14 Million LTE Subs in India by End of 2016

India will end 2015 with 5.8 million 4G Long Term Evolution  subscribers. By the end of 2016, the country will reach a total of 14 million, according to IDC Asia Pacific associate director Shiv Putcha,

The issue is how many of those LTE subscribers will be on the new Reliance Jio 4G  network.

“Without a 2G GSM network to fall back on in all areas, users will be exposed to call drops when they move away from LTE coverage,” Putcha said. “Unless Reliance Jio has blanket LTE coverage immediately at launch, they will be exposed to fundamental risks, which can be mitigated by signing roaming agreements with existing 2G GSM operators”, the analyst added.