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The vRAN (Virtualized Radio Access Network) Ecosystem: 2017 - 2030 - Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts

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SNS0117001
Publication Date: 
January 9, 2017
Pages: 
220
Publisher: 
Signals and Systems Telecom
Countries: 
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Description: 
vRAN (Virtualized Radio Access Network) refers to a RAN (Radio Access Network) implementation where some or all baseband functions are separated from the remote radio unit and run as VNFs (Virtualized Network Functions) on commodity hardware. This approach results in multiple operational benefits including but not limited to TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) reduction, performance gains and scalability. In addition, vRAN enables mobile operators to future-proof their networks for 5G upgrades.
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The vRAN market is presently at a nascent stage with most investments focused on virtualized small cells for targeted greenfield deployments and pilot engagements for macrocell coverage. However, as mobile operators realize the benefits of RAN virtualization, the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 125% over the next three year period. By the end of 2020, SNS Research estimates that vRAN deployments will account for a market worth $2.6 Billion.
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The 鈥渧RAN (Virtualized Radio Access Network) Ecosystem: 2017 鈥� 2030 鈥� Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts鈥� report presents an in-depth assessment of the vRAN ecosystem including enabling technologies, key trends, market drivers, challenges, standardization, collaborative initiatives, regulatory landscape, deployment models, 听operator case studies, opportunities, future roadmap, value chain, ecosystem player profiles and strategies. The report also presents forecasts for vRAN investments from 2017 till 2030. The forecasts cover multiple submarkets and 6 regions.
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The report comes with an associated Excel datasheet suite covering quantitative data from all numeric forecasts presented in the report. Topics Covered
The report covers the following topics:听
听- vRAN ecosystem
听- 麻豆原创 drivers and barriers
听- vRAN architecture and key functional elements
听- Baseband functional splitting for vRAN implementation
听- Fronthaul networking technologies and interface options
听- Key trends including RAN slicing, RANaaS (RAN as a Service), neutral hosting and MEC (Mobile Edge Computing)
听- TCO comparison between vRAN and conventional RAN architectures
听- vRAN deployment models including Cloud RAN and virtualized small cells
听- Mobile operator case studies
听- Regulatory landscape, collaborative initiatives and standardization
听- Industry roadmap and value chain
听- Profiles and strategies of over 60 leading ecosystem players including vRAN solution providers
听- Strategic recommendations for ecosystem players including vRAN solution providers and mobile operators
听- 麻豆原创 analysis and forecasts from 2017 till 2030
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Forecast Segmentation
麻豆原创 forecasts are provided for each of the following submarkets and their subcategories:
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Submarkets
听- vRAN Radio Units
听- vBBUs (Virtualized Baseband Units)
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Air Interface Technology Segmentation
听- LTE & 3G
听- 5G NR (New Radio)
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Deployment Model Segmentation
听- Virtualized Small Cells
听- Virtualized Macrocells
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Regional 麻豆原创s
听- Asia Pacific
听- Eastern Europe
听- Middle East & Africa
听- Latin & Central America
听- North America
听- Western Europe
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Key Questions Answered听
The report provides answers to the following key questions:
听- How big is the vRAN opportunity?
听- What trends, challenges and barriers are influencing its growth?
听- How is the ecosystem evolving by segment and region?
听- What will the market size be in 2020 and at what rate will it grow?
听- Which submarkets will see the highest percentage of growth?
听- Is centralization a pre-requisite for vRAN implementation?
听- What are the benefits and drawbacks of each baseband functional split option?
听- How can vRAN reduce the TCO of RAN deployments?
听- How can mobile operators future-proof their RAN investments for 5G upgrades?
听- Who are the key market players and what are their strategies?
听- What strategies should vRAN solution providers and mobile operators adopt to remain competitive?
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Key Findings听
The report has the following key findings:听
听- vRAN investments are expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 125% over the next three year period. By the end of 2020, SNS Research estimates that vRAN deployments will account for a market worth $2.6 Billion.
听- At present, most vRAN investments are focused on virtualized small cells for targeted greenfield deployments and pilot engagements for macrocell coverage.听
听- Mobile operators are exploring multiple baseband functional split options for vRAN implementation, as they seek to ease the transition to 5G networks while reducing fronthaul costs.
