Wireless architecture shifts gear!

The term Wireless Network Infrastructure has conventionally been associated with macrocell RAN (Radio Access Network) and mobile core segments of mobile operator networks. However, the scope of the term is expanding as mobile operators increase their investments in Heterogeneous Network or HetNet infrastructures such as small cells, carrier Wi-Fi and DAS (Distributed Antenna Systems), to cope with increasing capacity and coverage requirements.

Wireless Network Infrastructure - Telecommunication Industry Analysis

Mobile operators are keen to shift towards a C-RAN (Centralized RAN) architecture, which centralizes baseband functionality to be shared across a large number of distributed radio nodes. In comparison to standalone clusters of base stations, C-RAN provides significant performance and economic benefits such as resource pooling, multi-cell coordination, network extensibility, and energy efficiency.

The report covers the following topics: 

• Up-to-date coverage of market dynamics allowing wireless network infrastructure vendors to analyze opportunities and challenges of selling to mobile operators in different regional markets.
• Analysis of demand and supply of wireless network infrastructure including forecasts of investment trends, technology requirements and deployment strategies for the antenna, RAN, mobile core, backhaul, and fronthaul deployments.
• Review of mobile operator CapEx commitments, subscriptions, traffic projections and service revenue, by technology and region.
• Market outlook for key technologies including LTE-Advanced Pro, VoLTE, LTE Broadcast, Cloud RAN, unlicensed and shared access small cells, and 5G NR.
• Industry roadmap and value chain.
• Profiles and strategies of over 550 ecosystem players including wireless network infrastructure vendors and enabling technology providers.
• Vendor market share for macrocell RAN, small cells, C-RAN, DAS, carrier Wi-Fi, mobile core, backhaul, and fronthaul.
• Market analysis and forecasts from 2017 till 2030.

Market forecasts are provided for each of the following submarkets and their subcategories:

• Standalone Macrocell RAN
• Air Interface Technology Segmentation
• Mobile Core
• Technology Segmentation
• Small Cells
• Deployment Model Segmentation
• RAN Architecture Segmentation
• Use Case Segmentation
• Cell Size Segmentation
• Small Cell Backhaul
• Carrier Wi-Fi
• Submarket Segmentation
• Integration Approach Segmentation

Regional Markets

• Asia Pacific
• Eastern Europe
• Latin & Central America
• Middle East & Africa
• North America
• Western Europe

Key Findings 

• Despite a rapid and persistent decline in standalone macrocell RAN infrastructure spending, SNS Research estimates that the wireless network infrastructure market will grow at a CAGR of 2% between 2017 and 2020. 
• Driven by investments in HetNet infrastructure and 5G NR rollouts – beginning in 2019, the market is expected to be worth $56 Billion in annual spending by 2020, up from $53 Billion in 2017.
• By the end of 2020, C-RAN, small cells, DAS and carrier Wi-Fi, together with their fronthaul and backhaul segments, will account for more than 45% of all wireless network infrastructure spending.
• With LTE availability increasing worldwide and ongoing upgrades to deliver multi-hundred Megabit and Gigabit-grade services, we estimate that LTE, LTE-Advanced and LTE-Advanced Pro networks will generate more than $950 Billion in annual service revenue by 2020.
• Newmarket players are beginning to emerge as mobile operators accelerate their transition to the virtualized network infrastructure. For example, Mavenir Systems merger with C-RAN specialist Ranzure Networks and its subsequent acquisition of Brocades virtualized mobile core business, has positioned the company as an end-to-end provider of 5G-ready mobile network solutions.

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