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Cloud-Native RAN: Market Developments

Publish Date: 05 Mar 2024
Code: AN-5914
Research Type: Report
Pages: 10
Actionable Benefits

Actionable Benefits

  • Determine a realistic timeline for cloud-native Radio Access Network (RAN) investment and implementation.
  • Align cloud-native RAN strategy to industry standards and recent market developments.
  • Critically assess how cloud-native RAN developments are patterned with other RAN market developments, such as virtualized RAN, centralized RAN, or Open RAN.
Research Highlights

Research Highlights

  • Forecast of market shares for cloud-native RAN (2024 to 2029).
  • Profiles of select vendors innovating for cloud-native RAN.
  • Breakdown of cloud-native RAN’s six defining characteristics.
Critical Questions Answered

Critical Questions Answered

  • What is the cloud-native RAN market size and direction?
  • How are cloud-native and Open RAN driving RAN transformation differently?
  • How are Communication Service Providers (CSPs) overcoming cost and operational challenges of cloud-RAN?
Who Should Read This?

Who Should Read This?

  • Commercial strategists within network vendors or cloud-service providers seeking to minimize the gap between cloud-native RAN innovation and implementation.
  • Planners within CSPs who need to chart a path for RAN transformation.
  • Investors and other stakeholders of cloud RAN transformation seeking a succinct primer on cloud RAN concepts and market path.

Table of Contents

Key Findings

Key Forecasts

A Selection of Key Companies and Ecosystems

Network Vendors
Container-as-a-Service Provider
Cloud Infrastructure Provider

What Is Cloud RAN Anyway—A Much Needed Clarification

 

Companies Mentioned

  • Azure
  • BT Group
  • CSP Inc.
  • Dish Network
  • Ericsson
  • Intel Corporation
  • Mavenir
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • Parallel Wireless
  • Samsung
  • Wind River