Microwave Transmission Market Grew 6 Percent in First Nine Months of 2018, According to Dell'Oro Group

Growth Driven by Mobile Backhaul Expansion in India

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Dec 03, 2018, 08:00 ET

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT industries, the Microwave Transmission market grew 6 percent in the first nine months of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. This growth was driven by mobile backhaul expansion in India.

"The Microwave Transmission market posted a solid growth in the first nine months of 2018," stated Jimmy Yu, Vice President at Dell'Oro Group. "This growth was due to solid demand in three principal regions: North America, Europe, and India. India was especially strong this year, growing 37 percent in the first nine months of the year as operators in the country continued to expand their mobile network with additional LTE capacity," continued Yu.

Microwave Transmission First Nine Month Revenue Growth
Market Region	Growth Rate Year-over-Year
North America	9 %
Europe	9 %
Middle East & Africa	-9 %
India	37 %
Rest of Asia	-1 %
Caribbean and Latin America	-1 %

Additional highlights from 3Q 2018 Quarter Report:

Mobile Backhaul is the largest application for point-to-point microwave transmission equipment and grew 9 percent in the first nine months of 2018 to $1.8 billion.
The top four manufacturers selling into India were NEC, Huawei, Ceragon, and Ericsson. NEC and Huawei each held just under 30 percent market share for the nine month period.

About the Report
The Dell'Oro Group Microwave Transmission & Mobile Backhaul Quarterly Report offers complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, ports/radio transceivers shipped, and average selling prices by capacities (low, high and E/V Band). The report tracks point-to-point TDM, Packet and Hybrid Microwave as well as full indoor and full outdoor unit configurations. To purchase this report, please contact us at [email protected]

About Dell'Oro Group
Dell'Oro Group is a market research firm that specializes in strategic competitive analysis in the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT markets. Our firm provides in-depth quantitative data and qualitative analysis to facilitate critical, fact-based business decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.delloro.com.

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