US Mobile Backhaul 2010

Continued Expansion 2009 to 2015 and the Needs of the Middle Network

Publication Date	October 2009
Publisher	Visant Strategies
Product Type	Report
Pages	53
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	VST00009

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Summary

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)

Content

1 Quick Review
2 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 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 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