LTE Mobile Broadband to Generate $70bn in Revenues Within 5 Years According to Juniper Research

BASINGSTOKE, England - LTE next generation technology is set to revolutionise mobile broadband
services with dramatically increased speeds for both businesses and consumers
over the next five years, a new study from Juniper Research concluded.

The Juniper Research report found that revenues from LTE mobile broadband
subscribers will exceed $70 billion globally by 2014.

Broadband Consumer Electronics Devices

Juniper Research found that this exciting technology will create a new
connected era for devices such as portable games consoles and digital
cameras, with vendors already eyeing the prospects. In this way, LTE will
bridge the gap between the mobile and consumer electronics worlds.

Challenges Ahead

However, the report determined that there are several open issues that
need addressing before the market takes off. Report author Howard Wilcox
cautioned: “LTE will offer broadband speeds of up to 100mbit/s or more: this
is at least five times faster than the best mobile broadband now and around
20 times faster than most people experience via fixed DSL. The challenge for
mobile operators is how to make profits yet keep prices attractive enough for
subscribers to sign up. It’s all about the business case.”

Further findings include:

- LTE’s main markets will be the developed nations of North America,
Western Europe, the Far East and China, which together will account for 90%
of the market by 2014.

- Mobile commerce and payments, the mobile web and the need to return to
economic growth will all drive mobile broadband.

- Although the recession could have short term impact, LTE’s longer term
prospects should not be adversely affected.

Juniper Research provides a balanced assessment of the opportunity
represented by the rapidly developing and very topical LTE mobile broadband
technology. The report includes a comprehensive six year forecasting suite of
critical figures, data and analysis on enterprise and consumer subscriber
take-up, devices, network access via dongles, cards and embedded capability,
chipset shipments, ARPUs and service revenues. The report also evaluates the
key mobile operators and vendors pioneering in this developing market.

Whitepapers and further details of the study, “LTE Mobile Broadband
Strategies: Consumer & Enterprise Markets; Devices & Chipsets 2009-2014″ can
be freely downloaded from www.juniperresearch.com. Alternatively
please contact John Levett at john.levett@juniperresearch.com, telephone
+44(0)1256-830002.

Juniper Research provides research and analytical services to the global
hi-tech communications sector, providing consultancy, analyst reports and
industry commentary.

Source: Juniper Research Ltd

Please contact John Levett at john.levett at juniperresearch.com, telephone +44(0)1256-830002.