听- The ongoing 5G race is expected to significantly boost vRAN investments over the coming years. SNS Research estimates that approximately $900 Million of all vRAN investments will be directed towards 5G networks by the end of 2020.
Table Of Contents: 
1 Chapter 1: Introduction 12
1.1 Executive Summary 12
1.2 Topics Covered 14
1.3 Forecast Segmentation 15
1.4 Key Questions Answered 16
1.5 Key Findings 17
1.6 Methodology 18
1.7 Target Audience 19
1.8 Companies & Organizations Mentioned 20
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2 Chapter 2: An Overview of vRAN 22
2.1 C-RAN (Centralized Radio Access Network): Opening the Door to RAN Virtualization 22
2.1.1 Decoupling the Base Station 22
2.1.2 Brief History 23
2.1.3 Outlook on Future Investments 23
2.2 What is vRAN? 24
2.2.1 Leveraging Commodity Technologies 25
2.2.2 Moving RAN to the Cloud 25
2.3 Key Functional Elements of vRAN 27
2.3.1 Remote Radio Unit 27
2.3.2 vBBU (Virtualized Baseband Unit) 27
2.3.2.1 Baseband VNFs (Virtualized Network Functions) 28
2.3.2.2 RTOS (Real-Time Operating System) & Virtualization Environment 29
2.3.2.3 GPP (General Purpose Processor) Platform 30
2.3.2.4 Dedicated Programmable Hardware 30
2.3.2.5 External Interactions 31
2.3.3 Fronthaul 32
2.3.3.1 Technologies 32
2.3.3.2 Interface Options 34
2.4 Baseband Functional Split Approaches 36
2.4.1 Fully Virtualized Baseband Processing: PHY-RF Split 37
2.4.2 Partially Virtualized Functional Splits 38
2.4.2.1 Intra-PHY Split 39
2.4.2.2 MAC-PHY Split 40
2.4.2.3 Intra-MAC Split 40
2.4.2.4 RLC-MAC Split 41
2.4.2.5 Intra-RLC Split 41
2.4.2.6 PDCP-RLC Split 41
2.4.2.7 RRC-PDCP Split 42
2.5 麻豆原创 Growth Drivers 42
2.5.1 Capacity & Coverage Improvement: Addressing the Mobile Data Traffic Tsunami 42
2.5.2 Bringing Intelligence to the Edge: MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) 44
2.5.3 OpEx Reduction: Reducing Energy & Maintenance Costs 44
2.5.4 CapEx Reduction: BBU Resource Pooling & Commodity IT Hardware 45
2.5.5 Agile & Flexible Network Architecture 45
2.5.6 Enhanced Support for Advanced RAN Coordination Features 46
2.5.7 Multi-Tenancy & RAN Sharing 46
2.5.8 Enabling Painless Migration Towards Future RAN Technologies 47
2.5.9 Impact of 5G Rollouts 47
2.6 麻豆原创 Barriers 47
2.6.1 Fronthaul Investments 48
2.6.2 Virtualization Challenges 48
2.6.3 Vendor Proprietary Functional Splits 48
2.6.4 Migration from Legacy Architectures 49
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3 Chapter 3: Standardization, 听Regulatory & Collaborative Initiatives 50
3.1 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) 50
3.1.1 Functional Splits for vRAN Implementation in 5G Networks 50
3.1.2 Management of Virtualized Mobile Networks 51
3.2 Broadband Forum 52
3.2.1 TR-069 for PNF Management 52
3.3 CPRI Initiative 53
3.3.1 eCPRI for 5G Fronthaul Networks 53
3.4 ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) 54
3.4.1 ORI for Fronthaul 54
3.4.2 NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) for vRAN 54
3.4.3 MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) 56
3.5 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 57
3.5.1 IEEE 802.1CM: TSN (Time-Sensitive Networking) for Fronthaul 57
3.5.2 IEEE P1904.3: Standard for RoE (Radio over Ethernet) Encapsulations and Mappings 57
3.5.3 IEEE 1914: NGFI (Next Generation Fronthaul Interface) Working Group 58
3.5.4 Other Standards & Work Groups 59
3.6 ITU (International Telecommunications Union) 60
3.6.1 Focus Group on IMT-2020 60
3.7 MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) 61
3.7.1 Ethernet Transport 61
3.8 NGMN (Next Generation Mobile Networks) Alliance 62
3.8.1 P-CRAN (Project Centralized RAN) 62
3.9 ONF (Open Networking Foundation) & ON.Lab (Open Networking Lab) 63
3.9.1 M-CORD (Mobile Central Office Re-architected as a Datacenter) 63
3.10 OSA (OpenAirInterface Software Alliance) 65
3.10.1 LTE vRAN Implementation 65
3.11 SCF (Small Cell Forum) 66
3.11.1 Release 8: Small Cell Virtualization with nFAPI 66
3.12 TIP (Telecom Infra Project) 68
3.12.1 OpenCellular Access Platform 68
3.13 xRAN Consortium 69
3.13.1 xRAN Architecture 69
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4 Chapter 4: vRAN Deployment Models & Case Studies 70
4.1 Deployment Models 70
4.1.1 Distributed vRAN 70
4.1.2 Centralized vRAN: Cloud RAN 71
4.1.3 Virtualized Small Cells 73
4.2 Mobile Operator Case Studies 74
4.2.1 BT Group 74
4.2.2 China Mobile 75
4.2.3 China Unicom 77
4.2.4 KT Corporation 78
4.2.5 NTT DoCoMo 79
4.2.6 Orange 81
4.2.7 SK Telecom 82
4.2.8 SoftBank Group 84
4.2.9 Telef贸nica Group 86
4.2.10 TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile) 87
4.2.11 Vodafone Group 88
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5 Chapter 5: vRAN Industry Roadmap & Value Chain 90
