Abstract
Study Summary
“PTP Microwave 2008-2014” is an assessment of the global market for point-to-point microwave radios through 2014. It considers the key trends that are driving growth in the market as well as the evolution of PTP microwave radio technology and competitive options to the use of PTP microwave.
The report breaks down shipments and revenues for PTP radios from 2007-2014 according to region, application (mobile backhaul, trunking, last mile, public safety, broadcast, and enterprise), traffic type, and link capacity. Unit shipments are also divided according to operating frequency.
Global mobile subscribers and base station deployments are provided and 3.5G and 4G subscribers are segmented. The report also provides deployments of MSC, BSC, and collector point sites through 2014, as a metric to identify future requirements for high capacity links.
The report also details the speed requirements for future edge of cell capacity for wireless networks utilizing 3.5G and 4G technologies and those for air interfaces that are already deployed today. An explanation of the regional growth for 3.5G and 4G air interfaces is also given as is the accompanying need for high-speed backhaul. Vendor market share and brief profiles are provided for the leading PTP microwave vendors.
Topics
- PTP radio features
- SDR (software defined radio)
- Growth drivers
- Anticipated capacity requirements in the cellular market
- Competing technologies
- Impact of 3.5G/4G mobile technologies
- Migration to IP and support for converged services/traffic Quantifies Through 2014
- World microwave radio unit shipments
- World microwave shipment value
- PTP volume and value of shipments for enterprise applications
- PTP volume and value of shipments for mobile wireless backhaul use
- PTP volume and value of shipments for public safety applications
- PTP volume and value of shipments for broadcast applications
- PTP volume and value of shipments for last mile access use
- PTP volume and value of shipments for trunking applications
- Regional and world microwave radio shipments and value
- World shipments of microwave radios by operating frequency
- World mobile subscribers and third generation subscribers
- World mobile infrastructure deployments
- PTP unit shipments and value by link capacity
- BSC and MSC site deployments
- Vendor market share (2007 only)1
Research Methodology
Visant studies are the result of primary and secondary research. Analysts gather information via interviews with marketing and engineering executives and through corporate reports, databases, and other secondary sources. Evaluations are made based on the current performance of various components of a particular technology, including need or expected need, market potential, technology evolution, maturation, price points, and the companies and resources being put towards the development or deployment as well as political considerations, when necessary.
Table of Contents
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 1.1 Growth in Units and Value
- 1.2 Higher Capacity - A shift in the product mix
- 1.3 Aggregate Point Bottlenecks (RNC/BSC, Collector Points)
- 1.4 Higher Frequencies
- 1.5 Voice Networks Still Growing
- 1.6 Product Feature Set
- 1.6.1 Pay as you go
- 1.6.2 Software Defined Radio
- 1.6.3 Radio Enhancements (Modulation, Diversity)
- 1.6.4 Mixed Mode Traffic (TDM, IP)
- 1.7 Macro Economic Outlook and Its Impact Upon PTP Microwave Sales
2.0 COMPETING TECHNOLOGIES
- 2.1 Point to Multipoint
- 2.2 Free Space Optics
- 2.3 Leased Lines (fiber/copper)
3.0 FIGURES AND ANALYSIS
- 3.1 Global Shipments and Revenues for PTP Microwave
- 3.2 Average Selling Prices and Price Erosion
- 3.3 Global Revenues for PTP Microwave by Application 2007/2014
- 3.4 Global Shipments and Revenues for PTP Microwave used in Mobile Backhaul
- 3.4.1 World Mobile Subscribers
- 3.4.2 World 3.5G and 4G Mobile Subscribers
- 3.4.3 Network Ratios: Subs, Collector Points, BTS, BSC, MSC
- 3.4.4 Base Station Deployments
- 3.4.5 Base Station Deployments by Generation (2G/2.5G, 3G, 3.5G, 4G)
- 3.4.6 BSC Deployments
- 3.4.7 MSC Deployments
- 3.4.8 Collector Points in Use
- 3.4.9 Low Cost Wireless Technology for Emerging Markets
- 3.4.10 Rise of 3.5G and 4G
- 3.4.11 Aggregate Point Challenges
- 3.4.12 IP Radio Interfaces
- 3.4.13 When the Masses Migrate from 2G/2.5G
- 3.5 Trunking Applications
- 3.6 Enterprise Applications
- 3.7 Last Mile Applications
- 3.8 Public Safety
- 3.9 Broadcast Applications
- 3.10 Global Shipments and Revenues for PTP Microwave by Link Capacity
- 3.11 Global Shipments and Revenues for PTP Microwave by Operating Frequency
- 3.12 Shipments and Revenues for PTP Shipments by Geographic Region
- 3.13 Global Shipments and Revenues for PTP Microwave Radio by Traffic Type
4.0 VENDOR PROFILES, MARKET SHARE, AND SALES
- 4.1 Alcatel-Lucent
- 4.2 Ceragon Networks Limited
- 4.3 DragonWave, Inc.
- 4.4 Ericsson
- 4.5 Exalt Communications
- 4.6 Fujitsu Limited
- 4.7 Harris Stratex Networks
- 4.8 NEC Corporation
- 4.9 Nera Networks
- 4.10 Nokia Siemens Networks B. V.
- 4.11 Proxim Wireless Corporation
- 4.12 Redline Communications, Incorporated
- 4.13 Provigent Incorporated (does not include market share or sales data)
TABLES AND FIGURES
- Table 1
- PTP Microwave Radio
- Shipments and Revenues
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 2
- PTP Microwave Radio
- Revenues by Application
- World Market 2007
- Table 3
- PTP Microwave Radio
- Revenues by Application
- World Market 2014
- Table 4
- PTP Microwave Radio
- Shipments and Revenues for Backhaul Use
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 5
- Historical and Expected Backhaul Link Capacity
- Edge of Network Applications (To Individual Base Stations)
- Table 6
- Mobile Subscribers
- All Technologies
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 7
- Subscribers to 3.5G/4G Services
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 8
- Mobile Component Network Ratios (BTS, BSC, MSC, Subscribers, Collector Points)
- World Market 2008
- Table 9
- Base Station Deployments
- Cumulative
- All Technologies
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 10
- Base Station Deployments by Type of Base Station
- 4G, 3.5G, 3G and 2.5G/2G/Analog Technologies
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 11
- Base Station Controller (BSC) Deployments
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 12
- Mobile Switching Center (MSC) Deployments
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 13
- Backhaul Collector Point Deployments
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 14
- PTP Microwave Radio
- Shipments and Revenues
- for Trunking Use
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 15
- PTP Microwave Radio
- Shipments and Revenues
- for Enterprise and Private Network Use
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 16
- PTP Microwave Radio
- Shipments and Revenues for Last Mile Use
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 17
- PTP Microwave Radio
- Shipments and Revenues for Public Safety Use
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 18
- PTP Microwave Radio
- Shipments and Revenues for Broadcast Use
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 19
- PTP Microwave Radio
- Shipments by Capacity
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 20
- PTP Microwave Radio
- Revenues by Capacity
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 21
- PTP Microwave Radio
- Shipments by Operating Frequency
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 22
- PTP Microwave Radio
- Shipments by Region
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 23
- PTP Microwave Radio
- Revenues by Region
- World Market 2007-2013
- Table 24
- PTP Microwave Radio
- Shipments by Traffic Type
- TDM and Converged Platforms vs. IP Radios
- World Market 2007-2014
- Table 25
- PTP Microwave Radio
- Revenues by Traffic Type
- TDM and Converged Platforms vs. IP Radios
- World Market 2007-2014
