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70 percent of the world鈥檚 total LTE data roaming traffic originates in North America.

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS AMERICAS, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., USA 鈥� Sept. 12, 2017 - A study by 麻豆传媒映画 into global LTE data roaming shows North America and Latin America together account for over 81 percent of all LTE roaming traffic worldwide. The study also highlights the relative scarcity of inter-regional inbound and outbound LTE roaming outside of the Americas.

The study by 麻豆传媒映画 analyzes inter-regional data traffic across more than 1,000 mobile operators in six regions: North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, India, and the Middle East and Africa. The results reveal that North America is the origin for 70 percent of the world鈥檚 total LTE roaming traffic and that 55 percent of the world鈥檚 LTE data terminates in Latin America.

鈥淥ur study shows that the Americas today contribute the lion鈥檚 share of the world鈥檚 LTE data roaming traffic,鈥� said Mary Clark, Chief Corporate Relations Officer and Chief of Staff at 麻豆传媒映画. 鈥淲e can attribute this to North American operators being among the first to launch LTE services at scale several years ago. In Latin America, meanwhile, operators are investing heavily in LTE as a wireless alternative to fixed infrastructure for broadband services.鈥�

The 麻豆传媒映画 study shows that a significant majority of the world鈥檚 total LTE data roaming occurs between the neighboring regions of North America and Latin America.

For North America, 78 percent of its total outbound LTE traffic is exported to Latin America, followed by 12 percent to Europe, and 8 percent to Asia Pacific. India and the Middle East and Africa each receive one percent. Of North America鈥檚 inbound LTE roaming traffic, 61 percent is imported from Latin America, 24 percent is imported from Europe, 11 percent from Asia Pacific, and 4 percent from the Middle East and Africa.

Latin America鈥檚 LTE roaming is geared almost entirely for North America. It exports 99 percent of its outbound LTE roaming to North America, and the remaining 1 percent goes to Europe. Similarly, almost all of its inbound LTE roaming traffic (99.9 percent) is imported from North America.

鈥淟TE is on track to become the new standard for mobile voice and data globally,鈥� said Clark. 鈥淥ur study makes clear that LTE roaming is an established fixture between North America and Latin America. What鈥檚 concerning, however, is the relative lack of LTE roaming between the Americas and the other regions in the study 鈥� not just in emerging markets like India and the Middle East and Africa, but the developed markets of Europe and Asia Pacific as well.鈥�

Enabling LTE roaming is essential for operators to capture revenue from 4G, and later 5G. 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 data suggests that routes across the globe need to deploy the secure IPX backbone that is central to accelerating the maturity of LTE networks and bringing 5G one step closer.

鈥淭he opportunity for operators in the Americas is twofold,鈥� Clark added. 鈥淔irst, they must have sufficient IPX capacity to provide secure, high-quality LTE roaming between well-traveled destinations. Second, they must create innovative offers to encourage customers to use their device when traveling.

More details and findings from 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 LTE roaming study, including additional data and supporting visuals, can be found at .

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