5.1 Industry Roadmap 90
5.1.1 2017 鈥� 2020: Growing Adoption of Virtualized Small Cells 90
5.1.2 2020 鈥� 2025: The Cloud RAN Era - Moving vRAN to the Data Center 91
5.1.3 2025 鈥� 2030: Continued Investments with 5G Network Rollouts 91
5.2 Value Chain 92
5.2.1 Enabling Technology Providers 92
5.2.2 Radio Equipment Suppliers 93
5.2.3 vBBU Vendors 93
5.2.4 Fronthaul Networking Vendors 93
5.2.5 Mobile Operators 94
5.2.6 Test, Measurement & Performance Specialists 94
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6 Chapter 6: Key 麻豆原创 Players 95
6.1 6WIND 95
6.2 ADLINK Technology 96
6.3 Advantech 97
6.4 Airspan Networks 98
6.5 Altiostar Networks 99
6.6 Amarisoft 100
6.7 Argela 101
6.8 Aricent 102
6.9 ARM Holdings 103
6.10 Artemis Networks 104
6.11 Artesyn Embedded Technologies 105
6.12 ASOCS 106
6.13 ASTRI (Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute) 107
6.14 Broadcom 108
6.15 Casa Systems 109
6.16 Cavium 110
6.17 Cisco Systems 112
6.18 Clavister 113
6.19 Cobham Wireless 114
6.20 Comcores 115
6.21 CommAgility 116
6.22 CommScope 117
6.23 Contela 118
6.24 Dali Wireless 119
6.25 Dell Technologies 120
6.26 eASIC Corporation 121
6.27 Ericsson 122
6.28 Facebook 123
6.29 Fujitsu 124
6.30 Hitachi 125
6.31 HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) 126
6.32 Huawei 127
6.33 IBM Corporation 128
6.34 IDT (Integrated Device Technology) 129
6.35 Intel Corporation 130
6.36 ip.access 131
6.37 IS-Wireless 132
6.38 JMA Wireless 133
6.39 Kathrein-Werke KG 134
6.40 Mellanox Technologies 135
6.41 Microsemi Corporation 136
6.42 Mobiveil 137
6.43 MTI Mobile 138
6.44 NEC Corporation 139
6.45 Nokia 140
6.46 NXP Semiconductors 141
6.47 Octasic 142
6.48 Parallel Wireless 143
6.49 Phluido 144
6.50 Qualcomm 145
6.51 Quortus 146
6.52 Radisys Corporation 147
6.53 Red Hat 148
6.54 Samsung Electronics 149
6.55 SOLiD (SOLiD Technologies) 150
6.56 SpiderCloud Wireless 151
6.57 Sumitomo Electric Industries 152
6.58 Sunnada (Fujian Sunnada Communication Company) 153
6.59 Sunwave Communications 154
6.60 TI (Texas Instruments) 155
6.61 Xilinx 156
6.62 Xura 157
6.63 ZTE 158
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7 Chapter 7: 麻豆原创 Analysis & Forecasts 159
7.1 Global Outlook on vRAN Investments 159
7.2 Segmentation by Deployment Model 160
7.2.1 Virtualized Small Cells 160
7.2.2 Virtualized Macrocells 161
7.3 Segmentation by Air Interface Technology 161
7.3.1 LTE & 3G 162
7.3.2 5G NR (New Radio) 162
7.4 Segmentation by Submarket 163
7.4.1 vRAN Radio Units 163
7.4.1.1 Virtualized Small Cell Radio Units 165
7.4.1.2 Virtualized Macrocell Radio Units 166
7.4.2 vBBUs (Virtualized Baseband Units) 167
7.4.2.1 Virtualized Small Cell BBUs 169
7.4.2.2 Virtualized Macrocell BBUs 170
7.5 Segmentation by Region 172
7.5.1 vRAN Radio Units 172
7.5.2 vBBUs 173
7.6 Asia Pacific 175
7.6.1 vRAN Radio Units 175
7.6.2 vBBUs 176
7.7 Eastern Europe 178
7.7.1 vRAN Radio Units 178
7.7.2 vBBUs 179
7.8 Middle East & Africa 181
7.8.1 vRAN Radio Units 181
7.8.2 vBBUs 182
7.9 Latin & Central America 184
7.9.1 vRAN Radio Units 184
7.9.2 vBBUs 185
7.10 North America 187
7.10.1 vRAN Radio Units 187
7.10.2 vBBUs 188
7.11 Western Europe 190
7.11.1 vRAN Radio Units 190
7.11.2 vBBUs 191
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8 Chapter 8: Expert Opinion 鈥� Interview Transcripts 193
8.1 Ericsson 193
8.2 Nokia Networks 196
8.3 ASOCS 201
8.4 SpiderCloud Wireless 204
8.5 Parallel Wireless 206
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9 Chapter 9: Conclusion & Strategic Recommendations 210
9.1 Why is the 麻豆原创 Poised to Grow? 210
9.2 Competitive Industry Landscape: Acquisitions, Alliances & Consolidation 210
9.3 Is Centralization a Pre-Requisite for vRAN Implementation? 211
9.4 Setting the Foundation for 5G NR (New Radio) Upgrades 211
9.5 What is the Cost Saving Potential of vRAN? 212
9.6 Integration with MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) 213
9.7 Moving Towards a Cloud Operating Model 213
9.8 Prospects of Neutral Hosting with vRAN 214
9.9 Enabling RAN Slicing 215
9.10 Unlicensed Spectrum: Impact on Virtualized Small Cell Design 217
9.11 Geographic Outlook: Which Countries Offer the Highest Growth Potential? 218
9.12 Strategic Recommendations 219
9.12.1 vRAN Solution Providers 219
9.12.2 Mobile Operators 220
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List of Figures
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Figure 1: C-RAN Architecture 23
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Figure 2: vRAN Architecture 25
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Figure 3: Key Remote Radio Unit & vBBU Functions 29
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Figure 4: VM vs. Container Virtualization 31
