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2019 outlook: Carrier WiFi market on the upside despite dawn of 5GFebruary 06, 2019With the dawn of 5G networks right around the corner, 2019 promises to be an exciting year full of announcements, deployments, and official launches. But how will WiFi coexist alongside 5G? More importantly, how will the carrier WiFi market pan out in 2019 once 5G is introduced? Clients, please log in to view the full content.Subscribers Only
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Microwave market outlook 2019January 31, 2019The microwave market in 2019 will continue to be dominated by talk of 5G and the role of microwave in next-gen backhaul networks. As currently perceived, 5G falls into several distinct categories: fixed wireless access (FWA), enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), and massive Internet of Things (IoT). Each application requires a slightly different set of parameters, and we certainly expect microwave and millimeter wave to play a strong role in both FWA and eMBB—and potentially within IoT too although it is likely that this will be the last of these segments to emerge, so this Analyst Insight will focus on factors impacting usage of microwave within the first two application environments.Subscribers Only
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CommScope to Acquire Arris for $7.4B, Creating Cable Industry Heavyweight Poised for the FutureNovember 28, 2018US telecommunications equipment maker CommScope will acquire Arris, in a $7.4B deal valued at $5.69 billion, with the difference comprised of CommScope’s assumption of Arris’s debt. As part of the deal, the Carlyle Group will make a $1M equity investment in CommScope for an approximate 16% stake in the new company. CommScope’s CEO Eddie Edwards has claimed the two companies’ product lines are complementary, and that the combined company will “enable end-to-end wired and wireless communications infrastructure solutions that neither company could otherwise achieve on its own.” The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2019.Subscribers Only
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(Un)licensed to fill: WiFi in the 5G eraSeptember 24, 2018In the era of ubiquitous connectivity, people will not only consume vast amounts of data but stay continuously connected across more devices and platforms. But what will become of WiFi as an access technology? What role will WiFi play when 5G promises near-instant connectivity across several applications? Will WiFi disappear into the mobile ether? Clients, please log in to view the full content.Subscribers Only
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Microwave network equipment market declined 1 percent year over year, but long-term growth from 5G is on horizonSeptember 11, 2018The total worldwide microwave network equipment market declined by 5 percent quarter over quarter – and by 1 percent year over year – in the second quarter of 2018 (Q2 2018), falling to $1.03 billion.
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CBRS update: LTE network, anyone?July 05, 2018CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) has the potential to help mobile operators, MSOs, and private enterprises offer increased mobile network capacity and connectivity via the use of shared 3.5 GHz spectrum for TD-LTE. It is an innovative take on spectrum sharing that has the potential to increase spectrum utilization, increase localized in-building usage, create entirely new business models, and strengthen existing ones (e.g., small cells or neutral host). Clients please log in to view the full content.Subscribers Only
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What are the success factors for fixed wireless access?May 24, 2018There is currently much excitement about fixed wireless access (FWA) using millimeter wave spectrum (mmW), particularly in North America. (By strict definition, millimeter wave implies frequencies between 30 and 300 GHz; however, in the present FWA context the industry also refers to frequencies in the 24 and 28 GHz range as mmW). Millimeter wave offers significant throughput performance with a channel size of up to 900 MHz but has coverage challenges. Clients, please log in to view the full content.Subscribers Only
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Cumulative $3.5 billion to be spent on carrier Wi-Fi equipment between 2018 and 2022May 07, 2018The carrier Wi-Fi equipment market continued to grow in 2017, driven by ongoing broadband demand and a strong role within the 5G era. Revenue reached $626 million for the full-year 2017, increasing 1.3 percent from the prior year.
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Reevaluating satellite for mobile backhaul in the LTE eraApril 25, 2018There have historically been challenges for satellite as an access and transport technology, due mainly to cost, latency, and availability. This has particularly been the case in the mobile backhaul segment, where competing solutions—notably fiber, microwave, and PON—have outpaced the evolution of satellite’s capabilities. This has led to satellite being relegated to a niche solution within the backhaul market and often just competing for scraps in the access market. However, a recent evolution in the performance of satellite technology suggests that it can become a viable connectivity solution in these markets and compete to capture if not a dominant market share, at least a more sizeable and sustainable niche in the future. Clients, please log in to view the full content.Subscribers Only
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Ethernet access device market up 8 percent year over year in 2017April 06, 2018Worldwide Ethernet access device (EAD) revenue totaled $987 million in 2017, increasing 8 percent over 2016. The market is forecast to reach $1.47 billion in 2021, achieving a 2017–2022 CAGR of 8 percent.
