Things Look Grim For Macro Base StationsMobile Experts Predicts a Grim Outlook for Macro Base StationsMobile Experts today released a new report that reveals a general decline in the high-power mobile infrastructure market since 2014, a shift toward centralized RAN architectures, and base station deployments shifting away from developed to undeveloped countries CAMPBELL, Calif., Feb. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile Experts released a new report today which outlines a general decline in the market for high-power mobile infrastructure. The new report, Macro Base Stations and Transceivers, is the sixth annual report in the forecast series in which Mobile Experts provides deep detailed analysis of the architecture of macro infrastructure. The forecast has been refined to a high level of accuracy, with deep-dive details on frequency bands, power levels, air interface formats, multimode operation, and regional deployment trends. Mobile Experts achieves a high level of accuracy in its market forecasts, using its time-consuming and comprehensive Top-Down and Bottom-Up research approach. The Top-Down process involves interviews with more than 30 mobile operators, while the Bottom-Up process includes data collection from 19 semiconductor and component vendors to quantify the forecast by band, by power level, etc. Principal Analyst Joe Madden explained, "The macro base station market hit its peak in 2014, and we can now see the inevitable decline in overall market potential. With 2G and 3G, there was a surge in deployment as operators spent billions of dollars on their major deployments, followed by a four-year decline. In LTE, the networks with the strongest ARPU potential have already been deployed in multiple bands, so ongoing deployment depends on operators with weaker ARPU." "As we break down the base station market, we are seeing a shift in the approach to Centralized RAN (CRAN) architectures, at new frequency bands in some cases. We are also tracking shifts in power levels and in OEM market share, as the demographics for base station deployment shifts away from developed countries into less developed markets. There are new opportunities for companies that recognize the trends and put the right equipment together for the next market phase." Source: PR Newswire |