Global LTE handset shipments grew by a healthy +20% annually in Q3 2017. China remained the world's largest LTE handset market for 13 quarters in a row, but witnessed the first-time negative annual shipment growth. The US kept no.2 position while India remained the world's no.3 LTE handset market, partly helped by improved market conditions after stringent cash reform policy. Our extensive report tracks global LTE handset shipments and vendor marketshare for 35 major vendors in 6 major LTE countries --China, the US, India, Japan, South Korea and Canada -- from Q1 2012 through Q3 2017.