Analyst firm Dell’Oro Group has revealed the top ten 5G predictions for 2020.
The 5G infrastructure RAN and core markets are undergoing change both from a supply and demand perspective impacting both the near-term and long-term opportunities.
Top ten 5G predictions for 2020
# 5G RAN+Core Infrastructure Market to More than Double
# Early Adopters to Embrace 5G SA
# More than 100 Million Transceiver
# Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Takes Off
# 5G NR Indoor Small Cell Market to Surpass LTE
# Millimeter Wave (mmW) to Approach 10% of 5G NR Small Cell Installed Base
# 5G MBB to Account for More than 99% of the 5G NR Market
# Virtual RAN 5G NR Revenues to Exceed Open RAN 5GNR Revenues
# 5G NR RAN Revenue HHI to Increase >100 Points
# 5G NR Subscriptions to Approach 200 million
“With 5G being a significant driver of the state of the market today propelling the overall RAN market to five consecutive quarters of Y/Y growth, expectations are rising for 2020,” said Stefan Pongratz, vice president and analyst, RAN and Telecom Capex at Dell’Oro Group.