Telecom Lead India: With ever increasing smartphone
penetration rates and a host of new devices such as tablets, netbooks, MIDs and
increasingly powerful smartphones the need for mobile broadband is at an all
time high and is set to reach $111 billion in 2012.
MarketResearch.com, in its report said that the mobile
broadband market is flourishing with increased attention and recognition by an
ever growing number of businesses, governments, emergency services (Public
Safety), and consumers.
With the introduction of newer technologies such as WiMAX
and LTE combined as 4G the mobile broadband industry is on the brink of significant
growth.
Visiongain, a market analysis firm believes that in the
next five years the mobile broadband market will continue to expand on a global
level.
The research study predicts that the convergence of
several factors such as cheap pricing plans and the emerging availability of
LTE technologies will augment the growth of mobile broadband.
With many handsets already capable of using mobile
broadband technologies, operators are poised to see an explosion in subscribers
eager to move into the 4G era.
Visiongain believes that by the year 2017, 4G LTE
technology would act as a principal source to connect to mobile broadband in
the developed world, whereas 3G shall be the prominent technology in developing
countries.
LTE / 3G impact: Mobile broadband speeds up 9% to 14 Mbps
The average advertised maximum download speed increased
significantly over the last 3 months, due to LTE deployment and 3G upgrades to
HSPA/HSPA+ technologies.
Strategy Analytics analysis showed that the average advertised maximum download
speed now stands at over 14 Mbps, an increase of over nine percent in the past
quarter.
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