Market Update: GSM/EDGE, 3G/WCDMA-HSPA, HSPA+, LTE, spectrum refarming, digital dividend, HD voice August 2010

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GSM/3G Market Update – August 9, 2010 Slide no. 1/63

 Representing leading GSM/EDGE, WCDMA-HSPA, LTE suppliers globally
 Promoting GSM/EDGE/WCDMA and evolved systems for successful delivery of
mobile broadband, enhanced multimedia, voice services
 3GPP Market Representation Partner

Mobile broadband growth successes
Facts-based research by GSA
Leveraging strong links in the industry UMTS 900 Global Status
Objective analysis Evolution to LTE-Advanced
GSA surveys, reports, regular updates
Evolution of Network Speeds
LTE Operator Commitments Mobile broadband spectrum
HSPA network deployments/launches EDGE Evolution
WCDMA Network Launches HSPA Evolution (HSPA+)
HSPA Devices availability Digital Dividend
3G Services and Applications 60+ charts, maps
Mobile broadband success stories
EDGE Operators Worldwide
HD Voice enabled by W-AMR


Updated GSA surveys referenced in this report

Digital Dividend Update July 2010

HSPA Devices Survey July 12, 2010 All are available as free
downloads via the links
WCDMA-HSPA Launches Worldwide June 30, 2010 on www.gsacom.com

Related slide decks also
HSPA Operator Commitments June 30, 2010
available on:

Global HSPA+ Network Commitments & Deployments June 30, 2010  Evolution to LTE
 HSPA+
Mobile broadband growth – reports from HSPA operators August 6, 2010  HSPA

60+ maps and charts
3G/WCDMA-HSPA, LTE Fact Sheet July 14, 2010 www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4

Evolution to LTE Information Paper June 7, 2010 Log-in first

UMTS900 Global Status July 12, 2010
Not registered?

HD voice using W-AMR July 6, 2010 It only takes a minute at
www.gsacom.com/php/register_form.php4
EDGE Fact Sheet February 1, 2010


Note: Q2 2010 subscriptions data as at July 23 from Informa Telecoms and Media
GSM/3G Market Update – May 13, 2010 Slide no. no. 5/63
Slide 5/75

GSM/WCDMA successes in all regions

2 billion GSM and WCDMA
subscriptions milestone passed
in APAC region in Q2 2010

Mobile subscriptions growth charts and maps
for all regions and key markets available at
www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4



500 million GSM and WCDMA
in India in Q2 2010




in China in Q2 2010




in CLAC in Q2 2010



Mobile systems evolution steps

Q2 10 market share

TDMA EDGE
EDGE Evolution
3GPP Core GSM/3G
GSM GPRS Network

WCDMA HSDPA/HSUPA HSPA+ 89.7%
PDC

cdma
cdmaOne CDMA2000 9.6%
CDMA2000 EV/DO EV/DO
1x 1x EV/DO Rev 0 Rev A Rev B others
0.7%
2G First Step into 3G 3G phase 1 Evolved 3G
Market share calculated according to subscriptions data as at July 23, 2010 provided by Informa Telecoms & Media



3GPP radio access evolution

LTE Evolution
LTE
HSPA+
HSPA
3G/WCDMA

D/L peak rate 384 kbps 14.4 Mbps 21/28/42/84 Mbps > 150+ Mbps 1 Gbps target




Slide no. 12/63

WCDMA is the leading 3G system globally

Source:
GSA 3G/WCDMA-HSPA Launches Worldwide survey June 30, 2010
www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/wcdma_databank.php4
357 commercial WCDMA operators in 148 countries
• over 75% commercial 3G networks share

Almost 99 % of commercial WCDMA operators have launched HSPA


Mobile broadband is mainstream
GLOBAL economies of scale today with HSPA-enabled mobile broadband
 353 HSPA networks commercially launched in 147 countries

98.8% of commercial WCDMA
networks are HSPA-enabled

HSPA is deployed in all the main
cellular bands

18 UMTS900 networks commercially
launched

HSPA Operator Commitments Survey: GSA – June 30, 2010
ALSO SEE – Global HSPA Update – slide deck – www.gsacom.com



