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LTE Connections Hit 1.1 Billion Worldwide, 5G Americas Says

LTE connections climbed to 1.1 billion worldwide based on data by Ovum, with North America contributing 237 million connections, 5G Americas said Tuesday. The data is from Q4. Sixty-nine commercial LTE networks were deployed in the U.S. and Canada, the…

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group said. “It is no surprise that LTE has become the standard mobile technology for the North America region and continues to flourish as more consumers are adopting the technology year after year,” said Chris Pearson, president of 5G Americas, in a news release. “The rapid increase in LTE connections, not only in North America but worldwide, is leading the industry on the right track to the commercial standardized deployment of 5G in 2020 and beyond.”