The VRAN (Virtualized Radio Access Network) Ecosystem: 2017 – 2030 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts

vRAN (Virtualized Radio Access Network) refers to a RAN (Radio Access Network) implementation where some or all baseband functions are separated from the remote radio unit and run as VNFs (Virtualized Network Functions) on commodity hardware. This approach results in multiple operational benefits including but not limited to TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) reduction, performance gains and scalability. In addition, vRAN enables mobile operators to future-proof their networks for 5G upgrades.

The vRAN market is presently at a nascent stage with most investments focused on virtualized small cells for targeted greenfield deployments and pilot engagements for macrocell coverage. However, as mobile operators realize the benefits of RAN virtualization, the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 125% over the next three year period. By the end of 2020, SNS Research estimates that vRAN deployments will account for a market worth $2.6 Billion.

The “vRAN (Virtualized Radio Access Network) Ecosystem: 2017 – 2030 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts” report presents an in-depth assessment of the vRAN ecosystem including enabling technologies, key trends, market drivers, challenges, standardization, collaborative initiatives, regulatory landscape, deployment models, operator case studies, opportunities, future roadmap, value chain, ecosystem player profiles and strategies. The report also presents forecasts for vRAN investments from 2017 till 2030. The forecasts cover multiple submarkets and 6 regions.

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The report covers the following topics:

vRAN ecosystem
Market drivers and barriers
vRAN architecture and key functional elements
Baseband functional splitting for vRAN implementation
Fronthaul networking technologies and interface options
Key trends including RAN slicing, RANaaS (RAN as a Service), neutral hosting and MEC (Mobile Edge Computing)
TCO comparison between vRAN and conventional RAN architectures
vRAN deployment models including Cloud RAN and virtualized small cells
Mobile operator case studies
Regulatory landscape, collaborative initiatives and standardization
Industry roadmap and value chain
Profiles and strategies of over 60 leading ecosystem players including vRAN solution providers
Strategic recommendations for ecosystem players including vRAN solution providers and mobile operators
Market analysis and forecasts from 2017 till 2030

Forecast Segmentation

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

Submarkets

vRAN Radio Units
vBBUs (Virtualized Baseband Units)
Air Interface Technology Segmentation

LTE & 3G
5G NR (New Radio)
Deployment Model Segmentation

Virtualized Small Cells
Virtualized Macrocells
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 vRAN 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?
Is centralization a pre-requisite for vRAN implementation?
What are the benefits and drawbacks of each baseband functional split option?
How can vRAN reduce the TCO of RAN deployments?
How can mobile operators future-proof their RAN investments for 5G upgrades?
Who are the key market players and what are their strategies?
What strategies should vRAN solution providers and mobile operators adopt to remain competitive?

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The report has the following key findings:

vRAN investments are expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 125% over the next three year period. By the end of 2020, SNS Research estimates that vRAN deployments will account for a market worth $2.6 Billion.
At present, most vRAN investments are focused on virtualized small cells for targeted greenfield deployments and pilot engagements for macrocell coverage.
Mobile operators are exploring multiple baseband functional split options for vRAN implementation, as they seek to ease the transition to 5G networks while reducing fronthaul costs.
The ongoing 5G race is expected to significantly boost vRAN investments over the coming years. SNS Research estimates that approximately $900 Million of all vRAN investments will be directed towards 5G networks by the end of 2020.

List of Companies Mentioned

3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project)
6WIND
ADLINK Technology
Advantech
Airspan Networks
Altiostar Networks
Amarisoft
Argela
Aricent
ARM Holdings
Artemis Networks
Artesyn Embedded Technologies
ASOCS
ASTRI (Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute)
Broadband Forum
Broadcom
BT Group
Casa Systems
Cavium
China Mobile
China Unicom
Cisco Systems
Clavister
Cobham Wireless
Comcores
CommAgility
CommScope
Contela
Dali Wireless
Dell Technologies
DT (Deutsche Telekom)
eASIC Corporation
EBlink
EE
Ericsson
ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute)
EURECOM
Facebook
Fujitsu
Hitachi
HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise)
Huawei
IBM Corporation
IDT (Integrated Device Technology)
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Intel Corporation
ip.access
IS-Wireless
ITU (International Telecommunications Union)
JMA Wireless
Kathrein-Werke KG
KT Corporation
Linux Foundation
MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum)
Mellanox Technologies
Microsemi Corporation
Mitel Mobility
Mobiveil
MontaVista Software
MTI Mobile
NEC Corporation
NGMN (Next Generation Mobile Networks) Alliance
Nokia
Nokia Networks
Nokia Technologies
NTT Communications
NTT DoCoMo
NXP Semiconductors
Octasic
ON.Lab (Open Networking Lab)
ONF (Open Networking Foundation)
Orange
OSA (OpenAirInterface Software Alliance)
Parallel Wireless
Phluido
Qualcomm
Quortus
Radisys Corporation
Ranzure Networks
Rearden
Red Hat
Samsung Electronics
SCF (Small Cell Forum)
SK Telecom
SoftBank Group
SOLiD (SOLiD Technologies)
SpiderCloud Wireless
Sprint Corporation
Sumitomo Electric Industries
Sunnada (Fujian Sunnada Communication Company)
Sunwave Communications
Telecom Italia Group
Telefónica Group
TI (Texas Instruments)
TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile)
Vodafone Group
Vodafone Hutchison Australia
Vodafone Italy
Xilinx
xRAN Consortium
Xura
ZTE

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Countires Covered

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Cocos Islands
Colombia
Comoros Islands
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Rep of Congo (ex-Zaire)
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Faroe Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia (ex-Tahiti)
French West Indies
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea Republic
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kirghizstan
Kiribati
Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
North Korea
Northern Marianas
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Réunion
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Samoa
Samoa (American)
Sao Tomé & Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
St Kitts & Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent & The Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tajikistan
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks & Caicos Islands
UAE
Uganda
UK
Ukraine
Uruguay
US Virgin Islands
USA
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

