Advancements in Test Equipment Capabilities to Centre around LTE and M2M Communications
Interoperability is a crucial challenge that must be addressed in order to ensure holistic market development, notes Frost & Sullivan
LONDON, April 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Wireless communication serves as a focal point for business development, and wireless test equipment end users such as network operators as well as service providers foresee significant opportunities in machine-to-machine (M2M) communication and long-term evolution (LTE) network infrastructure technologies. Hence, developments in wireless communication test equipment will revolve around LTE, M2M communications, and the need for solutions that can be easily deployed across the live network infrastructure.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Analysis of End Users' Perspective on the Global Wireless Communication Test Equipment Market (https://www.frost.com/mabe), finds that while North America continues to offer significant opportunities for wireless communication testing and monitoring vendors, Asia-Pacific is fast-evolving into a hotbed for growth. The study is based on a survey of wireless test equipment customers, including network operators, network equipment manufacturers, contractors, and telecom and wireless consulting firms.
If you are interested in more information on this study, please send an e-mail to Julia Nikishkina, Corporate Communications, at [email protected].
"While M2M and the Internet of Things are here to stay, the challenges associated with incorporating them are quite unique and therefore require inventive solutions for testing at every stage of the life cycle," said Frost & Sullivan Measurement and Instrumentation Research Analyst Rohan Joy Thomas. "Respondents rated interoperability as the most significant challenge, and one that will be compounded by the proliferation of M2M communications and heterogeneous networks."
Innovative solutions are also necessary to tackle issues stemming from the implementation of small cells, distributed antenna systems, big data analytics, self-optimising networks (SONs), cloud computing and virtualisation. With end users trying to bridge the gap between network monitoring capabilities and research and development (R&D), solutions that effectively bring field test capabilities closer to the lab environment will gain traction.
"Despite imminent difficulties, respondents noted that they expect a substantial rise in the deployment of SONs, big data analytics, virtualisation, software-defined networks and cloud computing by 2021," added Thomas. "Cloud computing, in particular, will surge ahead as end users look to further optimise IT operations in the global market."
These end-user insights regarding suitable equipment and product features for their testing needs can be leveraged by testing and monitoring equipment vendors to customize equipment to end-user requirements and proactively meet demand.
Analysis of End Users' Perspective on the Global Wireless Communication Test Equipment Market is a Customer Research that is part of the Test & Measurement (http://www.testandmeasurement.frost.com) Growth Partnership Service program. This web-based survey of end users of wireless testing equipment identifies important network deployments as well as other technological trends that play a significant role in the business activities of end users globally.
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