Product Code: GBBUMAF-S-2023
This report provides a comprehensive analysis for the global distributed unit (DU)/digital baseband unit (BBU) market. This report covers the global market share for 2022 shipments as well as a forecast for 2023-2027.
We have segmented the overall DU/BBU market into three product segments types based upon the types of radio units (RU) supported:
- Non-Massive MIMO
- Massive MIMO
- Massive Antenna Element (AE)
The product segments are further divided by Duplex Mode, Air Interface, and Frequency Cluster.
Features:
- 2022 Shipments and 2023-2027 forecast by Product Segment
- 2022 Shipments and 2023-2027 forecast by Duplex Mode
- 2022 Shipments and 2023-2027 forecast by Air Interface
- 2022 Shipments and 2023-2027 forecast by Frequency Cluster
- 2022 Shipments and 2023-2027 forecast by Region
IMPORTANT NOTE: THERE IS NO VENDOR MARKET SHARE IN THIS REPORT. IT IS IN A SEPARATELY PUBLISHED REPORT.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 2019-2021 Review: Fake 5G NR launches using DSS in NA and Europe
- 2022 Review: Global Market and 5G Continues to rely on China
- Global DU/BBU Forecast 2023-2027
- Outlook Summary
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
- DU/BBU Acronyms by Mobile Generation
- 2G/3G/4G BBU Architecture Definitions
- DU/BBU Database Taxonomy
- 5G DU/CU Architecture Definitions
- Purpose Built DU/BBU
- Open RAN DU (O-DU)
- Virtual RAN (vRAN) DU/BBU
CHAPTER 1: OVERALL MARKET PERFORMANCE
- 2022: China Strong, Everywhere Else Weak/Stable
- Global DU/BBU Forecast 2023-2027
CHAPTER 2: 5G NR/ NR ADVANCED EXPLAINED
- Splitting the BBU into the CU and DU
- Fronthaul Links for DUs and RUs
CHAPTER 3: MASSIVE MIMO 5G NR DU (GNODEB) SHIPMENTS/FORECAST
- Definition of 5G NR DU Category
- Global 5G NR DU Shipments, 2021-2022
- Global 5G NR DU Forecast 2023-2027
CHAPTER 4: NON-MASSIVE MIMO 4G/5G (ENODEB/GNODEB) DU/BBUS
- Definition of Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Category
- Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Shipments, 2021-2022
- Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Forecast 2023-2027
CHAPTER 5: 2G BTS/3G NODEB
- 2G/3G BBU Shipments, 2021-2022
- 2G/3G BBU Forecast 2023-2027
CHAPTER 6: OPEN RAN/VRAN DU ANALYSIS
- Global Open RAN/vRAN DU/BBU Forecast 2023-2027
CHAPTER 7: GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET ANALYSIS
- China: The only bright spot in 2022
- Regional Forecast 2023-2027
- North America
- Latin America/Caribbean
- Europe
- Africa
- The Middle East
- Rest of Asia Pacific (ROAP)
- China
- India
GLOSSARY
TABLES
- Table 1: Global DU/BBU Shipments by Baseband Type, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 2: Global DU/BBU Shipments Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 3: Global DU/BBU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 4: Global DU/BBU Market Share by Baseband Type, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 5: Global DU/BBU Non-Massive MIMO Market Share by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 6: Global DU/BBU Massive MIMO/AE Market Share by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 7: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 8: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 9: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Table 10: Global 5G NR DU Shipments by Frequency Cluster, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 11: Global 5G NR DU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 12: Global 5G NR DU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 13: Global 5G NR DU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 14: Global 5G NR DU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Table 15: Global 5G NR DU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 16: Global 5G NR DU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 17: Global 5G NR DU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Table 18: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Shipments by Frequency Cluster, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 19: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 20: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 21: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 22: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Table 23: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 24: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 25: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Table 26: Global 2G/3G BBU Shipments, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 27: Global 2G/3G BBU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 28: Global 2G/3G BBU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 29: Global 2G/3G BBU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 30: Global 2G/3G BBU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Table 31: Global 2G/3G BBU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 32: Global 2G/3G BBU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 33: Global 2G/3G BBU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Table 34: Global DU/BBU Shipments Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 35: Global DU/BBU Shipments Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 36: Global DU/BBU Shipments Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 37: Global DU/BBU Shipments Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Table 38: Global DU/BBU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 39: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 40: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 41: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Table 42: North America DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 43: North America DU/BBU Non-Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 44: North America DU/BBU Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 45:North America DU/BBU Massive AE >8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023- 2027 (Units)
- Table 46: Latin America DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 47: Latin America DU/BBU Non-Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 48: Latin America DU/BBU Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023- 2027 (Units)
- Table 49: Latin America DU/BBU Massive AE >8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023- 2027 (Units)
- Table 50: Europe DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 51: Europe DU/BBU Non-Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023- 2027 (Units)
- Table 52: Europe DU/BBU Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 53: Europe DU/BBU Massive AE >8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 54: Africa DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 55: Africa DU/BBU Non-Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023- 2027 (Units)