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Figure 5: CPRI Protocol Layers 34
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Figure 6: Baseband Functional Split Options for vRAN 37
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Figure 7: Examples of Maximum Required Bitrate on a Fronthaul Link for Possible PHY-RF Split 38
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Figure 8: Performance Comparison of Baseband Functional Split Options for vRAN 40
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Figure 9: Annual Global Throughput of Mobile Network Data Traffic by Region: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Exabytes) 44
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Figure 10: ETSI NFV Architecture 56
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Figure 11: M-CORD Focus Areas 65
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Figure 12: nFAPI Interfaces 67
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Figure 13: Distributed vRAN Deployment Model 72
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Figure 14: Cloud RAN Deployment Model 73
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Figure 15: Virtualized Small Cell Deployment Model 74
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Figure 16: China Mobile鈥檚 Cloud RAN Vision 77
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Figure 17: NTT DoCoMo鈥檚 Advanced C-RAN Architecture 80
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Figure 18: SK Telecom's SDRAN (Software Defined RAN) Architecture 84
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Figure 19: SoftBank's Virtualized Small Cell Trial 86
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Figure 20: vRAN Industry Roadmap 91
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Figure 21: vRAN Value Chain 93
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Figure 22: Global vRAN Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 160
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Figure 23: Global vRAN Revenue by Deployment Model: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 161
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Figure 24: Global Virtualized Small Cell RAN Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 161
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Figure 25: Global Virtualized Macrocell RAN Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 162
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Figure 26: Global vRAN Revenue by Air Interface Technology: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 162
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Figure 27: Global Virtualized LTE & 3G RAN Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 163
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Figure 28: Global Virtualized 5G NR RAN Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 163
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Figure 29: Global vRAN Revenue by Submarket: 2016 - 2030 ($ Million) 164
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Figure 30: Global vRAN Radio Unit Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Thousands of Units) 164
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Figure 31: Global vRAN Radio Unit Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 165
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Figure 32: Global vRAN Radio Unit Shipments by Deployment Model: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Units) 165
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Figure 33: Global vRAN Radio Unit Shipment Revenue by Deployment Model: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 166
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Figure 34: Global Virtualized Small Cell Radio Unit Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Units) 166
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Figure 35: Global Virtualized Small Cell Radio Unit Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 167
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Figure 36: Global Virtualized Macrocell Radio Unit Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Units) 167
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Figure 37: Global Virtualized Macrocell Radio Unit Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 168
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Figure 38: Global vBBU Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Units) 168
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Figure 39: Global vBBU Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 169
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Figure 40: Global vBBU Shipments by Deployment Model: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Units) 169
