Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Visant Strategies, Inc.
Published: October 2009
Product Code: R727-24Description “US MOBILE BACKHAUL 2010: Continued Expansion 2009 to 2015 and the Needs of
the Middle Network,” assesses and details the market for United States mobile wireless
backhaul services and products through 2015.
The report provides coverage of the United States mobile and wireless infrastructure
markets including technology choices and subscriber trends such as the migration to
3.5G/4G, the use of mixed IP and TDM traffic, femtocells and the growth in data ARPU
levels. Specific backhaul drivers that are considered and quantified include base station
deployments, tower construction, capital spending, network evolution to 3.5G and 4G
platforms (HSPA, mobile WiMAX, EV-DO and LTE) and subscribers.
A detailed discussion is presented on the backhaul bottlenecks of the present and the
future and the challenges that mobile operators face now and will need to address in the
future pertaining to backhaul needs in the mobile network. .
The report also offers forecasts through 2015 for total backhaul service revenues, edge of
network backhaul service fees, average backhaul per month per base station and total
wireless network operating expenses
Backhaul lines in the United States are also quantified by capacity per base station, type
of service such as Ethernet or TDM/mixed and whether backhaul is achieved via wireless
or wireline. Backhaul by PTP microwave, copper, coax, fiber, satellite or free space
optics is also quantified through 2015. Total towers in use and capacity per tower are also
quantified as are deployments of 3.5G/4G base stations and MSC, BSC/RNC sites and
collector points.
Topics
- Total value of backhaul services (radio access and switching components)
- Backhaul bottlenecks and challenges
- Cost of backhaul to base stations (switching is omitted)
- Average backhaul cost per base station
- Total mobile network operating expenses
- Mobile network capital expenditures
- Wireless backhaul links employed
- Backhaul links by capacity
- Backhaul links by access technology (wireless or wireline)
- Backhaul links by technology (copper, coax, microwave, fiber, free space optics,
satellite, other)
- Backhaul lines by transport mode (TDM/mixed vs. Ethernet)
- Base station sites
- Average number of base stations per site
- Sites by total capacity employed
- Mobile base stations deployed total and by generation (2.5G, 3G, 3.5G/4G)
- Mobile subscribers and 3.5G/4G subscribers
- Voice, data and total ARPU
- Base stations with access to fiber
- Network upgrade trends
- Cumulative deployments of wireless switching gear (MSC, BSC/RNC)
Table of Contents - 1.0 Quick Review
- 2.0 Current Market Conditions
- 2.1 3.5G/4G are nearly here
- 2.2 The Great Recession
- 2.3 Wireless Services Mostly Unscathed by Recession
- 2.4 Wireless Network Capital Expenditure Investment Remains Strong
- 2.5 United States Wireless Arms Race Persists
- 2.6 Data Services Continue to Grow
- 2.7 Cost is Major Edge of Network Backhaul Challenge
- 2.8 Technology is Greatest Factor for Middle of Network Backhaul
- 2.9 New solutions taming the Backhaul Beast
- 2.10 Better to Build or Lease your Backhaul Network?
