[Strategy Analytics]: 88M LTE Connections Now, 1.6B by 2017

Yet another forecast regarding the number of LTE connections (see also "[ABI]: 103M LTE-Enabled Devices Now, 785M by 2017" - here see table below for more).

A report by Phil Kendall (pictured), Director of the Wireless Operator Strategies, Strategy Analytics, predicts that ".. Explosive growth in the last quarter helped to make 2012 a breakthrough year for LTE services as connections in the dominant markets of South Korea, the USA and Japan rocketed". 

"There were 88 million connections on LTE networks at the end of 2012, with Strategy Analytics predicting this number will grow to 322 million in 2013 and 1.6 billion in 2017 ..18 percent of the total market generating over 40 percent of service revenues".

The table below shows forecast from a number of analyst for the size of the LTE market:

Analyst	Date Published	LTE Connections 2012	Forecast	Post/ Release
Strategy Analytics	Jan 8, 2013	88M	1.6B/ 2017
ABI Research	Jan 4, 2013	103M	785M/ 2017	Here
Infonetics Research	Dec  5, 2013	51M		Here
Global  Industry  Analysts	Aug 31, 2012		1.46B/ 2018	Here
iSupply	Aug 29, 2012	73.3M	1.2B/ 2016	Here
Pyramid Research	Aug 9, 2012		802M/ 2017	Here
Juniper Research	Nov 8,2011		428M/ 2016	Here
Informa	Nov 8, 2011		613M/ 2016	Here

See "4G LTE Connections to Hit 1.6 Billion in 2017" - here.