REPORT:  Status  of  the  LTE  Ecosystem  March  19,  2014    This report by the GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) confirms that 1,563 LTE user devices have been launched in the market by 154 suppliers, and provides an analysis of the main developments and trends. LTE is a mainstream communications system technology with global acceptance backed with a huge industrial commitment and supported by a mature and rapidly expanding devices eco-system. LTE is the fastest developing mobile communications system technology ever.      © GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) www.gsacom.com Join the discussions in our LinkedIN groups GSA: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2313721 LTE1800: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3129390 LTE TDD: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3978061 LTE User Devices: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4146472 APT700 band: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4759091

1,563 LTE User Devices GSA monitors and researches worldwide mobile broadband developments and publishes facts, statistics and trends. 275 LTE networks are commercially launched globally. GSA forecasts this will rise to 350 networks by end 2014 (see GSA’s Evolution to LTE report). There were 200.1 million LTE subscriptions globally by December 31, 2013. 1,563 LTE user devices including frequency and carrier variants are announced by 154 suppliers according to GSA’s latest research. 742 new LTE devices were launched in the past year, representing 90% YoY growth. The number of suppliers increased by 58% to 154 in the same period (March 2013 = 97 suppliers). LTE devices address all product segments – see chart below:

1,563 LTE user devices - form factors March 2014 © GSA – Global mobile Suppliers Association Smartphones are the largest LTE device category. 636 smartphones are announced, including operator and frequency variants, representing 40.6% share of all LTE device types. LTE-connected tablets and personal hotspots are both fast-growing segments. Most devices operate in the FDD mode. However, 387 devices now support LTE TDD mode (TD-LTE).

LTE user devices growth © GSA – Global mobile Suppliers Association

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LTE network operating frequencies LTE networks are operating in many bands (see chart “Spectrum used in LTE networks (FDD and TDD deployments)” via the link on http://www.gsacom.com. The table below confirms which bands are most supported by the devices ecosystem. Several devices are multiband and/or multimode.

LTE FDD 1800 MHz band 3 589 devices 2600 MHz band 7 582 devices 2100 MHz band 1 423 devices 800 MHz band 20 392 devices 800/1800/2600 tri-band 340 devices AWS band 4 334 devices 700 MHz bands 12 or 17 327 devices 850 MHz band 5 282 devices 700 MHz band 13 275 devices 900 MHz band 8 246 devices 1900 MHz band 2 169 devices 1900 MHz band 25 97 devices

LTE TDD 2600 MHz band 38 278 devices 2300 MHz band 40 269 devices 1900 MHz band 39 125 devices 2600 MHz band 41 120 devices 3500 MHz band 42,43 17 devices

Note 1: Manufacturers have not declared operating frequencies or fallback modes for some products Note 2: Certain products are carrier or country specific and are therefore not available in all markets LTE / 3G fallback support

• 1,130 LTE devices also operate on either HSPA, HSPA+ or DC-HSPA+ networks

• 570 LTE devices support DC-HSPA+ • 359 LTE devices also support EV-DO • 105 LTE devices also support TD-SCDMA

99% of LTE phones are multimode/3G capable

36% of LTE phones support DC-HSPA+ 93% of LTE tablets are multimode/3G capable

26% of LTE tablets support DC-HSPA+

Category 4 devices LTE UE device Category 4 offers an enhanced user experience supporting a peak downlink data rate up to 150 Mbps and peak uplink up to 50 Mbps. Operators in at least 25 countries have

