Long term evolution" redirects here. For the biological concept, see Evolution and E. coli long-term evolution experiment.

Adoption of LTE technology as of February 15, 2014.

  Countries and regions with commercial LTE service

  Countries and regions with commercial LTE network deployment on-going or planned

  Countries and regions with LTE trial systems (pre-commitment)

LTE, an acronym for Long-Term Evolution, commonly marketed as 4G LTE, is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. It is based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies, increasing the capacity and speed using a different radio interface together with core network improvements.^[1][2] The standard is developed by the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) and is specified in its Release 8 document series, with minor enhancements described in Release 9