The LTE, LTE-Advanced & 5G Ecosystem: 2015 – 2020 – Infrastructure, Devices, Operator Services, Verticals, Strategies & Forecasts

As a natural upgrade path for carriers from the previously detached GSM, CDMA and TD-SCDMA ecosystems, LTE has emerged as the first truly global mobile communications standard. Commonly marketed as the “4G” standard, LTE promises to provide higher data rates and lower latency at a much lower TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) than 3G technologies.

The TCO and performance is further enhanced by deployment of small cells and the LTE-Advanced standard. LTE-Advanced is a further enhancement to LTE which improves performance and data rates using features such as the aggregation of carriers, interference management and advanced antenna techniques.

With over 380 fully commercial network launches, LTE has become a mainstream technology, and a number of wireless carriers have already deployed LTE-Advanced features such as carrier aggregation. SNS Research estimates that LTE service revenues will account for nearly $170 Billion in 2015. Revenues are further expected to grow at a CAGR of 30% over the next 5 years.

Driven by these revenue prospects, operators continue to aggressively invest in LTE infrastructure, encompassing macrocell base stations (eNBs), small cells and EPC/mobile core equipment. LTE infrastructure spending is expected to account for nearly $33 Billion by the end of 2020.

While LTE and LTE-Advanced deployments are still underway, wireless carriers and vendors have already embarked on R&D initiatives to develop so-called “5G” technology, with a vision of commercialization by 2020. 5G is essentially a revolutionary paradigm shift in wireless networking to support the throughput, latency, and scalability requirements of future use cases such as extreme bandwidth augmented reality applications and connectivity management for billions of M2M (Machine to Machine) devices.

The “LTE, LTE-Advanced & 5G Ecosystem: 2015 – 2020 – Infrastructure, Devices, Operator Services, Verticals, Strategies & Forecasts” report presents an in-depth assessment of the LTE, LTE-Advanced and the emerging 5G ecosystem including key market drivers, challenges, enabling technologies, operator revenue potential, deployment strategies, vertical market opportunities, network rollout commitments, R&D initiatives, future roadmap, value chain, vendor assessment and market share. The report also tracks revenue and shipments for both LTE infrastructure and devices, along with subscription and service revenue from 2015 through to 2020. Besides projections for the LTE market as a whole, separate projections for the TD-LTE and LTE FDD submarkets are also presented.

The report comes with an associated Excel datasheet suite covering quantitative data from all 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: LTE and LTE-Advanced Ecosystem
2.1 Mobile Broadband Growth
2.2 LTE Technology & Market Momentum
2.3 What is LTE-Advanced?
2.4 Key Market Drivers: What Factors Are Driving LTE and LTE-Advanced Investments?
2.5 Challenges & Inhibiters to the Ecosystem
3 Chapter 3: LTE & LTE-Advanced Deployment Strategies
3.1 Antenna & RAN Strategies
3.2 EPC/Mobile Core Strategies
3.3 LTE Backhaul & Fronthaul Strategies
4 Chapter 4: Operator Service Models – Monetizing LTE
4.1 LTE as an Enhanced Data Offering
4.2 VoLTE & RCS: Enabling Integrated Voice, Video & IM Services
4.3 Fixed Broadband Alternative
4.4 M2M Connectivity
4.5 Wholesale Services
4.6 LTE Broadcast & eMBMS: Is there a Business Case Yet?
5 Chapter 5: Vertical Markets for LTE & LTE-Advanced Networks
5.1 Vertical Market Opportunities: Capitalizing on LTE and LTE-Advanced
5.2 How Big is the Vertical Market Opportunity?
5.3 Automotive & Transportation
5.4 Agriculture
5.5 Construction
5.6 Education
5.7 Energy & Utilities
5.8 Healthcare
5.9 Logistics
5.10 Mining
5.11 Military
5.12 Professional Services
5.13 Public Safety, Security & Emergency Services
5.14 Retail & Hospitality
5.15 Smart Cities
5.16 Sports
6 Chapter 6: The Emerging 5G Ecosystem & Technology
6.1 What is 5G?
6.2 5G Requirements
6.3 5G Market Drivers
6.4 Challenges & Inhibitors to 5G
6.5 5G Applications & Use Cases
6.6 Key Technologies & Concepts
6.7 Complimentary Technologies
7 Chapter 7: 5G Investments & Future Forecast
7.1 How Much is Being Invested in 5G?
7.2 Global 5G Subscriptions: 2020 - 2025
8 Chapter 8: 5G Spectrum Assessment
8.1 Spectrum Options for 5G
8.2 Sub-1 GHz
8.3 3-4 GHz
8.4 5 GHz
8.5 15 GHz
8.6 28 GHz
8.7 60/70/80 GHz
8.8 Higher Bands
9 Chapter 9: 5G Standardization & Research Initiatives
9.1 ITU-R (ITU Radiocommunications Sector)
9.2 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project)
9.3 GSMA (GSM Association)
9.4 NGMN (Next Generation Mobile Networks) Alliance
9.5 TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association)
9.6 European Commission Initiatives
9.7 National Government Initiatives
9.8 Academic Initiatives
10 Chapter 10: 5G Vendor Demonstrations, Commitments & Strategies
10.1 Alcatel-Lucent
10.2 Ericsson
10.3 Fujitsu
10.4 Huawei
10.5 Intel
10.6 NEC
10.7 Nokia Networks
10.8 Qualcomm
10.9 Samsung
10.10 ZTE
11 Chapter 11: Industry Roadmap & Value Chain
11.1 Industry Roadmap
11.2 Value Chain
11.3 Embedded Technology Ecosystem
11.4 RAN Ecosystem
11.5 Mobile Backhaul Ecosystem
11.6 Mobile Core Ecosystem
11.7 Connectivity Ecosystem
11.8 SON Ecosystem
11.9 SDN & NFV Ecosystem
12 Chapter 12: Vendor & Operator Landscape
12.1 LTE Infrastructure
12.2 LTE Devices
12.3 LTE Operators
13 Chapter 13: Market Analysis & Forecasts
13.1 LTE Infrastructure Shipments & Revenue
13.2 LTE RAN Infrastructure Shipments & Revenue
13.3 EPC Revenue
13.4 TD-LTE RAN Infrastructure Shipments & Revenue
13.5 LTE FDD RAN Infrastructure Shipments & Revenue
13.6 LTE Device Shipments & Revenue
13.7 TD-LTE Device Shipments & Revenue
13.8 LTE FDD Device Shipments & Revenue
13.9 LTE Subscriptions & Service Revenue
13.10 TD-LTE Subscriptions & Service Revenue
13.11 LTE FDD Subscriptions & Service Revenue
13.12 Asia Pacific
13.13 Eastern Europe
13.14 Latin & Central America
13.15 Middle East & Africa
13.16 North America
13.17 Western Europe
14 Chapter 14: Infrastructure, Devices, Operator Services & Verticals Summary
14.1 Infrastructure
14.2 Devices
14.3 Subscriptions & Operator Services