- Table 56: Africa DU/BBU Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 57: Africa DU/BBU Massive AE >8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 58: Middle East DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 59: Middle East DU/BBU Non-Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 60: Middle East DU/BBU Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023- 2027 (Units)
- Table 61: Middle East DU/BBU Massive AE >8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 62: Rest of Asia Pacific DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 63: Rest of Asia Pacific DU/BBU Non-Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 64: Rest of Asia Pacific DU/BBU Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 65: Rest of Asia Pacific DU/BBU Massive AE >8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 66: China DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 67: China DU/BBU Non-Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023- 2027 (Units)
- Table 68: China DU/BBU Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 69: China DU/BBU Massive AE >8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 70: India DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 71: India DU/BBU Non-Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023- 2027 (Units)
- Table 72: India DU/BBU Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 73: India DU/BBU Massive AE >8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
EXHIBITS
- Exhibit 1: Historical Global DU/DU/BBU Shipments, 2001-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 2: Global DU/BBU Shipments by Baseband Type, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 3: Global DU/BBU Shipments Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 4: Global DU/BBU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 5: Global DU/BBU Forecast 2023-2027, (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 6: LTE eNB vs. 5G NR gNB Physical Unit Protocol Stack Partitions
- Exhibit 7: Purpose Built Multi-Slot Chassis/Backplane DU/BBU Examples
- Exhibit 8: Nokia Multi-Slot Chassis/Backplane AMIx Example
- Exhibit 9: Generic Purpose Built 2G/3G/4G & 5G Macrocell Site DU/BBU Configuration
- Exhibit 10: 5G vRAN Architectures
- Exhibit 11: Global DU/BBU Shipments, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 12: Global DU/BBU Market Share by Baseband Type, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 13: Global DU/BBU Market Share by Segment, 2022 (% Market Share)
- Exhibit 14: Global DU/BBU Forecast 2023-2027, (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 15: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 16: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Exhibit 17: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (% Growth)
- Exhibit 18: 3GPP 5G NR/5G NR Advanced Timeline
- Exhibit 19: 5G NR NSA/SA Network Launches Timeline
- Exhibit 20: 3GPP Rel 17 NR-Light/RedCap Performance Comparison
- Exhibit 21: OBSAI vs. CPRI Fronthaul Members
- Exhibit 22: 3GPP Fronthaul Split Options
- Exhibit 23: O-RAN Fronthaul Split Specification
- Exhibit 24: Global 5G NR DU Shipments by Frequency Cluster, 2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 25: Global 5G NR DU Shipments by Frequency Cluster, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 26: Global 5G NR DU Shipments by Region, 2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 27: Global 5G NR DU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 28: Global 5G NR DU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Exhibit 29: Global 5G NR DU Forecast without China, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Exhibit 30: Global 5G NR DU Forecast Including/Excluding China, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 31: Global 5G NR DU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 32: Global 5G NR DU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 33: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Shipments by Frequency Cluster, 2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 34: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Shipments by Frequency Cluster, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 35: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Shipments by Region, 2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 36: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 37: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Exhibit 38: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Forecast without China, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Exhibit 39: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Forecast Including/Excluding China, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 40: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 41: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 42: Global 2G/3G BBU Shipments by Frequency Cluster, 2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 43: Global 2G/3G BBU Shipments by Frequency Cluster, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 44: Global 2G/3G BBU Shipments by Region, 2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 45: Global 2G/3G BBU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 46: Global 2G/3G BBU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Exhibit 47: Global 2G/3G BBU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 48: Global 2G/3G BBU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 49: Global DU/BBU Shipments Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 50: Global Open RAN/vRAN DU/BBU Shipments by Region, 2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 51: Global Open RAN/vRAN DU/BBU Shipments, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Exhibit 52: Global DU/BBU Shipments Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 53: Global DU/BBU Market Share by Region, 2022 (% Market Share)
- Exhibit 54: North America DU/BBU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 55: North America DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 56: Latin America DU/BBU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 57: Latin America DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 58: Europe DU/BBU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 59: Europe DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 60: Africa DU/BBU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 61: Africa DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 62: The Middle East DU/BBU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 63: The Middle East DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 64: Rest of Asia Pacific DU/BBU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 65: Rest of Asia Pacific DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 66: China DU/BBU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 67: China DU/BBU Shipment Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 68: India DU/BBU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 69: India DU/BBU Shipment Forecast by Baseband Type, 2023-2027 (Units)