The vRAN (Virtualized Radio Access Network) Ecosystem: 2017 – 2030 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts
Report Information Release Year: 2017 Number of Pages: 220 Number of Figures: 86 Report Overview 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. The report comes with an associated Excel datasheet suite covering quantitative data from all numeric forecasts presented in the report. More information is available at: [1]http://www.snstelecom.com/vran Topics Covered 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 Key Questions Answered 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? Report Pricing Single User License: USD 2,500 Company Wide License: USD 3,500 Ordering Process Please contact James Bennett on [email protected] And provide the following information: Report License - (Single User/Company Wide) Name - Email - Job Title - Company - Payment Method - (Credit Card/Wire Transfer) Table of Contents 1 Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Executive Summary 1.2 Topics Covered 1.3 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 vRAN 2.1 C-RAN (Centralized Radio Access Network): Opening the Door to RAN Virtualization 2.1.1 Decoupling the Base Station 2.1.2 Brief History 2.1.3 Outlook on Future Investments 2.2 What is vRAN? 2.2.1 Leveraging Commodity Technologies 2.2.2 Moving RAN to the Cloud 2.3 Key Functional Elements of vRAN 2.3.1 Remote Radio Unit 2.3.2 vBBU (Virtualized Baseband Unit) 2.3.2.1 Baseband VNFs (Virtualized Network Functions) 2.3.2.2 RTOS (Real-Time Operating System) & Virtualization Environment 2.3.2.3 GPP (General Purpose Processor) Platform 2.3.2.4 Dedicated Programmable Hardware 2.3.2.5 External Interactions 2.3.3 Fronthaul 2.3.3.1 Technologies 2.3.3.2 Interface Options 2.4 Baseband Functional Split Approaches 2.4.1 Fully Virtualized Baseband Processing: PHY-RF Split 2.4.2 Partially Virtualized Functional Splits 2.4.2.1 Intra-PHY Split 2.4.2.2 MAC-PHY Split 2.4.2.3 Intra-MAC Split 2.4.2.4 RLC-MAC Split 2.4.2.5 Intra-RLC Split 2.4.2.6 PDCP-RLC Split 2.4.2.7 RRC-PDCP Split 2.5 Market Growth Drivers 2.5.1 Capacity & Coverage Improvement: Addressing the Mobile Data Traffic Tsunami 2.5.2 Bringing Intelligence to the Edge: MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) 2.5.3 OpEx Reduction: Reducing Energy & Maintenance Costs 2.5.4 CapEx Reduction: BBU Resource Pooling & Commodity IT Hardware 2.5.5 Agile & Flexible Network Architecture 2.5.6 Enhanced Support for Advanced RAN Coordination Features 2.5.7 Multi-Tenancy & RAN Sharing 2.5.8 Enabling Painless Migration Towards Future RAN Technologies 2.5.9 Impact of 5G Rollouts 2.6 Market Barriers 2.6.1 Fronthaul Investments 2.6.2 Virtualization Challenges 2.6.3 Vendor Proprietary Functional Splits 2.6.4 Migration from Legacy Architectures 3 Chapter 3: Standardization, Regulatory & Collaborative Initiatives 3.1 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) 3.1.1 Functional Splits for vRAN Implementation in 5G Networks 3.1.2 Management of Virtualized Mobile Networks 3.2 Broadband Forum 3.2.1 TR-069 for PNF Management 3.3 CPRI Initiative 3.3.1 eCPRI for 5G Fronthaul Networks 3.4 ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) 3.4.1 ORI for Fronthaul 3.4.2 NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) for vRAN 3.4.3 MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) 3.5 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 3.5.1 IEEE 802.1CM: TSN (Time-Sensitive Networking) for Fronthaul 3.5.2 IEEE P1904.3: Standard for RoE (Radio over Ethernet) Encapsulations and Mappings 3.5.3 IEEE 1914: NGFI (Next Generation Fronthaul Interface) Working Group 3.5.4 Other Standards & Work Groups 3.6 ITU (International Telecommunications Union) 3.6.1 Focus Group on IMT-2020 3.7 MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) 3.7.1 Ethernet Transport 3.8 NGMN (Next Generation Mobile Networks) Alliance 3.8.1 P-CRAN (Project Centralized RAN) 3.9 ONF (Open Networking Foundation) & ON.Lab (Open Networking Lab) 3.9.1 M-CORD (Mobile Central Office Re-architected as a Datacenter) 3.10 OSA (OpenAirInterface Software Alliance) 3.10.1 LTE vRAN Implementation 3.11 SCF (Small Cell Forum) 3.11.1 Release 8: Small Cell Virtualization with nFAPI 3.12 TIP (Telecom Infra Project) 3.12.1 