According to the 4G Americas industry body, LTE and HSPA accesses have put North America at the forefront of the mobile revolution, and are set to keep it there.

In a press release on the 14th march 2012, 4G Americas reported that HSPA mobile broadband technologies in North America passed 100 million connections last year (Source; Informa) and that 2 million LTE subscriptions were added in the last quarter of 2011 alone.

“The Americas region truly is a success story for many reasons,” stated Chris Pearson, President of 4G Americas. “Before the end of this year, more than one billion total subscriptions will be achieved for wireless technologies and the 3GPP family of technologies will comprise 78 percent of the market… the U.S. has become the global leader for advanced technologies and Latin America is quickly adopting these technologies as well.”

(Reproduced by kind permission of 4G Americas)

The 4G Americas news release also highlights the continued support for 3GPP systems in Latin America - with its 95% market share of all mobile connections in the region. See the news release on line...

About 4G Americas:

Unifying the Americas through Mobile Broadband Technology
4G Americas is an industry trade organization composed of leading telecommunications service providers and manufacturers. The organization's mission is to promote, facilitate and advocate for the deployment and adoption of the 3GPP family of technologies throughout the Americas. 4G Americas contributes to the successful commercial rollout of 3GPP mobile broadband technologies across the Americas and their place as the No. 1 technology family in the region. The organization aims to develop the expansive wireless ecosystem of networks, devices, and applications enabled by GSM and its evolution to LTE. 4G Americas is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., with an office for Latin America and the Caribbean in Dallas.

More information is available at www.4gamericas.org.


Contact:
4G Americas
Vicki Livingston
vicki.livingston@4gamericas.org