commercially launched or are deploying networks that support Cat 4 devices. 233 devices support Category 4, which is about 15% of all LTE devices. Category 6 devices LTE-Advanced systems operate in spectrum allocations wider than 2 x 20 MHz used in most LTE deployments. Many operators are engaged in LTE-Advanced deployments. Most support user devices up to Category 4 using the full 20 MHz of spectrum. LTE-Advanced 300 Mbps systems (with Category 6 devices) represent a further gain by combining 40 MHz of paired spectrum using carrier aggregation. The first commercially launched 300 Mbps LTE-Advanced service was confirmed in February 2014. Within the 1,563 total of LTE devices confirmed in this report, 3 devices support Category 6. VoLTE devices GSA monitors the VoLTE ecosystem. Initially operators have deployed VoLTE for delivering HD voice for LTE users. VoLTE requires an LTE core and radio network and the user terminal supports SIP-based voice services, i.e. IP based communication services over an IMS core network. So to support VoLTE, operators need new LTE smartphones which incorporate chipsets that enable the VoLTE service over IMS, as well as having new software in the phone. 57 phones including carrier and frequency variants support VoLTE. 1800 MHz: most popular LTE band 1800 MHz is the most popular spectrum for LTE deployments and is used in 43% of commercially launched LTE networks globally. GSA believes that 1800 MHz (3GPP band 3) will continue as the prominent band for LTE network deployments for the foreseeable future and be the major enabling band for international LTE roaming services. 589 LTE1800 (band 3) user devices are announced. 356 LTE1800 devices have been introduced over the past year. GSA confirms 1800 MHz (band 3) is the best supported band by device manufacturers and has the largest device ecosystem. Smartphones (260 devices) represent 44% of the total today, and tablets (44 devices) have over 7% share. For the current worldwide market situation of LTE network deployments using 1800 MHz spectrum see GSA’s Status of the Global LTE1800 Market report – download via the link on http://www.gsacom.com

LTE TDD devices In 3GPP it was decided from the beginning that LTE should support both FDD and TDD modes with the minimum possible difference between the two modes. The emphasis has been on leveraging synergies between the modes to the largest extent possible. The result is that almost all parts of the LTE specifications are the same for both FDD and TDD. Although the majority of LTE devices have been produced for use on FDD spectrum, aligning with the scale of FDD network deployments, the availability of LTE user devices for TDD systems is growing strongly, as shown below. For the current worldwide LTE TDD market situation including network deployments and commercial launches see GSA’s Status of the Global LTE TDD Market report – download via the link on www.gsacom.com 387 devices (221 more than a year ago) can operate in LTE TDD mode, supporting the growing number of LTE operators using unpaired spectrum. LTE TDD devices are available in all form factors – see chart below.

387 LTE TDD user devices - form factors © GSA – Global mobile Suppliers Association Bands 38 (2.6 GHz) and 40 (2.3 GHz) have the largest choice of terminals.

• Terminal support for band 38 is 72% • Terminal support for band 40 is 69% • Terminal support for band 41 is 31% • Terminal support for band 39 is 32%

There is a growing choice of multiband and dual mode FDD-TDD devices, e.g. the band 7/40 combination is supported in 129 devices, and the band 3/38 combination is supported in 123 devices. Several operators are committed to deploying LTE TDD systems in 3.5 / 3.6 GHz spectrum (bands 42, 43), representing an exciting and important global opportunity for the industry. GSA encourages all chipset and user device manufacturers to support bands 42, 43 in their product roadmaps. 17 user devices in bands 42/43 have been announced.

APT700 Adoption of the APT700 band plan (698-806 MHz) by many countries across APAC and Latin America confirms the strong momentum and represents a major opportunity for global spectrum harmonization for LTE systems, paving the way for ensuring the greatest economies of scale for devices and capacity for mobile broadband, and roaming. APT700 FDD band plan (3GPP Band 28)

2 x 45 MHz plus guard band • 703-748 MHz for the uplink • 10 MHz guard band • 758-803 MHz for the downlink APT700 TDD band plan 703-803 MHz (Band 44) The FDD plan configuration (Band 28) has attracted the most support. GSA is not aware of any country or regulator anywhere in the world adopting or recommending allocation of spectrum according to Band 44 (the TDD band plan). APT700 spectrum has been allocated to operators in several markets including Australia, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand, and Taiwan where LTE-enabled mobile broadband networks using band 28 spectrum are now being built. On September 23, 2013 Telstra, GSM Association and GSA launched a joint promotion of the APT700 spectrum band for 4G/LTE networks. This band is already identified for use in markets covering more than 2 billion people. The aim is to highlight further the many socio-economic benefits of greater global alignment around this band. Press release http://www.gsacom.com/news/gsa_389.php The first commercial APT700 (band 28) user devices have now been launched in the market. On January 24, 2014 Telstra announced successful completion of the world’s first APT700 call. For more information, visit/log in to http://www.gsacom.com and download Telstra Announces The World's First APT700 MHz Call

The APT700 zone on the GSA website facilitates information sharing and news updates on the worldwide progress of the APT700 band plan. Click on the APT700 zone banner on the GSA’s home page or go direct to http://www.gsacom.com/apt700

