The Wireless Network Infrastructure Ecosystem: 2015 – 2020 - Macrocell RAN, Small Cells, C-RAN, RRH, DAS, Carrier WiFi, Mobile Core, Backhaul & Fronthaul

The term “Wireless Network Infrastructure” has conventionally been associated with macrocell RAN (Radio Access Network) and mobile core network infrastructure. However, the scope of the term is expanding as wireless carriers increase their investments in Heterogeneous Network or HetNet infrastructure such as small cells, carrier WiFi and DAS (Distributed Antenna System) nodes, to cope with increasing capacity and coverage requirements.

In addition, wireless carriers 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 baseband pooling, enhanced coordination between cells, virtualization, network extensibility and energy efficiency.

Despite an ongoing decline in traditional macrocell RAN spending, the wider wireless network infrastructure market encompassing macrocell RAN, small cells, C-RAN, RRH, DAS, mobile core, backhaul and fronthaul infrastructure will continue to witness growth over the coming years. By the end of 2020, the market is expected to account for over $92 Billion in revenue. Complimenting this growth would be over $5 Billion worth of annual R&D investments on 5G mobile technology funded by regional, national government, wireless carrier and vendor initiatives.

The “Wireless Network Infrastructure Ecosystem: 2015 – 2020 - Macrocell RAN, Small Cells, C-RAN, RRH, DAS, Carrier WiFi, Mobile Core, Backhaul & Fronthaul” report presents an in-depth assessment of 10 individual submarkets of the wireless network infrastructure opportunity. Besides analyzing key market drivers, challenges, enabling technologies, investment trends, operator revenue potential, regional CapEx commitments, network rollout strategies, future roadmap, 5G R&D initiatives, value chain, vendor assessment and market share, the report also presents revenue and unit shipment forecasts for 10 submarkets from 2015 to 2020 at a regional as well as a global scale. Historical figures are also provided for 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014.

The report comes with an associated Excel datasheet suite covering quantitative data from over 500 numeric forecasts presented in the report.

