Evoluton to LTE an overview June 2010

Evolution to LTE
- an overview
June 2010

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Evolution to LTE - an overview (June 7, 2010) Slide no. 1/39

Mobile broadband growth has taken off
Most operators have a mobile broadband offer
Traffic, subscriptions and revenue growth are strong in all markets
Examples:
M1
StarHub Vodafone

 Data traffic has risen 300%
in the past two years

Challenge: supporting more subscribers, providing more capacity, lower cost of
delivery/byte, improve the user experience

Source: GSA - Mobile Broadband Growth Reports from Operators Worldwide May 2010


The industry direction is to LTE

LTE is needed to accommodate huge traffic growth

Traffic rising/revenue falling

40x – 100x traffic increase

may need to be supported
across several frequency bands

Mobile broadband is gaining momentum
from widespread 3.5G deployments, flat
rate data tariffs, and availability of
internet friendly mobiles



Drivers for LTE
LTE is being driven by pervasive convenience of mobile
communications and increased penetration combined with
improved performance and the falling costs of wireless
devices & services.

 Broadband connectivity – access to  Mobile phones allowing anytime
more info and more entertainment anywhere accessibility

 Voice ARPU being driven down by low  Strong growth in smartphone segment
cost VoiP services

 Mobile data has become a reality
 More mobile in work/personal life
 Innovative data services
 Capture maximum ARPU
 High demand for bandwidth, better
 Invention of new technologies and quality and services tuned to own personal
business models profile



LTE - Long Term Evolution

‘The Internet of things’
 LTE is the next generation network beyond 3G for mobile broadband, standardized by 3GPP

 LTE networks will provide the capacity to support demand for connectivity from a new generation
of consumer devices tailored to those new mobile applications

 LTE is the next step in the user experience which will enhance more demanding applications

 LTE is essential to take mobile broadband to the mass market

 LTE will support new services and features which require higher levels of capability and
performance

 LTE will support mixed data, voice, video and messaging traffic

 LTE supports a full IP-based network and harmonization with other radio access technologies



The Roadmap for LTE

Excellent Mobile Broadband Today Enhanced User Experience
Voice and full Range of IP Services Improved voice and data capability

Rel-99 Rel-5 Rel-6 Rel-7 Rel-8 Rel-9 & beyond

WCDMA HSPA HSPA+ (HSPA Evolved)
Rel-8 Rel-9 Rel-10
LTE leverages new, wider
and TDD spectrum
LTE LTE - A

2009 - 2010 2011+ - - - - - - - - - >



Targets for LTE

 Instantaneous downlink peak data rate of at least 100 Mb/s within 20 MHz allocation (5bps/Hz)

 Instantaneous uplink peak data rate of 50 Mb/s (2.5bps/Hz within a 20 MHz uplink allocation)

 Downlink: average user throughput per MHz, 3 to 4 times Release 6 HSDPA

 Uplink: average user throughput per MHz, 2-3 times Release 6 enhanced Uplink

 E-UTRAN optimised for low mobile speed: 0-15 km/h. Higher mobile speed between 15-120 km/h
should be supported with high performance. Mobility shall be maintained at speeds 120km/h-350km/h (or
even up to 500 km/h depending on the frequency band)

 Spectrum flexibility: scalable to operate in 1.4, 2.5, 5, 10, 15 and 20Mhz allocations: Uplink and
downlink, paired and unpaired

 Co-existence with GERAN/3G on adjacent channels: with other operators on adjacent channels:
overlapping or adjacent spectrum at country borders: handover with UTRAN and GERAN



Operator benefits using LTE (1)

LTE is the natural evolution for GSM and HSPA Lower cost per bit, higher capacity, greater flexibility
network operators and true global appeal

Re-use of several existing network assets Greater economies of scale

Deliver new, improved services and applications With LTE, an operator can achieve a sustainable
competitive advantage

