Mobile Experts Releases First Forecast of Open RAN Deployment

CAMPBELL, Calif., Jan. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking a cue from the internet web-scale market, the mobile industry is moving toward 'openness.' But what exactly does that mean? Mobile Experts released a report this week that takes a close look into the concept of openness in the Radio Access Network (RAN), and explains the which operators will deploy mobile networks based on Open RAN standards, and which operators will not.

"For RAN, the first step is an open standard between the Radio Unit (RU, also called RRH) and the Distributed Unit (DU, also known as the BBU in LTE). A standard will be developed between the DU and the Central Unit, which covers the higher layer of baseband processing for control path signals. These changes will make possible the virtualization of the CU and/or DU, ultimately reducing the cost of hardware and software," commented Principal Analyst Joe Madden.

Mobile Experts interviewed more than 30 different organizations to understand the upcoming decision of mobile operators with regard to the RU-DU interface. Experts in the core network have a lot of faith in the potential for virtualization and commoditization of radio functions, but the experts in the radio portion of the network remain more skeptical.

"The Open RAN Alliance will be taking the lead on development of an RU-DU interface standard that will be much more comprehensive than the CPRI pseudo-standard," commented Principal Analyst Joe Madden. "TIP, eCPRI, and IEEE will support this work with technical documentation, synchronization standards, and architectural/open source hardware reference designs."

"In the end, there are two questions:  Will operators use the Open RAN and eCPRI standards in specifying base stations, and will they actually buy RU and DU products separately? This report answers those questions."

Subscribers to Mobile Experts research will receive:

• Full access to the 40-page Open RAN 2019 report;
• 27 detailed charts and figures;
• The detailed Excel file with forecast data through 2023;
• Quarterly market share, pricing and shipment updates;
• Quarterly Expert INSIGHT strategic reports;
• Access to the analysts behind the reports.

To find out more about this report, click here. To find out how to subscribe, click here.

About Mobile Experts Inc.: 
Mobile Experts provides insightful market analysis for the mobile infrastructure and mobile handset markets. Our analysts are true Experts, who remain focused on topics where each analyst has 20 years of experience or more. Research topics center on technology introduction for radio frequency (RF) and communications innovation. Recent publications focus on ORAN, 5G Business Case, URLLC,CBRS, DAS, Big Picture IoT, RRH, LPWA, RFFE,  Cellular IoT, 5G Broadband, Fixed Wireless, Edge Computing, Macro Base Stations, Enterprise Mobile Infrastructure,  Smart Cities, GkM, Backhaul, CRAN/VRAN, Small Cells,Backhaul and Fronthaul,  and more.

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Mobile Experts Inc.
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