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Figure 41: Global vBBU Shipment Revenue by Deployment Model: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 170
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Figure 42: Global Virtualized Small Cell BBU Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Units) 170
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Figure 43: Global Virtualized Small Cell BBU Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 171
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Figure 44: Global Virtualized Macrocell BBU Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Units) 171
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Figure 45: Global Virtualized Macrocell BBU Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 172
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Figure 46: vRAN Revenue by Region: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 173
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Figure 47: vRAN Radio Unit Shipments by Region: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Thousands of Units) 173
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Figure 48: vRAN Radio Unit Shipment Revenue by Region: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 174
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Figure 49: vBBU Shipments by Region: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Units) 174
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Figure 50: vBBU Shipment Revenue by Region: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 175
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Figure 51: Asia Pacific vRAN Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 176
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Figure 52: Asia Pacific vRAN Radio Unit Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Thousands of Units) 176
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Figure 53: Asia Pacific vRAN Radio Unit Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 177
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Figure 54: Asia Pacific vBBU Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Units) 177
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Figure 55: Asia Pacific vBBU Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 178
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Figure 56: Eastern Europe vRAN Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 179
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Figure 57: Eastern Europe vRAN Radio Unit Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Thousands of Units) 179
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Figure 58: Eastern Europe vRAN Radio Unit Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 180
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Figure 59: Eastern Europe vBBU Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Units) 180
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Figure 60: Eastern Europe vBBU Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 181
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Figure 61: Middle East & Africa vRAN Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 182
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Figure 62: Middle East & Africa vRAN Radio Unit Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Thousands of Units) 182
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Figure 63: Middle East & Africa vRAN Radio Unit Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 183
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Figure 64: Middle East & Africa vBBU Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Units) 183
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Figure 65: Middle East & Africa vBBU Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 184
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Figure 66: Latin & Central America vRAN Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 185
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Figure 67: Latin & Central America vRAN Radio Unit Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Thousands of Units) 185
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Figure 68: Latin & Central America vRAN Radio Unit Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 186
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Figure 69: Latin & Central America vBBU Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Units) 186
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Figure 70: Latin & Central America vBBU Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 187
