Communication · 2009

4G LTE

All-IP mobile broadband makes streaming video on a phone routine.

TeliaSonera launched the first commercial LTE networks in Stockholm and Oslo in December 2009. Tens of megabits per second on the move enabled mobile video, maps and ride-hailing, and LTE became the most widely deployed mobile standard.

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Arcs above join it to what it stood on, arcs below to what it led to. The bar places this stretch on the tree's whole timeline.

What it built on 2

Smartphone 2007
3G mobile data 2001

What it led to 2

5G 2019
Streaming overtakes broadcast TV 2025

Related measurements

The dashed line marks when it first worked.

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people Latest: 112 per 100 people (2025) Source: Our World in Data

Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people Latest: 20.1 per 100 people (2025) Source: Our World in Data

Share of people online Latest: 73.6 % (2025) Source: Our World in Data