- 2.11 Incremental Upgrades and a Long Shelf Life
- 2.12 Copper Backhaul Challenged to Meet Backhaul Needs
- 2.13 Impact of WiMAX
- 3.0 The US Backhaul Market Through 2015
- 3.1 Backhaul Capacity per Base Station Technology and Future Capacity Needs
- 3.2 Fourth Generation’s Impact on Mobile Backhaul
- 3.3 Femtocells
- 3.4 Migration to IP, Multi-mode traffic
- 3.5 Flatter Network also Drives Backhaul Needs
- 4.0 Backhaul Technologies, an Analysis
- 4.1 Copper Technology (T1, DSL)
- 4.2 Fiber
- 4.3 Hybrid Fiber Coax
- 4.4 Point-to-Point Microwave
- 4.5 Upper Millimeter Microwave
- 4.6 WiMAX and Other Point to Multipoint Systems
- 4.7 Unlicensed Wireless Technologies
- 4.8 Free Space Optics
- 4.9 Satellite
- 5.0 Figures and Market Drivers
- 5.1 US Mobile Subscribers, Room for Growth with a Shift in Share
- 5.2 3.5 and 4G Subscribers will Fuel Greater Backhaul Needs
- 5.3 Cumulative Deployed Base Stations 2008 to 2015
- 5.4 Deployments and Shipments Base Stations by Technology (2/2.5G, 3G, 3.5G/4G)
- 5.5 Deployments of MSCs and BSCs/RNCs
- 5.6 Cell Site Deployments and Average Base Stations per Site
- 5.7 Base Stations with Access to Fiber
- 5.8 Data, Voice, and Total ARPU
- 5.9 Base Stations by Backhaul Capacity
- 5.10 Base Station Sites by Total Backhaul Capacity
- 5.11 BSC/RNC and MSC Links by Capacity
- 5.12 Backhaul by Fiber, Copper, Coax, Microwave, Free Space Optics and Others
- 5.13 Ethernet vs. TDM/Mixed-Services Backhaul Links
- 5.14 Total Operating Expenses, US Mobile Carriers
- 5.15 Network Operating Expenses for the US Operator
- 5.16 Mobile Network Backhaul Expenditures
- 5.17 Edge of Network Backhaul Expenses for the US Operator
- FORECASTS AND FIGURES
- Table 1
- Mobile Subscribers and Penetration Rate
- All Technologies
- United States 2008-2015
- Table 2
- 3.5G and 4G Mobile Subscribers vs. All Mobile Subscribers
- United States 2008-2015
- Table 3
- Cumulative and Annual Mobile Base Station Deployments
- All Technologies
- United States 2008-2015
- Table 4
- Base Stations Deployed, Total Mobile Subscribers
- and Average Number of Subscribers per Base Station
- All Technologies
- United States 2008-2015
- Table 5
- Base Stations Deployed by Technology
- 2G/2.5G, 3G, 3.5/4G and Total
- United States 2008-2015
- Table 6
- Mobile Switching Center/Central Switching Center and
- Base Station Controller/Radio Network Controller Deployments
- United States 2008-2015
- Table 7
- Mobile Base Station Sites in Use
- United States 2008-2015
- Table 8
- Average Number of Base Stations Per Site
- United States 2008-2015
- Table 9
- Mobile Wireless Base Stations Connected by Fiber vs. All Base Stations Deployed
- All Technologies
- United States 2008-2015
- Table 10
- Voice, Data and Total Average Revenue per Unit
- and Voice, Data Share of Total ARPU
- All Technologies
- United States 2008-2015
- Table 11
- Base Station Deployments by Backhaul Capacity
- > 24 Mbps; 18 Mbps to < 24 Mbps; 12 Mbps to < 18 Mbps; 6 Mbps to < 12 Mbps and <
- 6 Mbps
- United States 2008-2015
- Table 12
- Base Station Sites by Backhaul Capacity
< 10 Mbps; 10 to 45 Mbps; 45 to 155 Mbps; and 155 Mbps and above
- United States 2008-2015
- Table 13
- Network Elements Deployed by Backhaul Capacity
- > 1,000 Mbps; 622 Mbps to < 1,000 Mbps; 155 Mbps to < 622 Mbps; and < 155 Mbps
- BSC/RNC, MSC and Collector Points
- United States 2008-2015
- Table 14
- Wireline, Wireless and Total Backhaul Links
- For MSC, BSC/RNC, Collector Point and BTS Connections
- United States 2008 - 2015
- Table 15
- Backhaul Links for Wireless Network Elements In Use by Technology
- Microwave, Fiber, Copper, Coaxial Cable, Free Space Optics and Others
- United States 2008 - 2015
- Table 16
- Backhaul Links by Access Technology
- Ethernet vs. TDM/Multi Service Systems
- United States 2008-2015
- Table 16
- Wireless Network Operating Expenditures
- Total Expenditures and Expenditures per Subscriber
- United States 2008-2015
- Table 18
- Wireless Network Operating Expenditures
- Total Expenditures and Expenditures per Subscriber
- US Market 2008-2015
- Table 19
- Wireless Network Operator Average Backhaul Operating Expense
- and Backhaul Cost per Subscriber
- United States 2008-2015
- Table 20
- Wireless Operator Base Station Backhaul Expense
- and Average Backhaul Expense Per Base Station
- United States 2008-2015
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