Studie - The LTE business case: networks

Almost all of the main CDMA and GSM/UMTS operators have announced their commitment to deploy LTE technology. However, even for 3GPP players, the introduction of LTE services is not as 'smooth and natural' as claimed.

Executive summary

In a nutshell

Ovum view

Key messages

About the LTE business case

Overview of LTE/SAE architecture

Background

LTE vision

The facts

Key criteria that will impact operators’ LTE/SAE business plans

Various migration paths to LTE

LTE: the future single mobile broadband technology

LTE: a ‘natural’ path for UMTS/HSPA operators?

LTE is to UMTS what UMTS was to GSM

What can be done by vendors to facilitate the introduction of LTE/SAE?

The deployment of LTE-ready base stations

Vendors are developing software upgrades for mobile core equipment

Support for voice services in an LTE/SAE environment

The role of HSPA+: a facilitator for LTE introduction or a competitor?

Strategies for CDMA operators

What can be done by vendors to facilitate the introduction of LTE/SAE for CDMA operators?

LTE: progressive rollout will be the rule

Starting with ‘hot zones’ in urban areas before moving to wider deployment

NTT DoCoMo in Japan

Key parameters for practical LTE network rollout

High-level spectrum-related parameters

Network-infrastructure-related parameters









List of Tables

Table 1: Table 1 Selected parameters that will affect the LTE business case (non exhaustive list)













List of Figures

Figure 1: High-level view of LTE/SAE network architecture

Figure 2: LTE/SAE to fix the distortion between the expected rise of mobile data traffic and the growth in revenues

Figure 3: The different theoretical technological evolution paths

Figure 4: LTE commitments from 3GPP & 3GPP2 operators

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