1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

2.1 OVERVIEW
2.2 STRUCTURE OF THIS PAPER

3 WHY LTE BAND 41 IS OPTIMAL FOR ASIA AND GLOBALLY

3.1 OVERVIEW
3.2 BENEFITS OF THE TDD OPTION IN TODAY’S 4G DEPLOYMENTS
3.3 FASTER SPEEDS - CARRIER AGGREGATION OPTIONS WITH LTE BAND 41
3.4 GROWING NUMBER LTE BAND 41 DEPLOYMENTS IN ASIA AND GLOBALLY
3.5 LTE BAND 41 COMPATIBLE DEVICES ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABL
3.6 CASE STUDIES

4 OPTIMAL DEPLOYMENT OF LTE BAND 41 NETWORKS

4.1 2.6 GHZ SPECTRUM BAND RELEASE RECOMMENDATION
4.2 ADDRESSING TDD SYNCHRONISATION ISSUES
4.3 POSSIBLE TRANSITION FROM THE HYBRID 2.6 GHZ BAND PLAN (LTE BANDS 7/38) TO LTE BAND 41

5 THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS ARISING FROM ALLOCATING 2.6 GHZSPECTRUM AND ADOPTING LTE BAND 41

5.1 SPECTRUM DEMAND, CITIES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
5.2 SOURCES OF ECONOMIC BENEFITS FROM MORE SPECTRUM AND BETTER SPECTRUM UTILISATION

6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

7 APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS

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