LTE operators gain economic benefits to strengthen LTE also brings a much improved Business
its market position Proposition compared to the legacy technologies



Operator benefits using LTE (2)

Lower cost Complements 3G/HSPA
IP-based flat network architecture; Low OPEX Addresses high capacity requirements
High degree of self configuration/optimization Seamless service continuity/multimode devices
High re-use of assets including sites Next generation solution for 3GPP and 3GPP2

Improved performance Highly reliable
Higher capacity, peak and user data rates Extreme efficiency, Innovation and intelligence
Higher bandwidth which supports a proposition of personalized and
“Always on”; enhanced user experience quality experience to its customers

Spectrum flexibility Strong industry support globally
Can use new or re-farmed spectrum, FDD and Eco-system will build on the success and volumes
TDD. Variable channel bandwidth established for HSPA



Business opportunities

 LTE provides 2 to 5 times greater spectral efficiency than most advanced 3G networks, reducing
the cost per bit and allowing better economics for operators and end users.

 It is affordable mass market wireless broadband services - boosting Operator profitability.

 Faster downloads, video sharing, true Mobile TV with more channels and better quality.

 Increased peak data rates, with the potential for 100 Mbps peak downstream and 50 Mbps peak
upstream, reduced latency, scalable bandwidth capacity, and backwards compatibility with existing
GSM and WCDMA-HSPA and HSPA+ systems.

 Future developments could yield peak throughput of the order of 300 Mbps



LTE Technology

LTE employs a new modulation technique on the radio interface - OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division
Multiplex), together with MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) antenna technology

OFDM splits the information into multiple narrowband
subcarriers, allowing each of them to carry a portion of the
information at a lower bit rate, making OFDM a very robust
modulation, particularly in multipath scenarios, like urban areas

MIMO technology creates several spatial paths on the air
interface between the network and subscriber, so these paths
can carry the same or different streams of information, which
allows an increase in either the coverage (due to higher Signal to
Noise Ratio (SNR) at the receiver) or user data throughput



LTE Standard

LTE Release 8 Major Parameters
Access Scheme UL DFTS-OFDM

DL OFDMA LTE-Release 8 User Equipment Categories
Bandwidth 1.4, 3.5, 10,15, 20MHz

Minimum TTI 1msec

Sub-carrier spacing 15kHx

Cyclic prefix length Short 4.7usec

Long 16.7usec

Modulation QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM

Spatial multiplexing Single layer for UL per UE
Up to 4 layers for DL per UE
MU-MIMO supported for UL and DL

LTE is specified in 36 series technical specifications
The LTE Release 8 specifications can be found on www.3gpp.org

™ ETSI has registered "LTE" as a trademark for the benefit of the 3GPP Partners



Evolution of the 3GPP Core Network
- SAE
The 3GPP core network has also undergone System
Architecture Evolution (SAE) in the same timeframe The architecture is based on an
as LTE, optimizing it for packet mode and, in particular, evolution of the existing GSM/WCDMA core
for the IP-Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), which supports network, with simplified operations and
all access technologies, including fixed wire-line access. smooth, cost-efficient deployment

This allows:
 Improvements in latency, capacity, throughput
Simplification of the core network, and optimization for
IP traffic and services, and expected growth
Simplified support & handover to non-3GPP access
technologies

The result is the evolved packet system (EPS) that
consists of the core network part, the evolved packet
core (EPC) and the radio network evolution part, the
evolved UTRAN (E-UTRAN), i.e. LTE. The EPS is Source: Ericsson
also standardized within 3GPP Release 8 (March 2009) There are two nodes in the SAE architecture user plane; the LTE base
and is the baseline for implementations. station (eNodeB) and the SAE Gateway. This flat architecture reduces the
number of involved nodes in connections. LTE base stations are
connected to the core network over the S1 interface



Is LTE ready?

