The number of 4G-LTE mobile connections worldwide is forecast to pass one billion by 2017, according to a new study by GSMA Intelligence, the research arm of GSMA, the international trade body for mobile operators.By 2017, it is expected that 4G will account for about one in eight of the eight billion-plus total mobile connections forecast by that point, up from 176 million 4G connections at the end of 2013.
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