This IDC study uses the IDC MarketScape model to provide an assessment of six vendors participating in the worldwide LTE equipment market. The IDC MarketScape is an evaluation based on a comprehensive framework and a set of parameters that assess vendors relative to one another and to those factors expected to be most conducive to success in a given market during the short and the long term.

"With nearly all mobile operators migrating or planning to migrate to LTE, success in LTE is crucial to the future of network equipment vendors providing radio equipment," said John Byrne, research director, Wireless Network Infrastructure. "To thrive, vendors must provide a strong mix of technological execution, cost-efficiency, and a future portfolio that can scale to meet ever-increasing demands from mobile operators and their consumer and enterprise customers."