The 2G, 3G and 4G Wireless Network Infrastructure Market: 2014 -2020 -with an Evaluation of WiFi and WiMAX

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Jan 06, 2015, 11:33 ET

DUBLIN, Jan. 06, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Research and Markets

(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bd684b/the_2g_3g_and_4g) has announced the addition of SNS Research's new report "The 2G, 3G and 4G Wireless Network Infrastructure Market: 2014 -2020 -with an Evaluation of WiFi and WiMAX" to their offering.

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The wireless network infrastructure market is currently in a phase of transition as mobile network operators seek to address increasing mobile traffic demands amidst global economic uncertainties. This paradigm shift is bringing new challenges and opportunities to infrastructure vendors.

In 2013, global 2G, 3G and 4G wireless infrastructure revenues stood at $52 Billion. SNS Research estimates that these revenues, from macrocell RAN (Radio Access Network) and core network investments have largely remained flat in 2014. However, the market is expected to decline at a CAGR of 2% over the next 6 years, eventually shrinking to $47 Billion by the end of 2020.

Although, the new wave of 4G LTE macrocell RAN and core network investments will not be able to compensate the overall declines in 2G, 3G and WiMAX equipment sales, operators are expected to significantly increase their spending in the evolving HetNet market, which encompasses small cell, carrier WiFi, DAS (Distributed Antenna Systems) and C-RAN (Cloud RAN) equipment.

Small cell and carrier WiFi equipment alone will represent a market worth $4 Billion in 2015. Supplemented further by DAS and C-RAN investments, the HetNet sector is attracting considerable attention from both established vendors as well as startups which solely focus on the market.

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