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Small cell market surges in 2017, energized by rural, remote and indoor deploymentsMarch 23, 2018Worldwide, 2.3 million small cell units shipped during 2017, resulting in an increase of 39 percent year over year. Revenue totaled $1.8 billion in 2017 (+20 percent year over year), mainly driven by rural and remote areas.
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2018: DAS and small cells face off for neutral host applicationsJanuary 16, 2018Adding small cells or low power nodes (e.g., microcells, picocells, and micro/pico RRH/RRU) to beef up the coverage and capacity of existing macrocell networks shows no sign of abating any time soon. In fact, after a low start lasting several years, during which service providers worked hard to understand how to deploy small cells in their networks, the market is booming and reaching the size of the stagnating DAS market, which since last year has been negatively impacted by multi-carrier small cell products designed for neutral host use cases—where DAS had long been the only option. Clients, please log in to view the full content.Subscribers Only
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LTE + Wi-Fi = Super enhanced mobile broadbandDecember 06, 2017Insight and analysis from the IHS Markit 2017 LTE-U Development Market Report.
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Mobile fronthaul equipment market to grow at a 26 percent CAGR from 2017 to 2021November 16, 2017Worldwide mobile fronthaul equipment revenue totaled $787 million in 2016, with the majority coming from Asia Pacific. The market is experiencing modest scale but has long-term potential as solutions evolve from Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) based to Ethernet based.
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Microwave Market Movement: Transform-X Acquires DragonWaveNovember 13, 2017In October, Transform-X acquired the operations and assets of microwave vendor DragonWave. The new company will operate under the name of DragonWave-X. DragonWave is a microwave-only vendor headquartered in Canada with a portfolio covering all backhaul market segments, including all-packet microwave products. In this research note, we take a look at DragonWave’s evolution, strengths, and challenges and consider the impact of the acquisition on the microwave equipment market. Clients, please log in to view the full content.Subscribers Only
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Small cell backhaul market is scaling up, and technology requirements are getting more specificOctober 26, 2017No single backhaul technology will be a universal solution for small cell deployment — a wide range of products and features will be needed.
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Outlook for Macrocell Mobile Backhaul Market Is Improving, Driven by 5G ReadinessOctober 23, 2017Backhaul preparation for 5G is anticipated to provide steady growth in the macrocell mobile backhaul equipment market.
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Small cells and the role of SDN in next-gen mobile infrastructure flexibilitySeptember 27, 2017With the volume of mobile traffic from consumer smartphones and other mobile devices continuing to build up, operators are turning their attention to alternative forms of infrastructure, such as small cells, to increase coverage and capacity. And as traffic shifts from macro to small cells, software-defined networking (SDN) can play an important role in achieving cost-effective, end-to-end infrastructure flexibility. Implementing SDN can be challenging, but the benefits are powerful and the implications wide-ranging.
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Adaptive Dual Carrier: Are Two (Transceiver) Heads Better Than One?July 19, 2017Ahead of MWC 2017 Aviat Networks launched its newest microwave radio platform, the WTM 4000, featuring a single radio transceiver capable of delivering up to 2.5 Gbps uncompressed throughput per radio transceiver in a dual-channel configuration, which Aviat claims is the highest capacity ever delivered in a microwave radio. WTM 4000 is also offered in a double-transceiver variant (Adaptive Dual Carrier, or A2C), with up to 5 Gbps throughput with 4x4 LOS MIMO. Both variants (single- and double-transceiver) will support inherent IP-SDN capabilities and a pay-as-you-go software licensing scheme. Now that this product is commercially available we take a look at its features and assess the potential impact on the microwave network equipment market. Clients, please log in to view the full content.Subscribers Only
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CBRS: a New Paradigm in Spectrum Allocation and Usage?July 19, 2017Licensed spectrum bands for cellular usage are heavily utilized to provide the wide-area coverage needed for ubiquitous and reliable connectivity, yet overall spectrum utilization is quite low and inefficient, at least in terms of maximizing the transmission capacity of the spectrum across all bands and meeting the expectations of users of wireless technologies at the right price points. WiFi is an exception because it carries almost half of overall IP traffic in just 2 bands: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. But there are other bands that are less intensively used; often they are allocated to users, such as the military, that need access to spectrum but do not use it heavily. Clients, please log in to view the full content.Subscribers Only
