The Diameter signaling control market will grow three-fold between 2014 and 2018 to $1.3 billion.
Infonetics Research said the Diameter market rose 81 percent in 2014 to $381 million.
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Diameter, developed as the next-generation signaling protocol, has started to permeate networks, driven by increasing LTE usage and the emergence of VoLTE (voice over LTE).
Huawei, F5 and Oracle are the main vendors in the global diameter signaling control market.
“We see a strengthening of Ericsson and a push from Alcatel-Lucent, Sonus and now Mavenir with its acquisition of Ulticom. The consolidation continues, and we expect even more in 2015,” said Diane Myers, principal analyst for VoIP, UC, and IMS at Infonetics Research.
Centralized routing was the top use case for Diameter signaling control in 2014, followed by roaming via DEA (Diameter Edge Agent).
North America accounted for over a third of Diameter signaling controller revenue in 2014, followed by EMEA and Asia Pacific.
The telecom research report noted that the growth in the regions is mainly due to the increasing LTE subscribers. The need for signaling controllers for roaming is having an impact in EMEA, where there are many more telecom operators.
Diameter signaling controllers are likely to be implemented as VNFs (virtual network functions) in 2015, with North American operators and a few European mobile operators taking the lead.
Baburajan K
editor@telecomlead.com