WCDMA subscriptions growth worldwide
 regional breakdown: Q2 10



Well-established mobile broadband eco-system
 2,579 HSPA devices launched by 235 suppliers
 840 HSPA devices launched in past 9 months (48% growth)
 press release www.gsacom.com/news/gsa_305.php4

55% of devices support peak d/link data
speed at least 7.2 Mps

724 HSUPA devices

50 HSPA+ devices

Smartphones (i.e. HSPA with WiFi) is
the main growth device segment

401 UMTS900 devices supporting HSPA
(111% increase since October 2009)

Excluding notebooks and e-book readers, 19% of
HSPA devices operate in the 900 MHz band

GSA HSPA Devices Survey Key Findings - July 12, 2010 www.gsacom.com

Use GAMBoD for further analysis www.gsacom.com/gambod


HSPA devices address all segments in all markets

GSA HSPA Devices Survey Key Findings - July 12, 2010 www.gsacom.com

Use GAMBoD for further analysis www.gsacom.com/gambod



GAMBoD: GSA‟s analysis tool for HSPA devices
www.gsacom.com/gambod

Comprehensive analysis of every launched HSPA device, as confirmed by
GSA’s latest HSPA Devices survey, and personalized to individual needs, can
be undertaken by registered users of GSA member organizations and
network operators using GAMBOD www.gsacom.com/gambod

GAMBOD is a search and analysis tool developed by GSA for mobile
broadband devices (HSPA, HSPA+, LTE) allowing searches by supplier, form
factor, features, peak downlink/uplink speeds, and operating frequency. The
feature support for HD Voice (W-AMR) is now included. Results are
presented as a list or spreadsheet, or in charts which may be inserted into
documents or presentations, subject to accreditation of GSA as the source.
An RSS feed can be activated to alert when new devices are added by GSA
to its database.

Qualification to use GAMBoD:
You need to be employed by a member organization of GSA to use
GAMBOD and have registered on www.gsacom.com with the corporate email
address. GAMBoD is also accessible to network operators who have also
have registered on www.gsacom.com with the corporate email address.



Mobile broadband success stories globally
Reports from operators globally consistently confirm traffic and revenue growth
 Dozens of recent announcements including facts and reports

GSA report - Mobile Broadband Growth www.gsacom.com

www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4



Explosion in mobile data growth predicted
Leading the Mobile Broadband Revolution
Ralph de la Vega, Chairman of the Board, CTIA

 Mobile broadband growth outpaces every other platform**

 Pew estimates that by 2020, mobile devices will be the
primary Internet devices for most people in the world***

 The average smartphone user generates 10 times the
amount of traffic generated by the average non-smartphone
user*
*Source: Cisco, VNI Mobile, 2010 ** Source: CTIA, Written Ex Parte to FCC, Sept. 29, 2009
*** Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, Dec. 2008

 Worldwide Machine-to-Machine devices rise to 412 million
by 2014*

* Source: Juniper Research, Embedded Mobile and M2M Strategies 2009-2014, Jan. 2010



More industry forecasts

 By 2015, there will be 3.5 billion mobile broadband users
around the world, compared to the 500+ million that use it at
present (Ericsson)

 The total data traffic volume in 2015 will be more than 30 times
that of 2010. Operators will need to make capital investments to
increase capacity in order to meet this demand (Analysys Mason)

 Shipments of mobile broadband-enabled consumer products,
which includes e-book readers, mobile digital cameras,
camcorders, personal media players, personal navigation devices
and mobile gaming devices will increase 55-fold between 2008
and 2014 with total shipments reaching 58 million units per year in
2014 (ABI Research)



HSPA+ is the main trend in 2010
 Almost I in 5 HSPA operators commercially launched HSPA+

63 commercial HSPA+ networks
launched in 35 countries
• 53 networks support 21 Mbps peak
• 7 networks support 28 Mbps
• 3 networks support 42 Mbps

By end 2010 GSA anticipates
95 -100 HSPA+ networks will
be in commercial service

Updates on network commitments, launches, ecosystem
Global HSPA+ Network Commitments and Deployments – www.gsacom.com
AND
HSPA+ Overview Slide Deck – www.gsacom.com



HSPA+ entering the mainstream in 2010

HSPA has a strong evolution path HSPA+ eco-system today

50 HSPA+ devices
launched in the market by 11 suppliers



EDGE contributes to mobile broadband success
 Most HSPA networks combine with EDGE