 Standards are complete (Release 8 – March 2009)

 LTE has global acceptance by leading operators worldwide

 On December 15th 2009, TeliaSonera launched the world’s first commercial LTE services, in
Sweden and Norway

 Spectrum is available to support initial system deployments

LTE performance consistently meets or exceeds expectations

Several trials and commercial deployments on-going throughout the world

 110 operators in 48 countries are investing in LTE
 80 firm network deployment commitments
 30 “pre-commitment” trials, studies
GSA press release: www.gsacom.com/news/gsa_302.php4
GSA Information Paper “Evolution to LTE” – June 7, 2010



Who is committed?
 80 LTE network commitments in 33 countries
 Up to 22 LTE networks in service by end 2010
 Up to 45 LTE networks in service by end 2012
 30 additional pre-commitment LTE trials

Source of data: GSA Information Paper “Evolution to LTE” – June 7, 2010


LTE network commitments



Global LTE commitments

This chart plus others and maps are
available at
www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4



Some LTE operator announcements
Americas

 Verizon Wireless USA is deploying LTE in 700  Telefonica Argentina completed laboratory trials of
MHz. Trial networks in Boston and Seattle are in the LTE in March 2010, achieving a peak DL data speed
final phase. User-friendly trials are running this of 95 Mbps using an LTE terminal. Personal has begun
summer. Verizon plans LTE launches in 25-30 cities testing LTE in the Puerto Madero area.
by Q4 2010 (100 million pops), nationwide by 2013.
 Entel PCS completed the first LTE trial in Latin
 AT&T Mobility will deploy LTE in 700 MHz and America, at the Universidad de Chile. Movistar
earlier this month named its infrastructure demonstrated LTE at Connect 2009. Regulator Subtel
suppliers and announced plans for 2 LTE field trials expects to launch an LTE spectrum auction in March
this year. AT&T is expected to launch LTE in 2011. 2011, which may include both 2.6 GHz and 700 MHz
T-Mobile USA is also committed to LTE deployment. (digital dividend) bands, which could lead to LTE
services being launched in 2012.
 Rogers Wireless is evaluating LTE. Bell Canada
and Telus have launched a joint HSPA+ network,
which will later be upgraded to LTE.

More updates are available in GSA’s Evolution to LTE paper


Asia Pacific and Oceania

 Telstra is trialing LTE from May 2010. Testing  Maxis has received an LTE test license and will
comprises not only urban, but also rural evaluations soon begin trials in the Klang Valley. Regulator
of LTE in addition to extensive laboratory trials. MCMC plans to auction 3 blocks of 2.6 GHz spectrum
for LTE in 2011, and is also consulting on re-farming
 China Telecom plans to launch LTE service in 850/900/1800 spectrum for 3G services
2010. In Hong Kong SAR, 2 x 15 MHz blocks of 2.6 GHz
FDD spectrum have been won each by China Mobile  Smart Communications has conducted the first
(Peoples Phone), Genius Brand (Hutchison LTE trial in the country. Piltel is seeking the
Telecom/PCCW JV) and CSL Limited for LTE remaining 3G license in the country to deploy LTE
systems. SmarTone-Vodafone plans to deploy LTE re- services.
using its current GSM spectrum. CSL Limited is
engaged in a 6 months LTE trial in Kowloon Bay and  StarHub is currently trialing LTE. M1 has
commercial service will follow. Data rates of 70 Mbps successfully completed a 100 Mbps data call on its
outdoors using a dongle have been recorded. trial LTE network. SingTel is undertaking LTE trials in
Singapore, and overseas with carriers in which it
 SK Telecom, KT & LG Telecom are deploying LTE. holds stakes i.e. SingTel Optus (Australia), Telkomsel
(Indonesia), and Globe Telecom (Philippines).


