5G is more comprehensive than 4G LTE, but this improvement is not only reflected in speed, delay and power consumption. The industry believes that the biggest value of the former is that it will connect hundreds of millions of IoT devices. Chip vendors, communications equipment vendors and operators are also 5G products. However, the arrival of 5G does not mean that the LTE network will be eliminated. On the contrary, the number of users of the LTE network will continue to rise in the next few years.
On March 13th, local time, 5G Americas of the American Mobile Communications Industry Association disclosed the data for global mobile use in 2016. They firmly believe that the LTE network will play an important role for a long time.
According to the data, as of the end of 2016, the number of devices connected via LTE networks reached 1.9 billion, and by February this year, the number had exceeded 2 billion. Among them, North America has 300 million LTE users, which is the region with the highest LTE network penetration and market share in the world.
And 5G Americas believes that such data will continue to grow, they said that by 2018, LTE will connect 3 billion devices, and by 2022, after 5G commercial, the number of devices connected via LTE network will soar to 4 billion .
“At the just-concluded MWC 2017, chip vendors, communications equipment vendors and operators are demonstrating 5G-related technology advancements and good experiences. However, at the same time, the evolution of LTE to LTE-Advanced Pro is considered a huge opportunity. "5G Americas President Chris Pearson said so.
So where is this opportunity reflected?
North America leads LTE deployment
Although North America has only 360 million people, its LTE network has reached 298 million users, with a penetration rate of 83% and even 100% in 2018. In contrast, the penetration rate of LTE networks in Western Europe is 47%, and the penetration rate in Oceania, East Asia and Southeast Asia is only 46%.
In addition to penetration rates, the LTE network market share in the US and Canada is also the highest, reaching 65%, while the shares in Oceania, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Western Europe are 41% and 35%, respectively. This set of data shows that North America is in an absolute leading position in the coverage of LTE networks. Let's take a look at the following set of data:
In North America, the number of LTE users increased from 61 million to 298 million in the fourth quarter of 2015 to the fourth quarter of 2016;
At the end of 2021, North American connected equipment will reach 452 million connections (including M2M);
In terms of 5G, there will be 11 million 5G devices in North America in 2021, which can account for 44% of the world.
Latin America has a lot of room to rise
Jose Otero, Director of Latin America and the Caribbean, 5G Americas, said, “In 2016, many countries in the region reduced their spending by reducing mobile wireless lines. However, even under these difficult conditions, LTE networks are still the fastest growing mobile technology. Operators deployed in some countries in Latin America have achieved double-digit growth in LTE services," he added. "This year we also saw LTE-A gradually covering these areas, such as the British Virgin Islands. Brazil and Peru are all participating in the LTE-A test."
As of the end of 2016, Latin America's LTE market share has increased from 7.7% in 2015 to 17%, more than double the year-on-year.
There are 699 million mobile users in Latin America;
Among them, LTE users were 119 million, an increase of 65 million compared with the fourth quarter of 2015;
It is estimated that by the end of 2017, the number of LTE users will reach 171 million (including M2M) and have a 24% share;
By the end of 2021, LTE will connect 449 million devices (including M2M).
In fact, except for North America, other countries in the world are not ideal for the deployment of LTE networks, and operators obviously will not stop investing in the construction of LTE network facilities.
Global status
“Over the global market, LTE users grew by an overall 74% from the end of 2015 to the end of 2016. It can be seen that North America is a global leader in the deployment of LTE networks,†said KrisTIn Paulin, senior analyst at 5G Americas. Explanation.
The global mobile cellular connection equipment is 7.6 billion, while LTE only accounts for 1.9 billion;
Last year, the number of LTE users increased by 818 million, an increase of 74%;
By the end of this year, the number of LTE devices will reach 4.7 billion (predicted to include M2M);
It is estimated that by the end of 2021, LTE's global market share will be 53%.
This set of data also shows that LTE networks will continue to have strong growth momentum in the future. Even after the commercialization of 5G networks in 2020, LTE will continue to play an important role. This is why Qualcomm, Intel and even ZTE are willing to work in LTE-A. The main reason for making an investment.
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