LTE
Mobile Broadband to Generate $70bn by 2014
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Juniper Research report found that revenues from LTE (Long Term
Evolution) mobile broadband subscribers will exceed $70 billion globally
by 2014. Main markets will be the developed nations of North America,
Western Europe, the Far East, and China, which together will account for
90% of the market.
According to the report,
mobile commerce and payments, the mobile web,
and the need to return to economic growth will all drive mobile
broadband. Although the recession could have short term impact, it says, LTE's longer term prospects should not be adversely affected.
Motorola had deployed an LTE network
over which it decided to demonstrate live experiences moving through the
streets of Barcelona during the ongoing
Mobile World Congress 2009. LTE video
streaming was part of the display.
Juniper
Research found that this new technology will create a connected era for
devices such as portable gaming consoles and digital cameras, with
vendors already eyeing the prospects. In this way, LTE will bridge the
gap between the mobile and consumer electronics worlds.
However, the report determined that there are several open issues that
need addressing before the market takes off. Report author Howard Wilcox
cautioned: "LTE will offer broadband speeds of up to 100mbit/s or more:
this is at least five times faster than the best mobile broadband now
and around 20 times faster than most people experience via fixed DSL.
The challenge for mobile operators is how to make profits yet keep
prices attractive enough for subscribers to sign up. It's all about the
business case."
LTE is
based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), a
next-generation radio frequency technology that has high spectral
efficiency, and utilizes an all-IP flat architecture. This results in
increased capacity and delivers a lower cost per bit, enabling efficient
delivery of mobile broadband services to the mass market.
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