Europe

 T-Mobile Austria launched a 60-cell site pilot LTE  Hutchison 3 Ireland plans to trial 21 Mbps and 42
network in Innsbruck in July 2009. Mobilkom Austria Mbps HSPA+ in 2010 on the way to launching LTE
is committed to deploying LTE. 3 Austria is services by end 2011.
upgrading its network for LTE, and expects to have
the capability to offer LTE to customers from 2011.  Omnitel is testing LTE, achieving 52 Mbps peak
downlink on May 12, 2010.
 EMT has established an LTE test network in
Tallinn and made the first data connection in  O2 has received a trial license and plans to trial
February 2010. Tele2 Estonia is also undertaking LTE in digital dividend (800MHz) spectrum in the
LTE tests. northern town of Carlisle beginning mid 2010. O2 has
been testing LTE in 2.6 GHz spectrum and achieved
 Cosmote has undertaken basic LTE functionality peak data throughputs of 135 Mps DL and 64 Mbps
tests in 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum. UL measured in the lab and field, and lower latency.

 Pannon has selected its infrastructure partner to  MTS, Uzbekistan will deploy LTE and is setting up
build a commercial LTE trial network. Magyar a pilot LTE test network in Tashkent.
Telekom (T-Mobile) is also trialing LTE.



Middle East and Africa

 Zain Bahrain confirmed in August 2009 plans to  Vodacom is testing LTE and reportedly has 1,000
deploy LTE, the first announcement in the region. LTE-ready sites, with launch planned “when
The company showcased the region’s first LTE call handsets become available”. Cell C has asked
In March 2010, claiming a download speed of 70 regulator ICASA for 2.6GHz spectrum. On May 28,
Mbps. 2010 ICASA announced plans to offer 2.6 GHz
spectrum which includes coverage obligations and
 Zain Jordan is planning to trial LTE this year set a reserve price.
ahead of commercial launch in 2011. Regulator TRC www.icasa.org.za/Home/tabid/38/ctl/ItemDetails/mid/501
intends to invite comments from its 4 incumbent /ItemID/356/Default.aspx
mobile network operators on future LTE licenses.
 Following successful trials, Etisalat plans to
 STC is deploying LTE. Zain will commence commercially launch LTE service by end 2010.
deployment in Q2 2010 in 2.6 GHz in Riyadh.



LTE commercial networks - performance

Signals Research Group conducted the first ever extensive
independent drive test evaluation of a commercial LTE network,
assessing the performance of the TeliaSonera LTE networks in
Stockholm and Oslo, and reported to GSA: “While still in its infancy,
commercial LTE networks in Stockholm and Oslo already
outperform many fixed broadband connections, offering average
data rates of 16.8Mbps (peak = 50Mbps) and 32.1Mbps (peak =
85Mbps) in 10MHz and 20MHz, respectively. Measured data rates
would have been even higher if it had not been for the stringent test
methodology, which focused almost entirely on vehicular testing.”
Signals Research Group, LLC
“Signals Ahead,” March 2010 report.



LTE network and technology trials –
some examples

Pre-commitment Trials – summary (GSA)
Many LTE trials are on-going worldwide. A trial is usually a
scheduled activity prior to planned commercial deployment.
Sometimes an operator has agreed to undertake a trial but
not decided i.e. committed to launch a commercial service.
The Table (left) lists cases where a trial is announced but a
firm commitment from the operator for a post-trial
commercial rollout is not available at this time.

 More information is available in GSA’s
“Evolution to LTE” paper



LTE eco-system
- platforms, user devices

Mobile phones, computer and consumer electronic
devices including notebooks, netbooks, ultra-mobile
PC’s, gaming devices, cameras, and PMPs will
incorporate embedded LTE connectivity.



