LTE
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In this page:The evolution of the Long Term Evolution (LTE). |
4G in the World
ITU established the especifications to determine a technology as 4G. The technology is considered 4G when is recognized as a IMT-Advanced(4G) system.
In October 2010, ITU announced officially LTE-Advanced and WirelessMAN-Advanced, part of IEEE 802.16m Wimax as IMT-Advanced(4G) technologies.
4G (LTE) in the world
In 2022 there were:
Source: GSA
| Million | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA/Canada | 298 | 352 | 430 | 483 | 499 | 512 |
| Latin America/Caribbean | 119 | 202 | 270 | 366 | 407 | 492 |
| Total 4G Mobile Accesses | 1,900 | 3,000 | 4,200 | 5,300 | 6,000 | 6,830 |
Source: 5G Américas and GSA |
4G Speed (MBpS)
Source: Opensignal
Note: Speed is measured, in real place with network holding traffic, by mobile devices in many regions of the world.
Category of LTE equipments
| Categories | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Data Rate Peak (Mbit/s) | DL | 10 | 50 | 100 | 150 | 300 |
| UL | 5 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 75 | |
| Band Width | 20MHz | |||||
| Modulation | DL | QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM | ||||
| UL | 16QAM, 64QAM | QPSK,16QAM, 64QAM | ||||
| 2x2 MIMO | Doesn't support | Mandatory | ||||
| 4x4 MIMO | Doesn't support | Mandatory | ||||
