in contrast to incumbent operators new market entrants are deploying gigabit fibre networks in cities as they are not restricted by legacy investments in copper networks this is the case with gigaclear and cityfibre in the uk and google fibre in the united states and africa mobile broadband penetration in developing markets is still quite low however with a penetration level of per cent in but mobile broadband is growing fast in these regions in fact growth rates are twice as high as in developed regions figure shows that operators have launched or are planning various lte deployments worldwide of these operators are in developing markets which form a significant proportion of the global operator base figure shows that operators have launched or are planning various ltea deployments worldwide of these operators are in developed markets