Voice over LTE
LTE is likely to be deployed with a focus on data services connectivity for PCs, netbooks, etc
 Voice service will be introduced as a second step
 The One Voice initiative – announced on November 4, 2009, aims for industry agreement on
a harmonized way to implement voice and SMS over LTE, based on existing standards.
 The GSMA VoLTE (Voice over LTE) initiative was formally announced at the Mobile
World Congress on 15th February 2010. In establishing the VoLTE initiative, GSMA has
adopted the work of the One Voice Initiative as the basis of the work to lead the global
mobile industry towards a standard way of delivering voice and messaging services for
Long-Term Evolution (LTE). Using IP Multimedia Subsystem specifications developed by
3GPP as its basis, GSMA have expanded upon the original scope of One Voice work to
address the entire end-to-end voice and SMS ecosystem by also focussing on Roaming
and Interconnect interfaces, in addition the interface between customer and network.

Evolution to LTE: GSA Information Paper
For more information see www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4



Spectrum for LTE deployments

 An operator may introduce LTE in ‘new’ bands where it is easier to deploy 10 MHz or 20 MHz
carriers
 e.g. 2.6 GHz band (IMT Extension band) or Digital Dividend spectrum 700, 800 MHz
 Or in re-farmed existing mobile bands e.g. 850, 900, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2100 MHz
 LTE 1800 looks the most promising from re-farmed spectrum

 Eventually LTE may be deployed in all of these bands – and others later

 2.6 GHz (for capacity) and 700/800 MHz (wider coverage, improved in-building) is a good
combination

 LTE offers a choice of carrier bandwidths: 1.4 MHz to 20 MHz; the widest bandwidth will be
needed for the highest speeds

 Availability of new spectrum, particularly in the 2.6 GHz and Digital Dividend bands (700, 800
MHz), is a crucial factor for LTE deployments in many countries, and the regulatory conditions, and
will directly determine deployment and service launch dates in most markets.



700 MHz is a key band for LTE

 700 MHz LTE deployments include Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, several regional players
 700 MHz spectrum availability will extend throughout Americas. This could be earliest in Chile
where LTE trials are planned by Entel PCS, Claro and Movistar. Subtel (regulator) expected to
soon launch a spectrum auction (2.6 GHz, 700 MHz)

 The Indian government has formed a task group to develop a national band plan at 700 MHz

 Consultations on future use of 700 MHz have commenced in New Zealand

Verizon Wireless

LTE commercial launch in 25-30 markets scheduled by end 2010
Nationwide by end 2013



2.6 GHz is a key band for LTE in Europe
and Asia
 Telenor and Netcom have been granted licences and 2.6 GHz spectrum

 TeliaSonera announced LTE commercial service launch in Oslo on December 15, 2009

 Teliasonera, Elisa and DNA have been granted licences for 2.6 GHz spectrum and are building
LTE networks in Finland

 TeliaSonera Sweden is deploying LTE using nationwide 2x20 MHz 2.6 GHz spectrum and
announced commercial service launch in Stockholm on December 15, 2009

 In Hong Kong, 2x15 MHz blocks of 2.6 GHz FDD spectrum have been auctioned, and won by
China Mobile, Genius Brand and CSL Limited

Several auctions of 2.6 GHz spectrum are scheduled or planned
throughout European markets during 2010 and later

Source of data: GSA Information Paper “Evolution to LTE” – April 7, 2010


LTE deployment – Sweden example
Using new and re-farmed spectrum

2.6 GHz spectrum has been auctioned

900 MHz can be used for 3G

‘’ The present licences in the 900 MHz Tele2 Sweden and Telenor
band will be renewed and it will be possible Sweden are to build a
for the operators to phase in new nationwide LTE network
technology for mobile broadband while at through a new JV, “Net4
the same time continuing to offer GSM Mobility”
mobile telephony. The entire frequency
space available in the 900 MHz band will Operators will share spectrum
be assigned, which will enable entry of the in the 900 MHz and 2.6 GHz
new stakeholder through PTS approving bands
the transfer of frequencies to the operator
Hi3G’’ Shared GSM network also
planned to extend reach by 30
Press release, PTS, 13/03/09 – 50%



800 MHz is a key band for LTE
- Digital Dividend spectrum
- Excellent for rural coverage and in building coverage
 The transition from analog to digital terrestrial television will release large amounts of spectrum
potentially for mobile broadband deployments – the so-called Digital Dividend

