- What strategies should C-RAN solution providers and mobile operators adopt to remain competitive ?
Key Findings The report has the following key findings :
- Expected to surpass $ 7 Billion in global spending by the end of 2016 , C-RAN is increasingly becoming the preferred approach to deploy future mobile networks for both macro and small cell coverage . The market is further expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 20 % between 2016 and 2020 .
- To alleviate stringent fronthaul requirements , an increasing number of C-RAN solutions are now utilizing RRHs with baseband capabilities , allowing some intelligence ( primarily Layer 1 and Layer 2 ) to be distributed among RRHs , with Layer 3 functionality residing at centralized BBUs .
- The ongoing 5G race is expected to significantly boost C-RAN investments over the coming years . SNS Research estimates that over $ 1 Billion of all C-RAN architecture network investments will be directed towards 5G networks by the end of 2020 .
- At present , most virtualized Cloud RAN investments are limited to trials and demonstrations . However , by the end of 2020 , we expect that virtualized BBUs will account for over 6 % of all C- RAN BBU investments .
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