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Table of Contents

1 Chapter 1: Introduction 12
1.1 Executive Summary 12
1.2 Topics Covered 14
1.3 Forecast Segmentation 15
1.4 Key Questions Answered 16
1.5 Key Findings 17
1.6 Methodology 18
1.7 Target Audience 19
1.8 Companies & Organizations Mentioned 20

2 Chapter 2: An Overview of vRAN 22
2.1 C-RAN (Centralized Radio Access Network): Opening the Door to RAN Virtualization 22
2.1.1 Decoupling the Base Station 22
2.1.2 Brief History 23
2.1.3 Outlook on Future Investments 23
2.2 What is vRAN? 24
2.2.1 Leveraging Commodity Technologies 25
2.2.2 Moving RAN to the Cloud 25
2.3 Key Functional Elements of vRAN 27
2.3.1 Remote Radio Unit 27
2.3.2 vBBU (Virtualized Baseband Unit) 27
2.3.2.1 Baseband VNFs (Virtualized Network Functions) 28
2.3.2.2 RTOS (Real-Time Operating System) & Virtualization Environment 29
2.3.2.3 GPP (General Purpose Processor) Platform 30
2.3.2.4 Dedicated Programmable Hardware 30
2.3.2.5 External Interactions 31
2.3.3 Fronthaul 32
2.3.3.1 Technologies 32
2.3.3.2 Interface Options 34
2.4 Baseband Functional Split Approaches 36
2.4.1 Fully Virtualized Baseband Processing: PHY-RF Split 37
2.4.2 Partially Virtualized Functional Splits 38
2.4.2.1 Intra-PHY Split 39
2.4.2.2 MAC-PHY Split 40
2.4.2.3 Intra-MAC Split 40
2.4.2.4 RLC-MAC Split 41
2.4.2.5 Intra-RLC Split 41
2.4.2.6 PDCP-RLC Split 41
2.4.2.7 RRC-PDCP Split 42
2.5 Market Growth Drivers 42
2.5.1 Capacity & Coverage Improvement: Addressing the Mobile Data Traffic Tsunami 42
2.5.2 Bringing Intelligence to the Edge: MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) 44
2.5.3 OpEx Reduction: Reducing Energy & Maintenance Costs 44
2.5.4 CapEx Reduction: BBU Resource Pooling & Commodity IT Hardware 45
2.5.5 Agile & Flexible Network Architecture 45
2.5.6 Enhanced Support for Advanced RAN Coordination Features 46
2.5.7 Multi-Tenancy & RAN Sharing 46
2.5.8 Enabling Painless Migration Towards Future RAN Technologies 47
2.5.9 Impact of 5G Rollouts 47
2.6 Market Barriers 47
2.6.1 Fronthaul Investments 48
2.6.2 Virtualization Challenges 48
2.6.3 Vendor Proprietary Functional Splits 48
2.6.4 Migration from Legacy Architectures 49

3 Chapter 3: Standardization, Regulatory & Collaborative Initiatives 50
3.1 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) 50
3.1.1 Functional Splits for vRAN Implementation in 5G Networks 50
3.1.2 Management of Virtualized Mobile Networks 51
3.2 Broadband Forum 52
3.2.1 TR-069 for PNF Management 52
3.3 CPRI Initiative 53
3.3.1 eCPRI for 5G Fronthaul Networks 53
3.4 ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) 54
3.4.1 ORI for Fronthaul 54
3.4.2 NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) for vRAN 54
3.4.3 MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) 56
3.5 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 57
3.5.1 IEEE 802.1CM: TSN (Time-Sensitive Networking) for Fronthaul 57
3.5.2 IEEE P1904.3: Standard for RoE (Radio over Ethernet) Encapsulations and Mappings 57
3.5.3 IEEE 1914: NGFI (Next Generation Fronthaul Interface) Working Group 58
3.5.4 Other Standards & Work Groups 59
3.6 ITU (International Telecommunications Union) 60
3.6.1 Focus Group on IMT-2020 60
3.7 MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) 61
3.7.1 Ethernet Transport 61
3.8 NGMN (Next Generation Mobile Networks) Alliance 62
3.8.1 P-CRAN (Project Centralized RAN) 62
3.9 ONF (Open Networking Foundation) & ON.Lab (Open Networking Lab) 63
3.9.1 M-CORD (Mobile Central Office Re-architected as a Datacenter) 63
3.10 OSA (OpenAirInterface Software Alliance) 65
3.10.1 LTE vRAN Implementation 65
3.11 SCF (Small Cell Forum) 66
3.11.1 Release 8: Small Cell Virtualization with nFAPI 66
3.12 TIP (Telecom Infra Project) 68
3.12.1 OpenCellular Access Platform 68
3.13 xRAN Consortium 69
3.13.1 xRAN Architecture 69

4 Chapter 4: vRAN Deployment Models & Case Studies 70
4.1 Deployment Models 70
4.1.1 Distributed vRAN 70
4.1.2 Centralized vRAN: Cloud RAN 71
4.1.3 Virtualized Small Cells 73
4.2 Mobile Operator Case Studies 74
4.2.1 BT Group 74
4.2.2 China Mobile 75
4.2.3 China Unicom 77
4.2.4 KT Corporation 78
4.2.5 NTT DoCoMo 79
4.2.6 Orange 81
4.2.7 SK Telecom 82
4.2.8 SoftBank Group 84
4.2.9 Telefónica Group 86
4.2.10 TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile) 87
4.2.11 Vodafone Group 88

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