 In 2005 the European Commission identified the release of the digital dividend in Europe as a spectrum
policy priority. The Commission later called for efforts to be made at the World Radiocommunication
Conference (WRC-07) to give mobile services the same status as broadcasting services

 WRC 07 identified the 790-862 MHz band for mobile service in Europe, the Middle East and Africa

 Some countries have now confirmed the availability of the 790-862 MHz band (subject to allocation
processes i.e. auction), including Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland
 Germany recently became Europe’s first country to auction a package of spectrum which included
3 x 20 MHz digital dividend spectrum
 Other governments in Europe will follow in 2010 and beyond

 Many operators will deploy LTE in this band

Region 1 (EMEA)
470 MHz 790 MHz 862 MHz
Broadcasting Mobile (2015)



Recent LTE spectrum auctions
Europe

Germany: After 224 rounds the spectrum auction ended on May 20, 2010 and covered 360 MHz
across 4 bands: 800 MHz (digital dividend), 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.6 GHz. THIS WAS EUROPE’S
FIRST AUCTION OF DIGITAL DIVIDEND SPECTRUM. The 4 incumbents acquired 2.6 GHz
channels to be used for LTE. Telefonica O2, Vodafone and T-Mobile (but not E Plus)
additionally acquired 800 MHz digital dividend spectrum which they will use for LTE. The
800 MHz spectrum raised €3.576 billion, i.e. over 81.5% of the auction’s total value. Vodafone and
T Mobile are understood to be currently testing and deploying LTE in 800 MHz.

Netherlands: 2.6 GHz spectrum was auctioned in April 2010 and resulted in spectrum being
awarded to incumbents KPN, Vodafone, T-Mobile, and newcomers Ziggo 4 and Tele2. Unpaired
spectrum was left unsold.

Denmark: The auction of 2500-2690 MHz and 2010-2020 MHz spectrum was completed on May 10,
2010, with spectrum being awarded to Hi3G Denmark ApS; TDC A/S; Telia Nättjänster Norden AB;
and Telenor A/S. TDC has stated it could have a pre-commercial trial network running in June
2010. Information about the auction results is available here:
http://en.itst.dk/spectrum-equipment/Auctions-and-calls-for-tenders/2-5-ghz/results-of-the-auction



Other frequency bands for LTE

LTE FDD TD- LTE
LTE FDD will most likely in future be Early TDD Spectrum for LTE (TTD-LTE)
deployed in existing cellular bands too,
including:  IMT Extension Center Gap 2570–2620 MHz
 2.3 TDD i.e. 2300 – 2400 MHz
 850 MHz
 900 MHz
 AWS (1700/2100 MHz) LTE1800 looks a promising option for operators currently holding
 1800 MHz substantial 1800 MHz spectrum and could be ready for mass
 1900 MHz market only a short time after 2.6 GHz
 2100 MHz

Future possibilities: Future TDD possibility
 450 – 470 MHz  3.6 GHz
 3.6 GHz



TD-LTE

The LTE market will include TD-LTE as well as FDD systems
Li Yizhong, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, stated that TD-SCDMA subscribers in China are
expected to reach 80 million by 2011. The China Mobile TD-SCDMA system covered 284 cities by end 2009.
China Mobile had 7.69 million 3G/TD-SCDMA subscribers total at end March 2010

TD-LTE is positioned as the next evolution in TD-SCDMA family and a natural progression
 From 3GPP standards perspective: commonality with FDD
 From vendor perspective: increasing use of software defined radio techniques
 From operator perspective: spectrum availability, flexible base stations

TD-LTE trials now Early TDD Spectrum for LTE (TTD-LTE)
 Timescales established for prototype, dual-mode
and multimode devices
 In-service estimated as 2010-2011  IMT Extension Center Gap 2570–2620 MHz
 TD-LTE being showcased at  2.3 TDD I.e. 2300 – 2400 MHz
World Expo, Shanghai from May 2010

 Clearwire (USA) has requested 3GPP to standardize TD-LTE for operation in the band 2496 – 2690 MHz

 In Japan, Softbank Mobile is reported to be considering TD-LTE as one of its options for the 2.5 GHz
spectrum the company has acquired.


