Sunday, June 12, 2011

GSA: 37 Vendors with Announced LTE Consumer Devices

A new "Status of the LTE Ecosystem" report published by the GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) finds that 42 manufacturers have announced 137 LTE-enabled user devices, signalling 40% growth in the number of products launched in the past 3 months. The breakdown of LTE devices by form factor is as follows (March 2011 figures in brackets):


Modules = 27 (22)

M-Tablets = 8 (7)

Notebooks/netbooks = 7 (6)

PC Cards = 2 (1)

Smartphones = 9 (6)

Routers (including personal hotspots) = 45 (28)

USB modems/dongles = 39 (28).
http://www.gsacom.com