HetNet Infrastructure Forecasts: 2016 – 2030 – Small Cells, Carrier Wi-Fi, C-RAN & DAS
Driven by in-building wireless coverage requirements and the growing influx of mobile data traffic, a conventional macrocell based cellular network deployment is not deemed to be a sufficient solution to address the coverage and capacity needs of today’s wireless subscribers.
Mobile operators are thus increasing their investments in Heterogeneous Network or HetNet infrastructure such as strategically deployed small cells, carrier Wi-Fi and DAS (Distributed Antenna Systems), to cope with growing capacity and coverage requirements. Adding further to the heterogeneity is the 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 baseband pooling, enhanced coordination between cells, virtualization, network extensibility and energy efficiency.
Driven by the thriving ecosystem, we expect small cell, carrier Wi-Fi, C-RAN and DAS investments to account for nearly $13 Billion by the end of 2016. The market is further expected to grow at a CAGR of 15% between 2016 and 2020, as mobile operators remain committed to tackle the continued growth of mobile data traffic and evolving coverage requirements.
The “HetNet Infrastructure Forecasts: 2016 – 2030 – Small Cells, Carrier Wi-Fi, C-RAN & DAS” datasheet presents comprehensive market size and forecast projections for HetNet infrastructure investments from 2016 till 2030, covering 6 individual submarkets and 6 regions. Historical figures are also presented for 2015, along with vendor market share data.
Mobile operators are thus increasing their investments in Heterogeneous Network or HetNet infrastructure such as strategically deployed small cells, carrier Wi-Fi and DAS (Distributed Antenna Systems), to cope with growing capacity and coverage requirements. Adding further to the heterogeneity is the 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 baseband pooling, enhanced coordination between cells, virtualization, network extensibility and energy efficiency.
Driven by the thriving ecosystem, we expect small cell, carrier Wi-Fi, C-RAN and DAS investments to account for nearly $13 Billion by the end of 2016. The market is further expected to grow at a CAGR of 15% between 2016 and 2020, as mobile operators remain committed to tackle the continued growth of mobile data traffic and evolving coverage requirements.
The “HetNet Infrastructure Forecasts: 2016 – 2030 – Small Cells, Carrier Wi-Fi, C-RAN & DAS” datasheet presents comprehensive market size and forecast projections for HetNet infrastructure investments from 2016 till 2030, covering 6 individual submarkets and 6 regions. Historical figures are also presented for 2015, along with vendor market share data.
FORECAST SEGMENTATION
Market forecasts are provided for each of the following submarkets and their subcategories:
SMALL CELLS
AIR INTERFACE TECHNOLOGY SEGMENTATION
2G & 3G
LTE
5G
DEPLOYMENT MODEL SEGMENTATION
Indoor
Outdoor
USE CASE SEGMENTATION
Residential
Enterprise
Urban
Rural & Suburban
CELL SIZE SEGMENTATION
Femtocells
Picocells
Microcells
SMALL CELL BACKHAUL
TECHNOLOGY SEGMENTATION
DSL
Ethernet
Microwave
Millimeter Wave
Satellite
Fiber & Others
CARRIER WI-FI
SUBMARKET SEGMENTATION
Access Points
Access Point Controllers
INTEGRATION APPROACH SEGMENTATION
Standalone Wi-Fi Hotspots
Managed Wi-Fi Offload
C-RAN
AIR INTERFACE TECHNOLOGY SEGMENTATION
3G & LTE
5G
DEPLOYMENT MODEL SEGMENTATION
Indoor
Outdoor
SUBMARKET SEGMENTATION
BBUs (Baseband Units)
RRHs (Remote Radio Heads)
C-RAN FRONTHAUL
TECHNOLOGY SEGMENTATION
Dedicated Fiber
WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing)
OTN (Optical Transport Network)
PON (Passive Optical Network)
Ethernet
Microwave
Millimeter Wave
DAS
DEPLOYMENT MODEL SEGMENTATION
Indoor
Outdoor
REGIONAL MARKETS
Asia Pacific
Eastern Europe
Latin & Central America
Middle East & Africa
North America
Western Europe
Market forecasts are provided for each of the following submarkets and their subcategories:
SMALL CELLS
AIR INTERFACE TECHNOLOGY SEGMENTATION
2G & 3G
LTE
5G
DEPLOYMENT MODEL SEGMENTATION
Indoor
Outdoor
USE CASE SEGMENTATION
Residential
Enterprise
Urban
Rural & Suburban
CELL SIZE SEGMENTATION
Femtocells
Picocells
Microcells
SMALL CELL BACKHAUL
TECHNOLOGY SEGMENTATION
DSL
Ethernet
Microwave
Millimeter Wave
Satellite
Fiber & Others
CARRIER WI-FI
SUBMARKET SEGMENTATION
Access Points
Access Point Controllers
INTEGRATION APPROACH SEGMENTATION
Standalone Wi-Fi Hotspots
Managed Wi-Fi Offload
C-RAN
AIR INTERFACE TECHNOLOGY SEGMENTATION
3G & LTE
5G
DEPLOYMENT MODEL SEGMENTATION
Indoor
Outdoor
SUBMARKET SEGMENTATION
BBUs (Baseband Units)
RRHs (Remote Radio Heads)
C-RAN FRONTHAUL
TECHNOLOGY SEGMENTATION
Dedicated Fiber
WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing)
OTN (Optical Transport Network)
PON (Passive Optical Network)
Ethernet
Microwave
Millimeter Wave
DAS
DEPLOYMENT MODEL SEGMENTATION
Indoor
Outdoor
REGIONAL MARKETS
Asia Pacific
Eastern Europe
Latin & Central America
Middle East & Africa
North America
Western Europe
