In the process of monitoring the initial adoption of 4G LTE technology, many industry insiders closely watch the few countries where mobile operators are aggressively deploying new networks, offering commercial LTE-enabled devices and enhanced broadband services. In South Korea, the United States, and Japan, the number of LTE subscribers surpassed that of WiMAX subscribers in 4Q11, 1Q12, and 2Q12, respectively. These findings are part of the latest market study by ABI Research, detailing the mobile broadband transition from 3G to 4G technologies. "Japan, South Korea, and the United States used to have strong mobile WiMAX proponents, so while the momentum and future of WiMAX and LTE are clear, it is somewhat surprising to see how long the subscriber crossover has actually taken,” said Phil Solis, research director at ABI Research . In mid-2014, even subscribers to LTE in TDD mode will have surpassed WiMAX subscribers at which point WiMAX subscribers will begin their permanen...
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