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Dataquest Insight: LTE Market Update
25 September 2009
 
Sylvain Fabre  

As plans and deployments for Long Term Evolution gather pace among early adopters in Europe, the U.S. and Japan (such as Verizon, NTT Docomo and TeliaSonera), concerns remain, including spectrum regulation and availability, infrastructure and backhaul costs, service pricing and voice provisioning.







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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

    
 Introduction
    
 Disconnect Between Data Explosion and Revenue Growth

    
 Some Evidence of the Increase in Data Traffic
    
 But Why Is the Data Experience So Fundamentally Different in Wireless Situations?
    
 Wireless Applications Pose Specific Challenges
    
 LTE Upgrade: Network Access Is Not the Only Bottleneck
    
 There Is No "Killer App" — But It Does Not Matter!
    
 What About Voice Over the Early LTE Networks?

    
 Another Option for Voice Over LTE: VoLGA
    
 Femtocells: Is the Real Mission to Drive Wider LTE Rollouts?
    
 Potential Limiting Factor: Backhaul
    
 Another Possible Limiting Factor for LTE Rollout: Spectrum
    
 So, What Performance Should Users Expect From LTE?

    
 Background and Context

    
 What Can CSPs Do to Manage the Increase in Network Data Traffic Load Today?
    
 Managing Data Use With Tariffing
    
 Tools for Managing the Network Load With Better Usage Visibility
    
 But a New Set of Skills Is Needed

    
 The Impact

    
 Alternatives to LTE

    
 Conclusion

    
 Action Plan for Users

    
 Recommended Reading


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Figure 1. 
 Expected Typical LTE Performance
 



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