Study: 32 million LTE subscribers by 2013
By Will Park on Friday, June 20th, 2008 at 7:14 PM PST In Announcements, Research
There’s no doubt that LTE is the 4G network of choice the world over. With CDMA-based networks like Verizon (NYSE: VZ) even planning to switch to the GSM evolution pathway for their future network, it seems that LTE is the way to go. As such, ABI Research has released a new study that projects 32 million worldwide LTE subscribers by 2013.
That means we could see 32 million subscribers signing up with LTE data networks in the 2 or 3 years after the 4G data networks are slated to light off. Apparently, 12 million users will be planted in the Asia-Pacific and Western Europe, while North America will be claiming 8 million LTE subscribers.
Sprint (NYSE: S) had better get crackin’ and lock-in their bid to win the hearts and minds of US mobile broadband users before LTE swoops in on their turf.
