According to a new report from our Country Share Tracker (CST) service, global LTE phone shipments grew by +54% annually in Q2 2014. The US, Japan and Western Europe continued to witness rapid 4G growth, while new-entrant China rapidly established itself as the second-largest LTE market. Dozens of LTE handset models from Samsung, Apple, LG, ZTE and Sony are now flooding the market. The United States remains by far the world's largest LTE country, boosted by fierce competition among handset vendors and robust carrier subsidies. Our report -- published to clients here -- tracks global LTE handset shipments and vendor marketshare for 17 major vendors in 5 major LTE countries from Q1 2012 through Q2 2014.