
Band 38
TDD
networks
million LTE subscriptions globally by June 30,
2015.
devices
are
multiband
and/or
multimode.
Gambia
Netpage
Band 40
operators launched
FDD &TDD
modes
40
28
Ghana
BLU
Band 38
41
15
3,745 LTE user devices including frequency
and
LTE FDD
Ghana
NITA
Band 41
42/43
17
operator variants are announced by 339 suppliers
1800 MHz band 3
1,930 devices
commercially launched
Hong Kong LTE networks
CMHK FDD & TDD
Band 40
accordingAircel
to GSAs research. 1,527 new
TDD network
deployments
use more
than devices
one band
India
Band devices
40Note: Some LTE2600
MHz band
7
1,719

3,745 LTE User Devices

409
50
21
----480

Evolution to www.gsacom.com
LTE report

LTE device frequency bands