Canadian market research firm IE Market Research Corporation (IEMR) forecasts that global GPS/LBS devices shipments will rise from 526.3 million in 2011 to 946.7 million in 2015 for a CAGR of 15.8%.”
GPS/LBS Devices Shipments to Rise 15.8% per Year until 2015
“The key driver behind GPS Navigation adoption will be smartphones-- we forecast that global shipments of smartphones with GPS/LBS capability will increase from 297.7 million in 2011 to 604.9 million in 2015. This is the biggest growth among all the categories of GPS/LBS devices,” said Nizar Assanie, Vice President Research at IEMR.
confirms 208 operators are now investing in LTE, which is 9
LTE is the fastest developing mobile system technology ever. GSA has again raised its market outlook and now anticipates that at least 81 LTE networks will be in commercial service by end 2012
A further 54 operators in 20 more countries are engaged in LTE technology pilot trials or tests
LTE networks are launched in 14 countries: Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Lithuania, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Sweden, USA, and Uzbekistan.