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Figure 71: North America vRAN Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 188
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Figure 72: North America vRAN Radio Unit Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Thousands of Units) 188
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Figure 73: North America vRAN Radio Unit Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 189
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Figure 74: North America vBBU Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Units) 189
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Figure 75: North America vBBU Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 190
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Figure 76: Western Europe vRAN Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 191
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Figure 77: Western Europe vRAN Radio Unit Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Thousands of Units) 191
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Figure 78: Western Europe vRAN Radio Unit Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 192
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Figure 79: Western Europe vBBU Shipments: 2017 鈥� 2030 (Units) 192
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Figure 80: Western Europe vBBU Shipment Revenue: 2017 鈥� 2030 ($ Million) 193
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Figure 81: Centralization & Virtualization of RAN Functions 197
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Figure 82: Centralized vs. Distributed Cloud RAN Architecture 200
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Figure 83: Nokia's Cloud Based Radio Architecture 201
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Figure 84: TCO Comparison Between vRAN and Conventional RAN Architecture ($ per GB) 213
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Figure 85: Conceptual Architecture for Network Slicing in Mobile Networks 216
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Figure 86: nFAPI support for LAA鈥檚 LBT Functionality 218
Companies Mentioned: 
  1. 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project)
  2. 6WIND
  3. ADLINK Technology
  4. Advantech
  5. Airspan Networks
  6. Altiostar Networks
  7. Amarisoft
  8. Argela
  9. Aricent
  10. ARM Holdings
  11. Artemis Networks
  12. Artesyn Embedded Technologies
  13. ASOCS
  14. ASTRI (Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute)
  15. Broadband Forum
  16. Broadcom
  17. BT Group
  18. Casa Systems
  19. Cavium
  20. China Mobile
  21. China Unicom
  22. Cisco Systems
  23. Clavister
  24. Cobham Wireless
  25. Comcores
  26. CommAgility
  27. CommScope
  28. Contela
  29. Dali Wireless
  30. Dell Technologies
  31. DT (Deutsche Telekom)
  32. eASIC Corporation
  33. EBlink
  34. EE
  35. Ericsson
  36. ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute)
  37. EURECOM
  38. Facebook
  39. Fujitsu
  40. Hitachi
  41. HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise)
  42. Huawei
  43. IBM Corporation
  44. IDT (Integrated Device Technology)
  45. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
  46. Intel Corporation
  47. ip.access
  48. IS-Wireless
  49. ITU (International Telecommunications Union)
  50. JMA Wireless
  51. Kathrein-Werke KG
  52. KT Corporation
  53. Linux Foundation
  54. MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum)
  55. Mellanox Technologies
  56. Microsemi Corporation
  57. Mitel Mobility
  58. Mobiveil
  59. MontaVista Software
  60. MTI Mobile
  61. NEC Corporation
  62. NGMN (Next Generation Mobile Networks) Alliance
  63. Nokia
  64. Nokia Networks
  65. Nokia Technologies
  66. NTT Communications
  67. NTT DoCoMo
  68. NXP Semiconductors
  69. Octasic
  70. ON.Lab (Open Networking Lab)
  71. ONF (Open Networking Foundation)
  72. Orange
  73. OSA (OpenAirInterface Software Alliance)
  74. Parallel Wireless
  75. Phluido
  76. Qualcomm
  77. Quortus
  78. Radisys Corporation
  79. Ranzure Networks
  80. Rearden
  81. Red Hat
  82. Samsung Electronics
  83. SCF (Small Cell Forum)
  84. SK Telecom
  85. SoftBank Group
  86. SOLiD (SOLiD Technologies)
  87. SpiderCloud Wireless
  88. Sprint Corporation
  89. Sumitomo Electric Industries
  90. Sunnada (Fujian Sunnada Communication Company)
  91. Sunwave Communications
  92. Telecom Italia Group
  93. Telef贸nica Group
  94. TI (Texas Instruments)
  95. TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile)
  96. Vodafone Group
  97. Vodafone Hutchison Australia
  98. Vodafone Italy
  99. Xilinx
  100. xRAN Consortium
  101. Xura
  102. ZTE
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