Evolution to LTE Report June 4, 2012 327 operators are investing in LTE in 99 Brazil Sky Brazil (LTE TDD) 13.12.11 countries Finland DNA 13.12.11 Uruguay Antel 13.12.11 267 operator commitments in 86 countries USA Cricket 21.12.11 60 pre-commitment trials in 13 more countries Singapore SingTel 22.12.11 Kuwait Viva 27.12.11 80 commercial networks in 38 countries Armenia Vivacell-MTS 28.12.11 GSA forecasts 144 commercial LTE networks Bahrain Viva Bahrain 01.01.12 in 59 countries by end 2012 Hungary T Mobile 01.01.12 South Korea KT 03.01.12 GSA confirms LTE is the fastest developing Russia Yota 15.01.12 mobile system technology ever Canada TELUS 10.02.12 USA Peoples Telephone Co-op 14.02.12 Country Operator Launch Japan Softbank Mobile XGP/LTE TDD 24.02.12 Norway TeliaSonera 14.12.09 Portugal TMN (Portugal Telecom) 12.03.12 Sweden TeliaSonera 14.12.09 Portugal Vodafone Portugal 12.03.12 Uzbekistan MTS 28.07.10 Portugal Optimus 15.03.12 Uzbekistan UCell 09.08.10 Japan eMobile 15.03.12 Poland Aero2 (LTE FDD and TDD) 07.09.10 USA US Cellular 22.03.12 USA MetroPCS 21.09.10 Croatia T Mobile/T-Hrvatski Telekom 23.03.12 Austria A1 Telekom 05.11.10 Croatia VIPNet 23.03.12 Sweden TeleNor Sweden 15.11.10 USA Panhandle (PTCI) March 2012 Sweden Tele2 Sweden 15.11.10 Belarus Yota Bel 01.04.12 Hong Kong CSL Limited 25.11.10 India Bharti Airtel (LTE TDD) 10.04.12 Finland TeliaSonera 30.11.10 Angola Movicel 14.04.12 Germany Vodafone 01.12.10 Puerto Rico Open Mobile 19.04.12 USA Verizon Wireless 05.12.10 Moldova IDC 21.04.12 Finland Elisa 08.12.10 Sweden 3 (LTE FDD and TDD) 23.04.12 Denmark TeliaSonera 09.12.10 Hong Kong China Mobile HK 25.04.12 Estonia EMT 17.12.10 Hong Kong PCCW 25.04.12 Japan NTT DoCoMo 24.12.10 USA Cellcom 30.04.12 Germany Deutsche Telekom 05.04.11 USA Pioneer Cellular 30.04.12 Philippines Smart Communications 16.04.11 Netherlands Vodafone 01.05.12 Lithuania Omnitel 28.04.11 Hong Kong Hutchison 3 HK 02.05.12 Latvia LMT 31.05.11 Netherlands Ziggo 03.05.12 Singapore M1 21.06.11 Netherlands Tele2 08.05.12 South Korea SK Telecom 01.07.11 Netherlands KPN 11.05.12 South Korea LG U+ 01.07.11 Netherlands T-Mobile 11.05.12 Germany O2 01.07.11 Namibia MTC 16.05.12 Canada Rogers Wireless 07.07.11 USA BendBroadband 17.05.12 Austria T-Mobile 28.07.11 June 4, 2012: 80 commercial LTE networks USA Mosaic Telecom July 2011 © Global mobile Suppliers Association Canada Bell Mobility 14.09.11 Saudi Arabia Mobily (LTE TDD) 14.09.11 GSA’s definition of commercial launch: the phase in Saudi Arabia STC (LTE TDD) 14.09.11 which a public telecommunications operator is carrying Saudi Arabia Zain 14.09.11 commercial traffic on its LTE network, or offers to provide USA AT&T Mobility 18.09.11 public service. Only licensed operators with spectrum UAE Etisalat 25.09.11 assigned for use in public LTE communications networks Australia Telstra 27.09.11 are considered. MVNOs are not included. The LTE Denmark TDC 10.10.11 operator’s business model may be retail or wholesale. Austria 3 18.11.11 Devices compatible for use on the LTE network may be Puerto Rico AT&T Mobility 20.11.11 sold direct by the operator to the customer, or via Puerto Rico Claro 24.11.11 distributors, resellers or other third parties, or already be Kyrgyzstan Saima Telecom 09.12.11 owned by persons wishing to use the service. Evolution to LTE Report June 4, 2012 The 3GPP LTE system, which . Uplink: average user throughput per MHz, 2-3 comprises FDD and TDD modes, times Release 6 Enhanced Uplink delivers capacity and data . E-UTRAN optimized for low mobile speed: 0-15 throughput enhancements and low km/h. Higher mobile speed between 15-120 km/h latency to support new services should be supported with high performance. and features requiring higher levels Mobility across the cellular network shall be of capability and performance. The primary drive maintained at speeds 120 km/h-350 km/h (or even towards LTE from operators is the need for more up to 500 km/h depending on the frequency band) capacity, performance management and improved . Spectrum flexibility: scalable to operate in 1.4, 3, efficiencies to lower the unit cost of delivering traffic. 