LTE subscribers up 478%, says Maravedis report

MONTREAL – The worldwide LTE industry recorded a five-time increase in subscribers quarter-over-quarter, according to new research from Maravedis.In its 4GCounts Quarterly Report, the Montreal-based research firm found that the subscriber increase for LTE and WiMAX was 478% and 14% respectively, from the first quarter of the year through the end of June 2011.At the end of Q2 2011, there were 177 operators worldwide committed to FDD-LTE, 21 operators committed to TD-LTE, 20 operators that have commercially launched FDD LTE, and four operators that have conducted trials of both TD-LTE and FDD-LTE. TD-LTE subscribers' uptake will start in 2013 onwards, based on commercial...