TD-LTE
- comparison of FDD and TDD modes

FDD v TDD DL PHY differences

In the DL, the PDCCH contains a
number of extra bits specific to TDD

The P-SCH, S-SCH and PHICH
also differ from FDD. Other
channels are unchanged

FDD v TDD UL PHY differences

TDD operation affects the timing,
control and frame structure.
DwPTS: sent from eNodeB as part of synchronisation
GP: empty guard band
For the UL channels, the key UpPTS: sent from UE as part of synchronisation
changes are the PRACH channel
and sounding.



LTE-Advanced

3GPP made a formal submission to the ITU,
meeting the deadline of October 7, 2009, proposing
that LTE Release 10 & beyond (LTE-Advanced) be
evaluated as a candidate for IMT-Advanced.

The submission was made jointly in the name of the
3GPP Organizational Partners: ARIB, ATIS, CCSA,
ETSI, TTA and TTC.

GSA is a Market Representation Partner in 3GPP
and fully supports the submssion

3GPP plans to complete its work on LTE-Advanced
specifications by 2010/2011

Further information:



Migration options

Will HSPA+ deployments delay LTE rollout?

Many operators will invest in both HSPA+ and LTE. GSA sees no evidence of
HSPA+ uptake delaying commitments to deploy LTE. The success of
HSPA/HSPA+ in delivering mobile broadband will fuel demand to support
more customers and for even higher data throughputs including for new
applications, which LTE delivers. LTE brings the opportunity for additional
spectrum in Digital Dividend (700, 800 MHz) and 2.6 GHz bands, initially
giving comparable throughput capacity and performance, and will continue to
improve and also benefit from larger bandwidth deployments (up to 20 MHz).



LTE: a single global standard

 LTE is on track, attracting global industry support. The first LTE systems launched in 2009

 LTE is the natural migration choice for GSM/HSPA operators. LTE is also the next generation mobile
broadband system of choice of leading CDMA operators, who are expected to be in the forefront of service
introduction. A leading WiMAX operator recently announced it is shifting technology to LTE

 As a result of collaboration between 3GPP, 3GPP2 and IEEE there is a roadmap for CDMA operators to
evolve to LTE

 Successful handovers between CDMA and LTE networks have been demonstrated

 The LTE-TDD mode (TD-LTE) provides a future-proof evolutionary path for TD-SCDMA

 With LTE we have one single global standard, securing and driving even higher economies of scale and
importantly, simplifying roaming



LTE: some industry forecasts

 Research and Markets: by 2015, 380 million subscribers In the US, the EU-5 (France,
Germany, Italy, Spain and UK), Scandinavia, China, Japan and South Korea will have access to
mobile data through LTE networks

 Maravedis: The number of LTE subscribers worldwide will pass 200 million in 2015

 Strategy Analytics: the global LTE handset market will reach 150 million sales units by 2013

 ABI Research: by 2013 operators will spend over $8.6 billion on LTE base stations
infrastructure

 IDC: Spending on LTE equipment will exceed WiMAX equipment spend by end 2011, with
worldwide LTE infrastructure revenues approaching USD 8 billion by 2014

 Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA): up to 22 LTE networks are anticipated to be in
commercial service by end 2010, and at least 45 by end 2012



Global and comprehensive update on
Evolution to LTE what’s happening on LTE
 FDD and TDD
GSA Information Paper  Lists every network commitment, launch, trial

Evolution to LTE: GSA Information Paper
www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4

Charts and maps available at www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4

website: www.gsacom.com
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