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz allocations: uplink and LTE is the next step in the user experience, downlink…paired and unpaired enhancing more demanding applications such as . Co-existence with GERAN/3G on adjacent interactive TV, mobile video blogging, advanced channels; with other operators on adjacent gaming, and professional services. LTE supports a channels; overlapping or adjacent spectrum at full IP-based network and harmonization with other country borders; handover with UTRAN & GERAN radio access technologies and is the natural evolution choice for GSM/HSPA, CDMA and WiMAX™ network LTE radio network products incorporate several operators, thereby enabling a single unifying global features to simplify building and management of next- standard for even higher scale economies and generation networks. Plug-and-play, self- simplifying roaming. LTE is a global phenomenon. configuration and self-optimization simplify and reduce network rollout and management cost. LTE is Spectrum for LTE deployments being deployed alongside simplified, IP-based core and transport networks that are easier to build, Pressure on spectrum resources will continue. maintain and introduce services on. The 3GPP core Operators should deploy the most efficient network has also undergone System Architecture technologies available to them. LTE can be deployed Evolution, optimized for packet mode and the IP- in existing 2G or 3G bands, and in new spectrum Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) to support all access such as 2.6 GHz and the Digital Dividend bands (700 technologies, including fixed access. This allows: or 800 MHz depending on region). In the USA, LTE . Improvements in latency, capacity, throughput deployments are typically in 700 MHz and existing . Simplification of the core network, and AWS (1.7/2.1 GHz) spectrum. There is strong optimization for IP traffic, services, and growth demand in Europe, Asia and elsewhere to access . Simplified support and handover to non-3GPP new Digital Dividend spectrum for extended access technologies geographical coverage and improved in-building performance. Commercial LTE800 services have The result is the evolved packet system consisting of been launched initially to target rural broadband the core network part, the evolved packet core (EPC) needs. The main capacity band in most regions is 2.6 and the radio network - evolved UTRAN (E-UTRAN), GHz. There is high interest in using re-farmed 2G i.e. LTE. EPS is standardized in 3GPP Release 8. spectrum for LTE, especially 1800 MHz, and in a few cases 900 MHz, as most regulators now adopt a LTE TDD Systems technology-neutral approach. Initial LTE FDD deployments in Japan use 800/850 MHz, 1.5 GHz, Most LTE deployments use paired spectrum (FDD) 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz (operator-dependant). mode. The LTE TDD mode for unpaired spectrum is complementary and the perfect choice for providing Design targets for first LTE deployments include: high speed mobile broadband access in unpaired spectrum. LTE TDD is gaining market traction in all . Instantaneous downlink peak data rate of at least regions. LTE TDD provides a future-proof 100 Mb/s within 20 MHz allocation (5 bps/Hz) evolutionary path for TD-SCDMA, another 3GPP . Instantaneous uplink peak data rate of 50 Mb/s standard, as widely deployed in China. LTE TDD is (2.5 bps/Hz within a 20MHz uplink allocation) an integral part of the 3GPP standards implementing . Downlink: average user throughput per MHz, 3 to a maximum of commonalities with LTE FDD and 4 times Release 6 HSDPA offering comparable performance characteristics with Evolution to LTE Report June 4, 2012 similarly high spectral efficiency. Within globally IMT-Advanced provides a global platform on which to assigned IMT bands for mobile (broadband) build the next-generations of interactive mobile communication, significant spectrum resources are services that will provide faster data access, suitable for LTE TDD. The largest contiguous bands enhanced roaming capabilities, unified messaging are at 2.3 GHz (100 MHz) and within the 2.6 GHz and broadband multimedia. LTE-Advanced test band (50 MHz according to the CEPT band plan). systems are operating or planned around the world. There are also deployments in 3.5 GHz spectrum. NTT DoCoMo is undertaking field experiments of Due to the demand for radio technologies for LTE-Advanced in Yokosuka and Sagamihara and unpaired bands and based on the commonalities as confirmed the performance of LTE-Advanced using explained above, LTE TDD can exploit global simulators in its R & D center, achieving transmission economies of scale similar to LTE FDD, with a short data rates of approximately 1 Gbps on the downlink time to market and it is likely to become a globally and 200 Mbps on the uplink. accepted technology, providing an excellent evolution SK Telecom plans to launch an LTE Advanced path for TD-SCDMA and WiMAX™ operators. LTE network in 2013. Other operators have announced TDD operator commitments, system maturity and plans to deploy LTE-A in a similar timeframe including eco-system are confirmed in this report. AT&T Mobility, Clearwire, Dish Network, and Sprint.