Dublin, July 26, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of SNS Research's new report "The C-RAN (Centralized Radio Access Network) Ecosystem: 2016 - 2030 - Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts" to their offering. The C-RAN (Centralized Radio Access Network) Ecosystem: 2016 - 2030 - 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. Executive Summary: Topics Covered 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 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. The author 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. Companies Mentioned - 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) - 6WIND - ADLINK Technology - ADTRAN - ADVA Optical Networking - ARM Holdings - ASOCS - ASTRI (Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute) - Absolute Analysis - Accelink Technologies - Advantech - Airspan Networks - Airvana - Alcatel-Lucent - Altera Corporation - Altiostar Networks - Amarisoft - América Móvil Group - Anite - Anritsu Corporation - Aquantia - Artemis Networks - Artesyn Embedded Technologies - Artiza Networks - Avago Technologies - Aviat Networks - Axxcelera Broadband Wireless (Moseley Associates) - BLiNQ Networks - Blu Wireless Technology - BluWan - BridgeWave Communications - Broadcom Corporation - CBNL (Cambridge Broadband Networks Ltd.) - CCS (Cambridge Communication Systems) - Cambium Networks - Cavium - Ceragon - China Mobile - China Telecom - Ciena Corporation - Cisco Systems - Cobham Wireless - Coherent Logix - Comcores ApS - CommAgility - CommScope - Connectem - ConteXtream - Coriant - Corning - Cyan - Dali Wireless - Datang Mobile - Dish Network - DragonWave - E-Band Communications (Moseley Associates) - eASIC Corporation - EBlink - ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) - EXFO - EZchip Semiconductor - Eden Rock Communications - Eoptolink Technology - Ericsson - Exalt Communications - Extreme Networks - FastBack Networks - Finisar Corporation - Freescale Semiconductor - Fujitsu - GigaLight (Shenzhen Gigalight Technology Company) - GlobalFoundaries - HFR - HG Genuine - Hisense (Hisense Broadband Multimedia Technology) - Hitachi - Huawei - IDT (Integrated Device Technology) - IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) - IMEC International - ITU (International Telecommunications Union) - Infinera - InnoLight Technology Corporation - Intel Corporation - InterDigital - Intracom Telecom - Ixia - JMA Wireless - JRC (Japan Radio Company) - KMW - KT Corporation - Kathrein-Werke KG - Keysight Technologies - Kisan Telecom - LG Uplus - Lattice Semiconductor - LightPointe Communications - Lumentum - MAX4G - MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) - MIMOon - MIMOtech - MTI Mobile - Macom (M/A-COM Technology Solutions) - Mellanox Technologies - Microsemi Corporation - Microwave Networks - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation - Mobiveil - Molex - NEC Corporation - NGMN (Next Generation Mobile Networks) Alliance - NTT DoCoMo - NXP Semiconductors - NetScout Systems - Nokia Networks - Nutaq - OE Solutions - Octasic - Orange - Overture Networks - PMC-Sierra - Parallel Wireless - Potevio (China Potevio Company) - Proxim Wireless Corporation - QEOS - Qualcomm - Qwilt - RADWIN - Radisys Corporation - Rearden - Red Hat - SAI Technology - SK Telecom - SOLiD (SOLiD Technologies) - Saguna Networks - Samji Electronics Company - Samsung Electronics - Sarokal Test Systems - Siklu - Small Cell Forum - SoftBank Mobile - Source Photonics - SpiderCloud Wireless - Sprint - Sub10 Systems - Sumitomo Electric Industries - Sunnada (Fujian Sunnada Communication Company) - Sunwave Communications - TE Connectivity - TEKTELIC Communications - TI (Texas Instruments) - Tarana Wireless - Telco Systems - Telecom Italia - Telefónica - Transmode - UN (United Nations) - Verizon Wireless - Viavi Solutions - Vodafone Group - Vubiq Networks - Wind River - Xelic - Xilinx - ZTE For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/v46tth/the_cran Source: SNS Research
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