LTE smartphone shipments will grow nine-fold by 2016, researchers say

. Smartphones with high-speed LTE connectivity are still in the minority of devices currently in use, but probably won't be the case for long. Per Digitimes, the Taiwanese Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute research firm is projecting that LTE smartphones will total 586 million in 2016, more than nine times the 64 million smartphones projected to ship in 2012. It seems that 2013 will be the real tipping point for LTE smartphones as shipments are expected to nearly triple to 188 million units next year, the highest year-over-year percentage increase in MIC's projections.

Boy Genius Report , LTE smartphone shipments will grow nine-fold by 2016, researchers say, LTE smartphone shipments will grow nine-fold by 2016, researchers say