The majority of WCDMA-HSPA networks are complemented with GSM/EDGE for
service continuity in areas where WCDMA-HSPA coverage is not available, to ensure that
users will receive a good experience of most 3G services
279 of 401 HSPA network operator commitments (c. 70%) also committed to EDGE

EDGE can today deliver user data speeds up to 300 kbps peak; more coming with
EDGE Evolution

1,738 HSPA user devices (83%) also support GSM/EDGE
(excluding notebooks and e-book readers)



GSM/EDGE: a global, mature technology
 Over 80% of commercial GPRS networks have committed to EDGE

503 GSM/EDGE commitments in 195
countries
487 commercial GSM/EDGE networks
in 190 countries

Source: GSA EDGE Fact Sheet February 1, 2010
www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/edge_databank.php4#EDGE_Fact_Sheet



EDGE Evolution
 Evolved GERAN: drivers and goals

Operators stress service continuity as being very important

WCDMA evolution to HSDPA is a key driver for EDGE Evolution (GERAN Evolution) since
reducing the performance gap is the priority

EDGE Evolution - potential benefits:
 2 – 3 times increase in EDGE bit rates
 2 – 3 times spectral efficiency gain (for voice & data capacity)
 Halve the latency (roundtrip time)
 All achieved with low impact on the GSM/EDGE network

Standardized in 3GPP Release 7

Leading manufacturers committed



EDGE Evolution peak speeds

 DL speed up to 1.2 Mbps per user expected
 standard enables up to 1.9 Mbps per user
 Dual Carrier first phase implementation 10 TSL per user; standard enables up to 16
TSL per user
 EGPRS-2 DL (REDHOT) level B maximum 118.4 kbps per TSL

 UL speed up to 474 kbps per user, standard enables up to 947 kbps per user
 EGPRS-2 UL (HUGE) level B with maximum 118.4 kbps per TSL
 Peak implementation today 4 TSL per user; standard enables up to 8 TSL per user



Dual Carrier
 The first step in evolving EDGE

Dual Carrier is the first step in evolving EDGE,
bringing the prospect of doubling today’s EDGE
speeds to 592 kbps on existing EDGE-capable
networks. Commercial downlink Dual Carrier
solutions are expected to be introduced in 2009.

EGPRS-2 level B+ is standardized in the newly-
released 3GPP Release 8, providing a wider pulse
shaping filter to enable higher average end user
throughput, and therefore better coverage
compared to level B.

Commercial solutions for EGPRS-2 level B+ in the
downlink are expected to be introduced in 2010.

GSA Information Paper “EDGE Evolution”



UMTS900: HSPA deployed in the 900 MHz band
 Cost reduction in rural/suburban areas
 Improved in-building penetration

UMTS900 operator case study
Elisa, Finland
Increased coverage
Significant CAPEX, OPEX savings
Re-use existing sites
Faster rollout
Improved voice service
Improved in-building penetration

UMTS900 Operator Case Study on Elisa

UMTS900 has an economic motivation –
it is a business decision


Improved user experience of mobile broadband
and voice with UMTS900

UMTS900 operator case study “Site optimization gave customers a kick up in performance
Optus, Australia for 2G service as well as access to UMTS900”

“The extended reach of 900 MHz means we can deliver
better quality and wider coverage across sparsely
populated areas, as well as enhanced depth of coverage”

“UMTS900 has been critical in bringing up the depth of
coverage into people’s homes, so they get a similar
experience in both voice and data coverage, making it a
more economically feasible solution for expansion”

“By having a technology that allows us to get into more
places at a lower cost, we can deliver more services. For
example, we can grow our small and medium business and
consumer market penetration”
UMTS900 Operator Case Study on Optus “Amongst other applications, UMTS900 implementation is a
www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4 case study for how we will utilize new spectrum arising
from the Digital Dividend”



UMTS900 commercialization

Regulatory status

401 UMTS900 devices announced

Updates:
UMTS900 Global Status report
www.gsacom.com



UMTS900 operator insights – Elisa FI

Recommended download – www.gsacom.com

UMTS900 Update: New Operator Insights

Presentation by Dr Eetu Prieur, Elisa Finland
Developing A Fully Inclusive Mobile Broadband
Strategy: Bringing Mobile Broadband To Remote And
Rural Areas

Elisa launched the world's first UMTS900 (HSPA)
system in Finland in November 2007 and are now
upgrading to HSPA+. In his presentation Dr Eetu Prieur
explains why UMTS900 is “a 100% clear go”.



