Global capital spending on LTE technology is projected to reach USD 24.3
billion in 2013, nearly triple the USD 8.7 billion this year, according
to a study by IHS iSuppli. LTE infrastructure spending in 2015 will
rise to USD 36.1 billion, compared to USD 9 billion for 3.5G. This
growth is expected to allow LTE to overtake 3.5G, which will end its
five-year run this year as the dominant category in mobile
infrastructure gear spending. In 2013, 3.5G infrastructure technology
will generate USD 19.8 billion in revenue. For infrastructure
manufacturers and semiconductor suppliers, LTE represents a strong
revenue growth potential and an opportunity to develop long-term
relationships with carriers. To this end, manufacturers are developing
hardware solutions labeled as 'Any G to LTE' that support software
upgrades to LTE, while maintaining backward compliant with the legacy
2.5G and 2.75G mobile technologies still in use in some parts of the
world.
Source: Telecom paper
No comments:
Post a Comment