LTE Insights Service-LTE in the UK: Deployment Plans, Operator Strategies, Spectrum and Forecasts 2011-2015

With over 7 million subscriptions and a penetration level of over 11 %, the UK is one of the leading mobile broadband markets not only in Western Europe but throughout the world. As a result, the UK was one of the first countries to witness HSPA rollouts over UMTS networks, followed by widespread commercialization of USB dongles and mobile broadband subscription packages. In the UK, a similar adoption strategy was anticipated with the introduction of the 3GPP LTE standard, that is widely endorsed as the next generation and most cost efficient standard for mobile broadband, with over 36 commercial deployments worldwide.  However, spectrum congestion issues have considerably delayed commercial LTE adoption in the UK, putting the UK behind other major mobile broadband markets such as Germany, the U.S, Sweden, Saudi Arabia and South Korea that have already started offering commercial mobile broadband services over LTE. Nonetheless, due to rising pressure from operators, the Government and consumers alike, spectrum auctions are expected by Q4’2012 and commercial commitments expected by Q1’2013. With a number of LTE trials already operating, most notably O2’s recently launched trial in London; LTE adoption is set to become a reality, in the UK, with subscriptions anticipated to reach 8 million by 2015, representing a CAGR of 198.76 % between 2013 and 2015. This report provides insights to the key factors affecting LTE adoption within the UK, including operator strategies and roadmaps, spectrum and regulatory issues and subscriptions forecasts up to 2015, in addition to providing an overview of the current state of the worldwide LTE market.

Additional Details

The Signals and Systems Telecom team follows a thorough process when examining the market under consideration. The primary steps of the process are information gathering, organization and analysis.
The primary sources of the information gathering process are interviews with executives, business professionals, and engineers within the telecommunications industry sector. Secondary data sources are also utilized which include corporate financial performance reports, industry periodicals and trade group reports.
The information is then organized into a database incorporating industry trends, regional policies and demographics. Assigned analysts and query specialists then apply statistical models to forecast industry
trends. The information is then generated in a graphical format to allow quick identification of market developments.

List of Companies Mentioned

•	Arqiva,
•	British Telecom (BT),
•	Vodafone,
•	T-Mobile,
•	Orange,
•	Everything Everywhere,
•	UK Broadband,
•	Verizon Wireless,
•	O2 Telefonica,
•	AT&T,
•	Saudi Telecom Company (STC),
•	Clear Mobitel,
•	PCCW,
•	Nokia Siemens Networks,
•	Huawei,
•	Samsung,
•	Alcatel-Lucent,
•	Cambridge Broadband Networks Limited (CBNL),
•	NEC,
•	European Television Guild

List of Countries Covered

•	UK