WiFi enabled LTE small cell gateways to account for nearly 15 Million units by 2020, Reveals New Report

Driven by large scale LTE investments and the high penetration of embedded WiFi capability in consumer electronic devices, both fixed and mobile, a number of wireless carriers are taking a keen interest in WiFi enabled LTE gateways. A WiFi enabled LTE small cell gateway (or base station) is an emerging network element, which has an LTE interface towards the carrier network and a WiFi interface towards the end user device.  A vast majority of these base station deployments are likely to be in a small cell configuration.

Driven by infrastructure vendor commitments and demands from the wireless carrier community, SNS Research expects the installed base of WiFi enabled LTE small cell gateways to account for nearly 15 Million units by 2020, growing at a CAGR of nearly 122% between 2013 and 2020.

The “WiFi Enabled LTE Small Cell Gateway Forecasts: 2013 – 2020” excel datasheet presents detailed forecasts and growth rate projections on the installed base, unit shipments and revenue of WiFi enabled LTE gateways from 2013 till 2020. The forecasts are also segmented for the following regional submarkets:

1. Asia Pacific
2. Eastern Europe
3. Latin & Central America
4. Middle East & Africa
5. North America
6. Western Europe

The datasheet comes with a complimentary copy of SNS Research’s “The HetNet Bible (Small Cells and Carrier WiFi) - Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies and Forecasts: 2013 - 2020 - With an Evaluation of DAS & Cloud RAN” report which includes detailed analysis and forecasts of the HetNet market.  The report comprises over 434 pages and 262 figures.

Market analysis and forecasts for the industry’s revenue, including the following submarkets:

• Small Cells
• WiFi enabled Small Cell Gateways
• Carrier WiFi
• Small Cell Backhaul
• Small Cells as a Service (SCaaS)
• Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS)
• Cloud RAN
• Self-Organizing Network (SON) Solutions

Regional forecasts are categorized in the following 6 categories:

• North America
• Asia Pacific
• Western Europe
• Eastern Europe
• Middle East & Africa
• Latin & Central America

Key Questions Answered:

• The datasheet and the complimentary report provide answers to the following key questions:
• What are the key market drivers and challenges in the small cells and carrier WiFi market and the wider HetNets ecosystem?
• How big is the WiFi enabled small cell gateway market, and how much revenue will it generate in 2020?
• How big is the HetNet ecosystem, and how much revenue will it generate in 2020?
• What will be the installed base of small cells and carrier WiFi access points in 2020?
• Which geographical regions offer the greatest growth potential for HetNet deployments?
• What is the service revenue for mobile data services delivered over small cells and carrier WiFi, and how will this vary overtime?
• How are investments on DAS technology impacting the small cells and carrier WiFi market?
• What is the Cloud RAN concept, and how does it affect the small cells and carrier WiFi market?
• Which technology will be predominant in the small cell backhaul ecosystem and is there a market for satellite based small cell backhaul?
• Is there a market for rural small cell deployments?
• How big is the opportunity for Small Cells as a Service (SCaaS)?
• How is the HetNet value chain structured and how will it evolve overtime?
• What opportunities does the HetNet ecosystem offer to infrastructure vendors and other players involved in the value chain?
• What strategies should infrastructure vendors and wireless carriers adopt to capitalize on the HetNet opportunity?

Key Findings

• The installed base of WiFi enabled LTE small cell gateways to account for nearly 15 Million units by 2020, growing at a CAGR of nearly 122% between 2013 and 2020
• Small cells, carrier WiFi, DAS and Cloud RAN infrastructure investments will account for a $42 Billion HetNet ecosystem by 2020.
• Small cells and carrier WiFi deployments are expected to carry more than 60% of all mobile network data traffic by 2020, which will account for $352 Billion in mobile data service revenue.
• At present, the small cells and carrier WiFi infrastructure value chain is highly fragmented with ‘pure-play’ vendors and incumbent macrocell vendors battling to gain a higher share of the market.
• SNS Research expects the value chain to consolidate over the coming years following several future acquisitions such as the recent acquisition of Ubiquisys by Cisco.
• Eyeing the momentum behind small cell deployments, several DAS vendors (such as BTI Wireless) are now entering the small cells market.
• While it is a preferred opinion among wireless carriers, aggregating outdoor small cell backhaul with macrocell infrastructure may prove to be a well challenging task. Consequently the demand for small cell backhauling has opened a new opportunity for investment, which will be a market worth nearly $6 Billion by 2020.

Spanning over 451 pages and 262 figures, “WiFi Enabled LTE Small Cell Gateway Forecasts: 2013 – 2020” report provide detailed forecasts and growth rate projections on the installed base, unit shipments and revenue of WiFi enabled LTE gateways.

In addition to covering the An Overview of Small Cells & Carrier WiFi, Integration & Offloading Technology, Industry Roadmap and Value Chain, Small Cells & Carrier WiFi Deployment Models, Small Cells & Carrier WiFi Vertical Markets, Small Cell Backhaul, Standardization & Regulatory Initiatives, Small Cell & Carrier WiFi Deployments, ‘Pure-Play’ and Specialist Small Cell Vendors, Distributed Antenna System (DAS) & Repeater Solution Providers, Carrier WiFi Focused Vendors, Cloud RAN Solution Providers, HetNet Focussed SON Solution Providers, Wireless Network (Macrocell, Core) Infrastructure Vendors Chipset, Software and Component Vendors, Technology Providers, WiFi Network Providers, Small Cell Backhaul Solution Providers, Market Analysis and Forecasts, Conclusion and Strategic Recommendations. The report covers 488 major industry players few are 3GPP, 4ipnet, 6WIND S.A., Ablaze, Accel Partners, Accuris Networks, Arqiva, Aruba Networks, Asahi Kasei Microdevices, Bell Mobility, Best Western, Bharti Airtel, CableLabs, Cablevision, Cambium Networks, Coral Group, Corning, Cosmote, Dapu Telecom, DAS Advisers, Datang Mobile, Errigal, Ethertronics, Etisalat, ETRI, GoNet Systems, Goodman Networks, Google, Lord & Company Technologies, LSI, Madison Dearborn Partners, Marriott International, ZON Portugal, ZTE.