Growth momentum is expected to shift to China market.
According to MIC Worldwide Mobile Subscriber database, worldwide LTE subscribers will reach the 205-million milestone in 2Q 2014. There are 238 operators in 101 countries with LTE networks up and running, according to Taiwan's MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), an ICT industry research institute based in Taipei.
Highlights of MIC Worldwide Mobile Subscriber database’s latest LTE research findings include:
Europe:
- 101 commercial LTE networks deployed in 41 countries.
- More than 20.3 million LTE subscribers (May 2014)
- UK EE’s subscribers exceeded 2.9 million and UK Hutchison 3G’s reached 1.7 million in May 2014
America:
- 54 commercial LTE networks deployed in 17 countries.
- 94.5 million LTE subscribers with 46.1% of worldwide share. (May 2014)
- Verizon’s LTE subscriber surpassed 47.9 million and AT&T’s reached 30.2 million in 1Q 2014.
Asia:
- 58 commercial LTE networks deployed in 24 countries.
- 82.7 million LTE subscribers with 40.3% of worldwide share. (May 2014)
- LTE subscribers in Japan reached 40 million while Korea’s hit 30 million in May 2014.
Worldwide LTE Subscribers and Share, Q2 2014 (Units in Thousands)
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Region
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Europe
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America
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Asia
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Oceania
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Africa
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Total
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2Q2014 Subscribers
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20,331
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94,578
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82,748
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7,598
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12
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205,267
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2Q2014 Share
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9.9%
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46.1%
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40.3%
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3.7%
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0.0%
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100%
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Source: MIC Worldwide Mobile Subscriber Database, May 2014
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