HSPA850 networks in commercial service
 Launched in Australia, The Philippines, Latin America

UMTS850 commercial launch: October 06

World’s largest UMTS 850 network. Telstra's
Next G™ network covers more than 1.9 million
square kilometres. The Next G™ network
provides mobile broadband access to 99 per
cent of Australians, spanning city to country
including many remote coastal and rural
communities (www.telstra.com.au)

Commercial UMTS-HSPA networks launched throughout the
Americas; most operate in the 850 MHz band

A robust UMTS850 ecosystem exists today which includes
940* HSPA devices which operate in the 850 MHz band
(*excluding notebooks and e-book readers)

Source: GSA HSPA Devices survey – July 12, 2010



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+ - - - - - - - - - >



The industry direction is to LTE
- LTE is needed to accommodate huge traffic growth

Year 2010: LTE performance
Peak downlink: > 150 Mbps
Mobile broadband is gaining momentum from Typical user speed: 10-30 Mbps
widespread 3.5G deployments, flat rate data Typical user UL rate: 5-50 Mbps
tariffs, and availability of internet friendly mobiles
Spectrum flexibility
Traffic rising/revenue falling Can use new or re-farmed spectrum, FDD and TDD
Variable channel bandwidth
40x – 100x traffic increase
May need to be supported Improved performance
across several frequency bands Higher capacity, peak and user data rates
Higher bandwidth
Much lower latency
“always on”; enhanced user experience

LTE is essential to take mobile Lower cost
IP-based flat network architecture; Low OPEX
broadband to the mass market High degree of self configuration/optimization
High re-use of assets including sites

Complements 3G/HSPA
Addresses high capacity requirements
Seamless service continuity/multimode devices
Next generation solution for 3GPP and 3GPP2


Charts and maps are available at
110 operators are investing in LTE www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4

80 LTE network commitments
+
30 pre-commitment trials

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


Global LTE commitments

2 LTE systems launched
Sweden and Norway

Up to 22 commercial LTE network launches
anticipated by end 2010 - GSA

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




LTE eco-system is building




Spectrum for LTE deployments

 An operator may introduce LTE in „new‟ bands where it is easier to deploy 10 MHz or 20 MHz
carriers for maximum benefits of using LTE

 2.6 GHz band (IMT Extension band)
 Digital Dividend spectrum 700, 800 MHz
 or in re-farmed existing mobile bands e.g. 850, 900, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2100 MHz

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

 2.6 GHz (for capacity) and DD 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



Other spectrum candidates for LTE

LTE FDD
LTE FDD will most likely in future be deployed in TD- LTE
existing cellular bands too, including:
Early TDD Spectrum for LTE (TTD-LTE)
 850 MHz
 900 MHz  IMT Extension Center Gap 2570–2620 MHz
 AWS (1700/2100 MHz)  2.3 TDD i.e. 2300–2400 MHz Future TDD possibility
 1800 MHz = 3.6 GHz
 1900 MHz
 2100 MHz Future possibilities:
 450 – 470 MHz
 3.6 GHz



2.6 GHz: a key band for LTE in Asia, Europe, MEA

 Telenor and Netcom acquired 2.6 GHz spectrum and are building LTE networks in Norway
 TeliaSonera launched LTE commercial service in Oslo launched on December 15, 2009

 Teliasonera, Elisa and DNA have been granted licences and 2.6 GHz spectrum and will
build LTE networks in Finland

 TeliaSonera Sweden has launched LTE beginning in Stockholm in December 2009; now
continuing deployment in more cities using nationwide 2 x 20 MHz 2.6 GHz spectrum
 Tele2 Sweden and TeleNor Sweden are jointly building an LTE network (Net4Mobility) which
includes spectrum sharing in 900 MHz and 2.6 GHz
 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

Europe: 2.6 GHz spectrum has also been awarded in The Netherlands, Denmark and Germany
More auctions of 2.6 GHz spectrum are planned during 2010-11

