Three out of four base stations shipped between 2012 and 2017 will be deployed
in emerging markets.
The proliferation of smart devices in developed markets and the extension of
mobile services in emerging markets is driving traffic growth, but the network
capacity needs to expand to support this growth. The number of base stations
deployed is set to grow at a 41% CAGR worldwide between 2012 and 2017. The
market for all 3GPP air interface technologies - GSM, UMTS and LTE - will grow
during the next five years.
This Report provides:
a clear statement of the market growth potential for GSM, UMTS and LTE base
stations
a forecast of:
mobile connections
traffic per connection
devices in use, split by type (smartphones, non-smartphones, mobile
broadband devices and tablets)
annual base station deployments, split by technology (GSM, UMTS and LTE)
annual base stations replaced as part of RAN refresh activity
total annual base station deployments, including RAN refresh.
worldwide data, which is also split into eight geographical regions:
North America
Caribbean and Latin America
Western Europe
Central and Eastern Europe
the Middle East and North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Developed Asia - Pacific
Emerging Asia - Pacific.
an analysis of the four key factors affecting network roll-out strategies in each region:
the age of the installed base
the impact of Wi-Fi offload
the availability of spectrum
the likelihood of network-sharing agreements.
a discussion of the network evolution path in each region, including network
capacity upgrades
a detailed discussion of the benefits and drivers behind the LTE market,
including LTE-Advanced and heterogeneous networks
an examination of the benefits of LTE in comparison with HSPA.
Table of Contents
7.Executive summary
8.Executive summary [1]
9.Executive summary [2]
10.Summary by region: NA and CALA
11.Summary by region: WE and CEE
12.Summary by region: MENA and SSA
13.Summary by region: DVAP and EMAP
14.Key implications
15.Key implications
16.Market definition
17.The forecast takes into account RAN refresh, heterogeneous networks,
offloading and network sharing, but excludes TD-LTE
18.The forecast does not take into account the migration from CDMA to LTE
19.Definition of geographical regions [1]
20.Definition of geographical regions [2]
21.Forecasts
22.Forecasts: North America
23.North America forecast assumptions: Wi-Fi offload, spectrum
availability and RAN refresh
24.North America forecast assumptions: network sharing
25.North America: connections, traffic per connections and devices in use
26.North America: network capacity upgrades
27.North America: base station deployments
28.North America: RAN refresh and total deployments
29.Forecasts: Caribbean and Latin America
30.Caribbean and Latin America forecast assumptions: Wi-Fi offload,
spectrum availability and RAN refresh
31.Caribbean and Latin America forecast assumptions: network sharing
32.Caribbean and Latin America: connections, traffic per connection and
devices in use
33.Caribbean and Latin America: network capacity upgrades
34.Caribbean and Latin America: base station deployments
35.Caribbean and Latin America: RAN refresh and total deployments
36.Forecasts: Western Europe
37.Western Europe forecast assumptions: Wi-Fi offload, spectrum
availability and RAN refresh
38.Western Europe forecast assumptions: network sharing
39.Western Europe: connections, traffic per connection and devices in use
40.Western Europe: network capacity upgrades
41.Western Europe: base station deployments
42.Western Europe: RAN refresh and total deployments
43.Forecasts: Central and Eastern Europe
44.Central and Eastern Europe forecast assumptions: Wi-Fi offload,
spectrum availability and RAN refresh
45.Central and Eastern Europe forecast assumptions: network sharing
46.Central and Eastern Europe: connections, traffic per connection and
devices in use
47.Central and Eastern Europe: network capacity upgrades
48.Central and Eastern Europe: base station deployments
49.Central and Eastern Europe: RAN refresh and total deployments
50.Forecasts: The Middle East and North Africa
51.The Middle East and North Africa forecast assumptions: Wi-Fi offload,
spectrum availability and RAN refresh
52.The Middle East and North Africa forecast assumptions: network sharing
53.The Middle East and North Africa: connections, traffic per connection
and devices in use
54.The Middle East and North Africa: network capacity upgrades
55.The Middle East and North Africa: base station deployments
56.The Middle East and North Africa: RAN refresh and total deployments
57.Forecasts: Sub-Saharan Africa
58.Sub-Saharan Africa forecast assumptions: Wi-Fi offload and spectrum
availability
59.Sub-Saharan Africa forecast assumptions: RAN refresh and network sharing
60.Sub-Saharan Africa: connections, traffic per connection and devices in
use
61.Sub-Saharan Africa: network capacity upgrades
62.Sub-Saharan Africa: base station deployments
63.Sub-Saharan Africa: RAN refresh and total deployments
64.Forecasts: Developed Asia - Pacific
65.Developed Asia - Pacific forecast assumptions: Wi-Fi offload
66.Developed Asia - Pacific forecast assumptions: spectrum availability
and RAN refresh
67.Developed Asia - Pacific forecast assumptions: network sharing
68.Developed Asia - Pacific: connections, traffic per connection and
devices in use
69.Developed Asia - Pacific: network capacity upgrades
70.Developed Asia - Pacific: base station deployments
71.Developed Asia - Pacific: RAN refresh and total deployments
72.Forecasts: Emerging Asia - Pacific
73.Emerging Asia - Pacific forecast assumptions: Wi-Fi offload
74.Emerging Asia - Pacific forecast assumptions: spectrum availability
75.Emerging Asia - Pacific forecast assumptions: RAN refresh
76.Emerging Asia - Pacific forecast assumptions: network sharing
77.Emerging Asia - Pacific: connections, traffic per connection and
devices in use
78.Emerging Asia - Pacific: network capacity upgrades
79.Emerging Asia - Pacific: base station deployments
80.Emerging Asia - Pacific: RAN refresh and total deployments
81.Market drivers and inhibitors
82.MNOs want to increase throughput and reduce latency
83.The main driver behind LTE adoption is access to spectrum
84.In addition to new spectrum, LTE offers access to wider bandwidths
85.LTE enables improved spectrum utilisation, but not spectrum efficiency