Surge in Mobile Infrastructure LTE Revenues to Surpass 500% by 2016, According to New Forecast Report by Dell'Oro Group

Outdoor Picocells and Metrocells Shipments to Exceed Macro Shipments in 2016

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Feb 01, 2012, 07:08 ET

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a newly published forecast report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, the mobile infrastructure LTE equipment market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45% over the next 5 years.

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"The availability of affordable smartphones, creative pricing models, and the continued innovation in the device ecosystem and app community will open up new markets in both the developed and developing economies," said Stefan Pongratz, Senior Analyst at Dell'Oro Group. "Changing user behavior and network expectations coupled with spectrum constraints will continue to drive operators to invest in the most spectrally efficient technologies per unit area, which will in turn drive the need for operators to not only deploy 4G technologies, but also to complement the macro network with co-channel pico nodes and WiFi," added Pongratz.

The report shows that LTE macro shipments will drive LTE revenues in the early-to-mid part of the forecast period. Outdoor metro and pico eNode B shipments are expected to exceed macro shipments in 2016. 3GPP RAN technologies are expected to grow at a CAGR of 6% during the forecasting period.

About the Report

The Dell'Oro Group Mobility 5-Year Forecast Report offers a complete overview of the Mobility Infrastructure industry with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, transceivers or RF carriers shipments, and unit shipments for base station controllers, base transceiver stations, and mobile switching centers for GSM/GPRS/EDGE, CDMA, WCDMA, Mobile WiMAX, and LTE/LTE TDD. To purchase this report, please contact Jessica Hsueh, call +1.650.622.9400 x222 or email [email protected].

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As the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, Dell'Oro Group provides in-depth, objective research and analysis that enable component manufacturers, equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.DellOro.com.

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