Asia: 2.6 GHz spectrum has been awarded in Hong Kong SAR
Consultations, trials on-going in many markets e.g Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, The Philippines
MEA: Deployments, trials underway e.g Saudi Arabia, Jordan, South Africa, UAE



LTE1800 – promising option

LTE1800 operator trials
activity e.g.:

Elisa (FI)
Bouygues Telecom (FR)
Cosmote (GR)

+ several others

Used with permission from Elisa



Digital Dividend spectrum

Digital Dividend refers to the spectrum that becomes freed up as a result of the switchover from
analog to digital terrestrial TV

Digital Dividend spectrum is in the UHF range (200 MHz and 1 GHz) and excellent for
extending mobile broadband to rural and semi-urban areas. This spectrum band offers an
excellent balance between transmission capacity and distance coverage. It has very good
propagation characteristics i.e. improved in-building performance in built-up areas

Digital Dividend offers an unprecedented amount of spectrum which can be utilized for
extending mobile broadband services to all, including to the most rural areas, and to speed up
rollout. By applying the Digital Dividend for mobile broadband services, enormous benefits will
ensue around the world in terms of social impact and increased productivity



Digital Dividend bands

New UHF Digital Dividend spectrum is becoming available in all regions
 Region 1 (Europe, Middle East and Africa) identified 790-862 MHz for mobile services
 Region 2 (Americas) identified 698-806 MHz
 Region 3 (Asia) some countries (China, India, Japan) identified 698-862 MHz; others identified 790-862 MHz



Digital Dividend Update from GSA
 Regulatory plans, auctions, deployments globally
 See GSA‟s Digital Dividend Update
 Free download from www.gsacom.com

Digital Dividend offers an unprecedented amount of
spectrum which can be utilized for extending mobile
broadband services to all, including to the most rural
areas, and to speed up rollout. By applying the Digital
Dividend for mobile broadband services, enormous
benefits will ensue around the world in terms of social
impact and increased productivity

Digital Dividend Update
This report from GSA provides an update of the present
situation in all regions of the world regarding the Digital
Dividend opportunity.

Digital Dividend Update
Published by GSA – July 2010
www.gsacom.com



LTE system design

Downlink based on OFDMA: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access, for
improved spectral efficiency, capacity etc
QPSK, 16QAM and 64QAM modulation schemes supported
Uplink based on SC-FDMA: Single Carrier – Frequency Division Multiple Access.
Technically similar to OFDMA but better suited for uplink from hand-held devices
(battery power considerations)
BPSK, QPSK, 8PSK and 16QAM modulation schemes supported
Designed for both paired and unpaired spectrum use
Designed for FDD and TDD use
Macro-diversity (soft handover) no longer required
Circuit-switched connectivity no longer supported



3GPP 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

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



Voice over LTE



TD-LTE

The LTE market will include TD-LTE as well as FDD systems

The China Mobile TD-SCDMA system covered 284 cities by end 2009. China Mobile had 10.46 million
3G/TD-SCDMA subscribers total at end June 2010 (source MIIT)
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
 China Mobile is showcasing it’s complete end-to-end TD-LTE network at the World Expo in Shanghai
from May 1, 2010
 The TD-LTE dongle supports streaming of 24 simultaneous video streams
at a total data rate of 20 Mbps
 In Ireland, TD-LTE testing has been performed with the authorization of
regulator ComReg under its trial and test licence program

TD-LTE deployment outside China
Spectrum suitable for TD-LTE deployments was recently auctioned in India following the recent BWA
auction. Qualcomm won one slot of 20 MHz TDD spectrum in the 2.3 GHz band covering the key telecom
circles of Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala and will deploy TD-LTE networks in these areas.
www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2010/07/29/qualcomm-announces-collaboration-global-holding-corporation-and-tulip-telec



FDD and TDD modes: comparison

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/SAE Trial Initiative (LSTI)

LSTI is an open initiative driven by vendors
and operators launched in May 2007

Its objectives are to:
• Drive industrialization of 3GPP LTE/SAE
technology
• Demonstrate LTE/SAE capabilities against
3GPP
and NGMN requirements
• Stimulate development of the LTE/SAE
ecosystem
For the latest results, including Proof of Concept
www.lstiforum.org RECOMMENDED Activity, Interoperability Testing, Friendly
Customer Trials, Milestone Plan, etc. download
“Update from LSTI” at www.gsacom.com



Is LTE ready?

