Strategies & Forecasts 2018 The C-RAN (Centralized Radio Access Network) Ecosystem - Opportunities, Challenges ICT

Press Release - 11 April 2018

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Report Description-
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– Centralized RAN or C-RAN is an architectural shift in RAN (Radio Access Network) design, where the bulk of baseband processing is centralized and aggregated for 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, smaller deployment footprint and reduced power consumption.
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Although Japan and South Korea continue to spearhead commercial C-RAN investments, interest is also growing in other parts of the world. Mobile operators such as China Mobile, Orange, Verizon and Sprint are already investing in the technology.

SNS Research estimates that global investments on C-RAN architecture networks will reach over $7 Billion by the end of 2016. The market is further expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 20% between 2016 and 2020. These investments will include spending on RRHs (Remote Radio Heads), BBUs (Baseband Units) and fronthaul transport networking gear.

The “C-RAN (Centralized Radio Access Network) Ecosystem: 20162030 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts” report presents an in-depth assessment of the C-RAN ecosystem including enabling technologies, key trends, market drivers, challenges, standardization, regulatory landscape, deployment models,  operator case studies, opportunities, future roadmap, value chain, ecosystem player profiles and strategies. The report also presents forecasts for C-RAN infrastructure investments from 2016 till 2030. The forecasts cover 3 individual submarkets and 6 regions.

The report comes with an associated Excel datasheet suite covering quantitative data from all numeric forecasts presented in the report.
– The report covers the following topics:
C-RAN ecosystem
Market drivers and barriers
Key architectural components (RRH, BBU and fronthaul)
Competing RAN architectures including traditional macrocell base stations, small cells and DAS (Distributed Antenna Systems)
Key trends including baseband functional splitting, enterprise C-RAN, Cloud RAN, MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) and RANaaS (RAN as a Service)
Fronthaul networking technologies and interface options
C-RAN deployment models and mobile operator case studies
Regulatory landscape and standardization
Industry roadmap and value chain
Profiles and strategies of over 120 leading ecosystem players including enabling technology providers, radio equipment suppliers, BBU vendors, fronthaul networking vendors and mobile operators
Strategic recommendations for ecosystem players including C-RAN solution providers and mobile operators
Market analysis and forecasts from 2016 till 2030

– Historical Revenue & Forecast Segmentation
 
Market forecasts are provided for each of the following submarkets and their subcategories:

– Air Interface Technology
3G & LTE
5G

– Submarkets
RRH (Remote Radio Head)
BBU (Baseband Unit)
Fronthaul

– RRH Deployment Model
Indoor
Outdoor

– Fronthaul Technology
Dedicated Fiber
WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing)
OTN (Optical Transport Network)
PON (Passive Optical Network)
Ethernet
Microwave
Millimeter Wave

– Regional Markets
Asia Pacific
Eastern Europe
Middle East & Africa
Latin & Central America
North America
Western Europe

– The report provides answers to the following key questions:
How big is the C-RAN opportunity?
What trends, challenges and barriers are influencing its growth?
How is the ecosystem evolving by segment and region?
What will the market size be in 2020 and at what rate will it grow?
Which submarkets will see the highest percentage of growth?
How can C-RAN facilitate the management of interference and LTE-Advanced features such as CoMP (Coordinated Multi-Point)?
What are the prospects of wireless fronthaul technologies?
Is Ethernet a feasible solution for fronthaul networking?
How big is the market for virtualized Cloud RAN networks?
Who are the key market players and what are their strategies?
What strategies should C-RAN solution providers and mobile operators adopt to remain competitive?

– Key Findings
Expected to surpass $7 Billion in global spending by the end of 2016, C-RAN is increasingly becoming the preferred approach to deploy future mobile networks for both macro and small cell coverage. The market is further expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 20% between 2016 and 2020.
To alleviate stringent fronthaul requirements, an increasing number of C-RAN solutions are now utilizing RRHs with baseband capabilities, allowing some intelligence (primarily Layer 1 and Layer 2) to be distributed among RRHs, with Layer 3 functionality residing at centralized BBUs.
The ongoing 5G race is expected to significantly boost C-RAN investments over the coming years. SNS
Research estimates that over $1 Billion of all C-RAN architecture network investments will be directed towards 5G networks by the end of 2020.
At present, most virtualized Cloud RAN investments are limited to trials and demonstrations. However, by the end of 2020, we expect that virtualized BBUs will account for over 6% of all C-RAN BBU investments.

