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Us Mobile Backhaul 2010-continued Expansion 2009 To 2015 And The Needs Of The Middle Network

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Visant Strategies, Inc.
Published: October 2009
Product Code: R727-24
Description
“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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