Philippines operator Globe Telecom has showcased LTE technologies during its celebration of Innovation Month, Telecompaper.com reported on Sept 2, 2014. During the Globe Innovation Forum (GIF), Globe demonstrated its ongoing proof-of-concept trials on LTE-CA (Carrier Aggregation) and LTE eMBMS (enhanced Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service) or LTE Broadcast. LTE CA has an average throughput of around 220 Mbps with a total 20 MHz of spectrum. Initial tests conducted by Globe in April this year showed a maximum speed of up to 230 Mbps. Globe will commercially launch LTE eMBMS service in 2015 in select areas of the country.