Small Cell Market To Experience 43 Percent CAGR Through 2020, ABI Research Says
The outdoor small-cell market is expected to experience a 43 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2020, while the beginning of "meaningful deployments" of small cells will occur in 2015, said an ABI Research report released Monday. Vendors and…
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infrastructure owners, such as Alcatel-Lucent, American Tower, Crown Castle and Ericsson, are overcoming the challenges of backhaul and tower permitting and siting by utilizing small cells as a service, the report said. ABI said several infrastructure providers have reported strong quarter-over-quarter small cell-related growth. The report said 4G small cells have been the fastest-growing small-cell type in 2015 due in part to dense urban deployment, and that the number of LTE small cells is projected to double in 2015 and by a "similar factor" each following year. The value of LTE small cells in 2020 will be more than 85 percent of the small cell equipment market, ABI said.