OpenCellular Access Platform 3.13 xRAN Consortium 3.13.1 xRAN Architecture 4 Chapter 4: vRAN Deployment Models & Case Studies 4.1 Deployment Models 4.1.1 Distributed vRAN 4.1.2 Centralized vRAN: Cloud RAN 4.1.3 Virtualized Small Cells 4.2 Mobile Operator Case Studies 4.2.1 BT Group 4.2.2 China Mobile 4.2.3 China Unicom 4.2.4 KT Corporation 4.2.5 NTT DoCoMo 4.2.6 Orange 4.2.7 SK Telecom 4.2.8 SoftBank Group 4.2.9 Telefónica Group 4.2.10 TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile) 4.2.11 Vodafone Group 5 Chapter 5: vRAN Industry Roadmap & Value Chain 5.1 Industry Roadmap 5.1.1 2017 – 2020: Growing Adoption of Virtualized Small Cells 5.1.2 2020 – 2025: The Cloud RAN Era - Moving vRAN to the Data Center 5.1.3 2025 – 2030: Continued Investments with 5G Network Rollouts 5.2 Value Chain 5.2.1 Enabling Technology Providers 5.2.2 Radio Equipment Suppliers 5.2.3 vBBU Vendors 5.2.4 Fronthaul Networking Vendors 5.2.5 Mobile Operators 5.2.6 Test, Measurement & Performance Specialists 6 Chapter 6: Key Market Players 6.1 6WIND 6.2 ADLINK Technology 6.3 Advantech 6.4 Airspan Networks 6.5 Altiostar Networks 6.6 Amarisoft 6.7 Argela 6.8 Aricent 6.9 ARM Holdings 6.10 Artemis Networks 6.11 Artesyn Embedded Technologies 6.12 ASOCS 6.13 ASTRI (Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute) 6.14 Broadcom 6.15 Casa Systems 6.16 Cavium 6.17 Cisco Systems 6.18 Clavister 6.19 Cobham Wireless 6.20 Comcores 6.21 CommAgility 6.22 CommScope 6.23 Contela 6.24 Dali Wireless 6.25 Dell Technologies 6.26 eASIC Corporation 6.27 Ericsson 6.28 Facebook 6.29 Fujitsu 6.30 Hitachi 6.31 HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) 6.32 Huawei 6.33 IBM Corporation 6.34 IDT (Integrated Device Technology) 6.35 Intel Corporation 6.36 ip.access 6.37 IS-Wireless 6.38 JMA Wireless 6.39 Kathrein-Werke KG 6.40 Mellanox Technologies 6.41 Microsemi Corporation 6.42 Mobiveil 6.43 MTI Mobile 6.44 NEC Corporation 6.45 Nokia 6.46 NXP Semiconductors 6.47 Octasic 6.48 Parallel Wireless 6.49 Phluido 6.50 Qualcomm 6.51 Quortus 6.52 Radisys Corporation 6.53 Red Hat 6.54 Samsung Electronics 6.55 SOLiD (SOLiD Technologies) 6.56 SpiderCloud Wireless 6.57 Sumitomo Electric Industries 6.58 Sunnada (Fujian Sunnada Communication Company) 6.59 Sunwave Communications 6.60 TI (Texas Instruments) 6.61 Xilinx 6.62 Xura 6.63 ZTE 7 Chapter 7: Market Analysis & Forecasts 7.1 Global Outlook on vRAN Investments 7.2 Segmentation by Deployment Model 7.2.1 Virtualized Small Cells 7.2.2 Virtualized Macrocells 7.3 Segmentation by Air Interface Technology 7.3.1 LTE & 3G 7.3.2 5G NR (New Radio) 7.4 Segmentation by Submarket 7.4.1 vRAN Radio Units 7.4.1.1 Virtualized Small Cell Radio Units 7.4.1.2 Virtualized Macrocell Radio Units 7.4.2 vBBUs (Virtualized Baseband Units) 7.4.2.1 Virtualized Small Cell BBUs 7.4.2.2 Virtualized Macrocell BBUs 7.5 Segmentation by Region 7.5.1 vRAN Radio Units 7.5.2 vBBUs 7.6 Asia Pacific 7.6.1 vRAN Radio Units 7.6.2 vBBUs 7.7 Eastern Europe 7.7.1 vRAN Radio Units 7.7.2 vBBUs 7.8 Middle East & Africa 7.8.1 vRAN Radio Units 7.8.2 vBBUs 7.9 Latin & Central America 7.9.1 vRAN Radio Units 7.9.2 vBBUs 7.10 North America 7.10.1 vRAN Radio Units 7.10.2 vBBUs 7.11 Western Europe 7.11.1 vRAN Radio Units 7.11.2 vBBUs 8 Chapter 8: Expert Opinion – Interview Transcripts 8.1 Ericsson 8.2 Nokia Networks 8.3 ASOCS 8.4 SpiderCloud Wireless 8.5 Parallel Wireless 9 Chapter 9: Conclusion & Strategic Recommendations 9.1 Why is the Market Poised to Grow? 9.2 Competitive Industry Landscape: Acquisitions, Alliances & Consolidation 9.3 Is Centralization a Pre-Requisite for vRAN Implementation? 9.4 Setting the Foundation for 5G NR (New Radio) Upgrades 9.5 What is the Cost Saving Potential of vRAN? 9.6 Integration with MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) 9.7 Moving Towards a Cloud Operating Model 9.8 Prospects of Neutral Hosting with vRAN 9.9 Enabling RAN Slicing 9.10 Unlicensed Spectrum: Impact on Virtualized Small Cell Design 9.11 Geographic Outlook: Which Countries Offer the Highest Growth Potential? 9.12 Strategic Recommendations 9.12.1 vRAN Solution Providers 9.12.2 Mobile Operators Please contact me if you have any questions, or wish to purchase a copy I look forward to hearing from you. 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