1 Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Executive Summary
1.2 Topics Covered
1.3 Historical Revenue & Forecast Segmentation
1.4 Key Questions Answered
1.5 Key Findings
1.6 Methodology
1.7 Target Audience
1.8 Companies & Organizations Mentioned
　 　
2 Chapter 2: An Overview of Wireless Network Infrastructure
2.1 What is the Wireless Network Infrastructure Market?
2.2 2G: GSM & CDMA
2.3 3G: W-CDMA, TD-SCDMA & CDMA2000
2.4 4G: LTE, LTE-Advanced & WiMAX
2.5 Macrocell RAN Market for 2G/3G/4G
2.6 HetNet RAN Market for 2G/3G/4G
2.7 Mobile Core
2.8 Mobile Backhaul & Fronthaul
　 　
3 Chapter 3: Market Drivers, Barriers & Risks
3.1 Market Drivers
3.2 Barriers & Risks
3.3 Key Strategic Options for Operators
3.4 Business Case for Investments in New and Existing Technologies
　 　
4 Chapter 4: Mobile Network CapEx Review
4.1 Global Mobile Network CapEx
4.2 Regional Split
4.3 Key Operator Commitments
4.4 Asia Pacific Mobile Network CapEx
4.5 Eastern Europe Mobile Network CapEx
4.6 Latin & Central America Mobile Network CapEx
4.7 Middle East & Africa Mobile Network CapEx
4.8 North America Mobile Network CapEx
4.9 Western Europe Mobile Network CapEx
　 　
5 Chapter 5: Mobile Network Subscriptions & Service Revenue Review
5.1 Global Mobile Network Subscriptions
5.2 Global Mobile Network Service Revenue
5.3 Segmentation by Technology
5.4 GSM Subscriptions & Service Revenue
5.5 iDEN Subscriptions & Service Revenue
5.6 CDMA Subscriptions & Service Revenue
5.7 W-CDMA/HSPA Subscriptions & Service Revenue
5.8 TD-SCDMA Subscriptions & Service Revenue
5.9 FDD LTE Subscriptions & Service Revenue
5.10 TD-LTE Subscriptions & Service Revenue
5.11 WiMAX Subscriptions & Service Revenue
5.12 Regional Split
5.13 Service Split
5.14 Asia Pacific Mobile Network Subscriptions & Service Revenue
5.15 Eastern Europe Mobile Network Subscriptions & Service Revenue
5.16 Latin & Central America Mobile Network Subscriptions & Service Revenue
5.17 Middle East & Africa Mobile Network Subscriptions & Service Revenue
5.18 North America Mobile Network Subscriptions & Service Revenue
5.19 Western Europe Mobile Network Subscriptions & Service Revenue
　 　
6 Chapter 6: Wireless Network Deployment Strategies
6.1 Antenna & RAN Strategies
6.2 Mobile Core Strategies
6.3 Backhaul & Fronthaul Strategies
　 　
7 Chapter 7: Industry Roadmap & Value Chain
7.1 Industry Roadmap
7.2 Value Chain
7.3 Embedded Technology Ecosystem
7.4 RAN Ecosystem
7.5 Mobile Backhaul & Fronthaul Ecosystem
7.6 Mobile Core Ecosystem
7.7 Connectivity Ecosystem
7.8 SON Ecosystem
7.9 SDN & NFV Ecosystem
　 　
8 Chapter 8: Vendor Landscape
　 　
9 Chapter 9: Wireless Network Infrastructure Incumbents
　 　
10 Chapter 10: Macrocell RAN, Small Cell, C-RAN & Mobile Core Specialists
　 　
11 Chapter 11: Antenna, DAS & Repeater Solution Specialists
　 　
12 Chapter 12: Carrier WiFi Specialists
　 　
13 Chapter 13: Enabling Technology Providers
　 　
14 Chapter 14: Mobile Backhaul & Fronthaul Vendors
　 　
15 Chapter 15: Global Market Analysis & Forecasts
15.1 Market Definition
15.2 Decomposing the Global Wireless Network Infrastructure Market
15.3 Macrocell RAN & Mobile Core
15.4 Macrocell RAN Submarket
15.5 Mobile Core Submarket
15.6 HLR (Home Location Register) Submarket
15.7 MSS (Mobile Switching Subsystem) Submarket
15.8 Small Cell RAN Submarket
15.9 C-RAN Submarket
15.10 DAS Submarket
15.11 Carrier WiFi Submarket
15.12 Macrocell Backhaul Submarket
15.13 Small Cell Backhaul Submarket
　 　
16 Chapter 16: Regional Market Analysis & Forecasts
16.1 Asia Pacific
16.2 Eastern Europe
16.3 Latin & Central America
16.4 Middle East & Africa
16.5 North America
16.6 Western Europe
　 　
17 Chapter 17: The Emerging 5G Ecosystem & Technology
17.1 What is 5G?
17.2 5G Requirements
17.3 5G Market Drivers
17.4 Challenges & Inhibitors to 5G
17.5 5G Applications & Use Cases
17.6 Key Technologies & Concepts
17.7 Complimentary Technologies
　 　
18 Chapter 18: 5G Investments & Future Forecast
18.1 How Much is Being Invested in 5G?
18.2 Global 5G Subscriptions: 2020 - 2025
　 　
19 Chapter 19: 5G Spectrum Assessment
19.1 Spectrum Options for 5G
19.2 Sub-1 GHz
19.3 3-4 GHz
19.4 5 GHz
19.5 15 GHz
19.6 28 GHz
19.7 60/70/80 GHz
19.8 Higher Bands
　 　
20 Chapter 20: 5G Standardization & Research Initiatives
20.1 ITU-R (ITU Radiocommunications Sector)
20.2 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project)
20.3 GSMA (GSM Association)
20.4 NGMN (Next Generation Mobile Networks) Alliance
20.5 TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association)
20.6 European Commission Initiatives
20.7 National Government Initiatives
20.8 Academic Initiatives
　 　
21 Chapter 21: 5G Vendor Demonstrations, Commitments & Strategies
21.1 Alcatel-Lucent
21.2 Ericsson
21.3 Fujitsu
21.4 Huawei
21.5 Intel Corporation
21.6 NEC Corporation
21.7 Nokia Networks
21.8 Qualcomm
21.9 Samsung Electronics
21.10 ZTE
　 　
22 Chapter 22: Conclusion & Strategic Recommendations
22.1 Is Virtualization a Threat to the Wireless Network Infrastructure Market?
22.2 Enterprise RAN Deployments Gain Traction
22.3 Vendor Specific HetNet Offerings: Disrupting Traditional Network Architectures
22.4 Moving Towards C-RAN Architecture
22.5 Standardization Driving RAN & WiFi Integration
22.6 Outlook for LTE-Advanced
22.7 TD-LTE Deployments Gain Traction
22.8 Outlook for VoLTE & RCS
22.9 Bringing LTE-Broadcast & eMBMS into Focus
22.10 Outlook for LTE-U
22.11 Smart Cities: Wireless Infrastructure Vendors to Lead the Way
22.12 Wireless Incumbents Could Face Cloud Rivals: Thanks to SDN & NFV
22.13 Spectrum: Driving Continued Acquisitions by Incumbent Operators
22.14 Operators Will Strive for Agility
22.15 Vertical Market Opportunities
22.16 SWOT Analysis
22.17 Strategic Recommendations