There are:
•• 884 operators actively investing in LTE, including those evaluating/
testing and trialling LTE and those paying for suitable spectrum licences
(excludes those using technology neutral licences exclusively for 2G or
3G services).
•• 769 operators running LTE networks providing mobile and/or FWA
services in 225 countries worldwide.
•• 194 commercial VoLTE networks in 91 countries and a total of 262
operators investing in VoLTE in 120 countries.
•• 304 launched or launched (limited availability) LTE-Advanced networks
in 134 countries. Overall, 335 operators are investing in LTE-Advanced
technology in 141 countries.
•• Ten launched networks that support user equipment (UE) at Cat-18 DL
speeds within limited geographic areas, and one supporting Cat-19 (in
a limited area).
•• 228 operators with TDD licences and at least 164 operators with
launched LTE-TDD networks.
•• 151 operators investing in NB-IoT in 72 countries; of these, 98 NB-IoT
networks are deployed/launched in 53 countries. 62 operators are
investing in LTE-M/Cat-M1 in 36 countries; of these, 38 LTE-M/Cat-M1
networks are deployed/commercially launched in 26 countries.
•• 296 operators in 100 countries have launched with limited availability,
deployed, demonstrated, are testing or trialling, or have been licensed
to conduct field trials of mobile 5G or FWA 5G.
•• 56 operators in 32 countries have announced the deployment of 5G
within their live network.
•• 39 operators have announced 3GPP 5G service launches (or limited
service launches).