 Standards are complete (Release 8 – March 2009)

 LTE has global acceptance by leading operators worldwide – GSM/HSPA operators, leading
CDMA operators, and a leading WiMAX™ operator

 Infrastructure systems are shipping and being installed now

 Spectrum is available to support initial system deployments

 LTE is launched commercially in two markets and is poised for significant expansion in 2010

 LTE consistently performs well, meeting or exceeding expectations



LTE: the 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 will be in the forefront of service introduction

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

 The key spectrum bands for new LTE spectrum are 2.6 GHz and digital dividend bands (700, 800 MHz)
 Re-farmed 1800 MHz spectrum enables LTE1800 to provide 2 times coverage compared to LTE2600

 The LTE TDD mode (TD-LTE) is a real complement to LTE FDD and the perfect choice for providing high
speed mobile broadband access through unpaired radio spectrum.
 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-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)

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

Further information:


Download “Evolution to LTE” for latest updates

Presentation slide deck

www.gsacom.com/gsm_3g/info_papers.php4 www.gsacom.com



Mobile HD voice gaining momentum

3 operators commercially launched mobile HD Voice

Trials announced on a number of networks

Expanding range of HD voice-compatible phones

See GSA’s latest report on HD voice based on the AMR Wideband technology
www.gsacom.com



GSA-organized mobile broadband seminar

Hong Kong
September 6, 2010

Free to attend seminar

Jointly organized by GSA and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTPC)

Top industry speakers

More information, objectives, program, registration details
www.gsacom.com/events/event_267.php4



GSA-organized mobile broadband seminar

London
September 27, 2010

GSA Mobile Broadband Forum: September 27, 2010 (afternoon)

More information, objectives, program, registration details
www.gsacom.com/programs/mobilebroadband.php4

Organized by GSA in association with IIR Mobile Broadband World as part of the Mobile Broadband Strategy Day

Top industry speakers

Delegates need to register (a fee is payable to IIR)
using the "Register Now" link on page www.iir-telecoms.com/I2GS2GSA

GSA members attending Mobile Broadband World conference (Sept 28-29) also qualify for discount
www.iir-telecoms.com/event/mobilebroadband



Key events supported by GSA
The listed upcoming events are endorsed by GSA – discounts available to GSA members for most events
More information and links to organizers’ websites at www.gsacom.com/events/index.php4



GSA on Facebook, LinkedIN, and Twitter

Now on

Invitation to join the GSA Group on LinkedIN
www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2313721
1,205 Members www.facebook.com/pages/Global-mobile-Suppliers-Association-GSA/123462771012551

News, technology and market updates News, technology and market updates

Discussions

Networking
www.twitter.com/gsacom
Subgroups established: UMTS900
LTE1800 449 followers
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News, technology and market updates



Visit the website to download key GSA reports –
free of charge
including EDGE, HSPA, HSPA+, LTE: Networks and devices
Spectrum including Digital Dividend updates, re-farming (900 MHz)
60+ maps, charts at www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4

The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) represents leading GSM/EDGE/WCDMA-HSPA and LTE suppliers, providing trusted,
widely referenced reports, facts, analysis and information explaining market developments and trends. GSA advises governments,
regulators and policy-makers on the optimum conditions for market development. Briefings are given to media and analysts. GSA-
organized seminars facilitate enhanced dialog between operators, members and developer communities. GSA is a 3GPP Market
Representation Partner and co-operates with other key organizations worldwide.
The website www.gsacom.com is targeted to the industry and is the main channel for distribution of information and news. We
welcome visitors to the site from over 200 countries, which today has over 33,000 registered users and grows every day. Over 15,000
reports, surveys, information papers , etc. were downloaded in July 2010.
Website: www.gsacom.com
RSS newfeed: www.gsacom.com/rss/gsanews.php4
GSA LinkedIN Group: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2313721
Twitter: www.twitter.com/gsacom
YouTube: www.youtube.com/GSAMOBILESUPPLIERS
dotMobi: http://gsacom.mobi

For more information on joining GSA
please contact marketing@gsacom.com
or telephone +44 1279 439667


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