– List of Companies Mentioned
3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project)
6WIND
Absolute Analysis
Accelink Technologies
ADLINK Technology
ADTRAN
ADVA Optical Networking
Advantech
Airspan Networks
Airvana
Alcatel-Lucent
Altera Corporation
Altiostar Networks
Amarisoft
América Móvil Group
Anite
Anritsu Corporation
Aquantia
ARM Holdings
Artemis Networks
Artesyn Embedded Technologies
Artiza Networks
ASOCS
ASTRI (Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute)
Avago Technologies
Aviat Networks
Axxcelera Broadband Wireless (Moseley Associates)
BLiNQ Networks
Blu Wireless Technology
BluWan
BridgeWave Communications
Broadcom Corporation
Cambium Networks
Cavium
CBNL (Cambridge Broadband Networks Ltd.)
CCS (Cambridge Communication Systems)
Ceragon
China Mobile
China Telecom
Ciena Corporation
Cisco Systems
Cobham Wireless
Coherent Logix
Comcores ApS
CommAgility
CommScope
Connectem
ConteXtream
Coriant
Corning
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Chapter 1: Introduction 13
1.1 Executive Summary 13
1.2 Topics Covered 15
1.3 Historical Revenue & Forecast Segmentation 16
1.4 Key Questions Answered 18
1.5 Key Findings 19
1.6 Methodology 20
1.7 Target Audience 21
1.8 Companies & Organizations Mentioned 22
2 Chapter 2: An Overview of C-RAN 25
2.1 What is C-RAN? 25
2.1.1 Decoupling the Base Station 25
2.1.2 Brief History 25
2.2 Competing RAN Architectures 26
2.2.1 Traditional Macrocells 26
2.2.2 Small Cells 27
2.2.3 DAS (Distributed Antenna Systems) 27
2.3 Key Architectural Components for C-RAN 29
2.3.1 RRH (Remote Radio Head) 29
2.3.2 BBU (Baseband Unit) 29
2.3.3 Fronthaul 30
2.4 Baseband Functional Split Approaches 33
2.4.1 Fully Centralized Baseband Processing 34
2.4.2 Partially Centralized: RRH with L1 & L2 Baseband Capabilities 34
2.5 Fronthaul Interface Options 35
2.5.1 CPRI (Common Public Radio Interface) 35
2.5.2 OBSAI (Open Base Station Architecture Initiative) 36
2.5.3 ORI (Open Radio Interface) 36
2.5.4 Ethernet 36
2.6 Cloud RAN: Virtualizing C-RAN 38
2.6.1 Leveraging Commodity Technologies 38
2.6.2 Moving RAN to the Cloud 39
2.7 Market Growth Drivers 40
2.7.1 Capacity & Coverage Improvement: Addressing the Mobile Data Traffic Tsunami 40
2.7.2 Towards Greener RANs: Cost Efficiency & Energy Savings 41
2.7.3 Agile & Flexible Network Architecture 41
2.7.4 Enhanced Support for LTE-Advanced Features 42
2.7.5 The Benefits of Virtualization 42
2.7.6 Impact of 5G Rollouts 42
2.8 Market Barriers 43
2.8.1 Fronthaul Investments 43
2.8.2 Virtualization Challenges 43
2.8.3 Migration from Legacy Architectures 44
3 Chapter 3: Standardization & Regulatory Initiatives 45
3.1 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) 45
3.2 ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) 46
3.2.1 ORI for Fronthaul 46
3.2.2 NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) for Cloud RAN 46
3.2.3 MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) 47
3.3 NGMN (Next Generation Mobile Networks) Alliance 47
3.3.1 P-CRAN (Project Centralized RAN) 47
3.4 Small Cell Forum 48
3.4.1 Release 5.1: Small Cell Virtualization 48
3.5 MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) 48
3.5.1 Ethernet Transport 48
3.6 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 49
3.6.1 IEEE 802.1CM: Time-Sensitive Networking for Fronthaul 49
3.6.2 IEEE P1904.3: Standard for RoE (Radio over Ethernet) Encapsulations and Mappings 49
3.6.3 Other Standards & Work Groups 50
3.7 ITU (International Telecommunications Union) 51
3.7.1 Focus Group on IMT-2020 51
4 Chapter 4: C-RAN Deployment Models & Case Studies 52
4.1 Deployment Models 52
4.1.1 Localized 52
4.1.2 Enterprise 53

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