A series of seminars and briefings on APT700 have taken place in several regions, including at ITU Telecom World 2013 and during MWC2014. Presentations and white papers from the leading industry players are available to download from the APT700 zone, plus additional related resources. Further events and discussions are planned throughout the coming year, including at CommunicAsia 2014 (Singapore, June 17-21, 2014) where the President of GSA will give a keynote presentation on the future development of spectrum for telecommunications in Asia. Telstra will also be contributing to the discussions at CommunicAsia on the speaker panel. CommunicAsia 2014 programme: http://www.communicasia.com/index.php/conference/conference-programme/conference-day-2-wednesday-18-june-2014/ Join the APT700 band LINKEDIN group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4759091

Devices analysis using GAMBoD GSA’s database of 1,563 LTE user devices is available to authorized users of our GAMBoD analysis tool. GAMBoD - GSA Analyzer for Mobile Broadband Devices, is a unique search and analysis tool developed by GSA for mobile broadband devices, allowing searches of GSA’s devices databases by supplier, form factor, features, peak downlink and uplink speeds, and operating frequency. Results are presented to the user in list form, or in a spreadsheet or charts. Charts may be inserted into documents or presentations, subject to citing GSA as the source. An RSS feed can be set up by users to alert them to when GSA adds new devices to our databases.

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With GAMBoD-LTE, search 1,563 LTE devices by:

• Manufacturer name • Product model number or name • Form factor • FDD spectrum selector bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7,

8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25 and 28. • TDD spectrum selector bands 38, 39, 40, 41,

42, and 43. • Support for Cat 4 and Cat 6 devices • VoLTE devices • 3G fallback technology supported: HSPA, or

HSPA+, or DC-HSPA+, or EV-DO, or TD-SCDMA

Access to GAMBoD is available only to qualified website users, which GSA defines as being: • registered site users who are employees of

the GSA Member companies • registered site users who are employees of

network operators (mobile or fixed) • registered site users who are employees of

“Associate of GSA” enterprises (see below) In all cases, users must have registered on the GSA website using their corporate email address. ASSOCIATE of GSA GSA offers medium and large-size enterprises including consultancies, analysts, manufacturers

(non-GSA members), test houses, etc. the opportunity to become an “Associate of GSA” with the main benefit of receiving a licence for its employees worldwide to use the GAMBoD tools and databases, subject to the published terms of use for GAMBoD. “Associate of GSA” is not a GSA membership category. The annual fee for an enterprise to subscribe as an “Associate of GSA” on behalf of all its employees is only GBP 2,500.00. Benefits commence on receipt of payment. Regulatory authorities can also benefit by subscribing as an Associate of GSA, thereby gaining access to GAMBoD, which allows those who are shaping policy to fully appreciate developments, trends and the current status of the devices ecosystem for mobile broadband services, including 4G/LTE systems. See www.gsacom.com/news/gsa_368.php and download the referenced document. To apply on behalf of your company to become an Associate of GSA, thus enabling access for all of your employees to GAMBoD, please send your email to marketing@gsacom.com

Membership of GSA is open to any supplier of products, systems or services related to the mobile industry and brings many benefits including access to GAMBoD. The range of benefits includes enhanced discussion, networking and influencing opportunities on the key industry topics, and unique promotional/visibility opportunities for your company name, capabilities, positioning and messages. More details can be found at www.gsacom.com/about/join.php4 A member company may also have up to four pieces of corporate collateral (e.g. white papers, presentations or joint-branded papers) promoted on the GSA home page in each membership year to GSA’s large, global, targeted industry user base, which includes over 62,000 registered site users from network operators, analysts and consultancies, media, regulators, governments, suppliers, universities and institutes, automotive and transportation sectors, health, digital media, energy and utility industries. GSA publishes a summary of the number of downloads of the most popular Member’s papers. The results are impressive – for example, in Q4 2013 six papers achieved more than 600 downloads and one achieved 1,320 downloads, by directly addressing the key industry audiences reached via GSA’s website and presence on social networks. In 2013 another Member’s white paper achieved 2,142 downloads. For more details log in to www.gsacom.com and follow the link to “Top 10 GSA Members papers.” Over 19,000 follow GSA on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. GSA membership represents excellent value for money and return on investment for delivery to your target audiences compared to most conference sponsorship, as shown in the chart below.

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