PTP MICROWAVE 2008 to 2014

“PTP Microwave 2008-2014” is an assessment of the global market for point-to-point microwave radios through 2014. It considers the key trends that are driving growth in the market as well as the evolution of PTP microwave radio technology and competitive options to the use of PTP microwave.

The report breaks down shipments and revenues for PTP radios from 2007-2014 according to region, application (mobile backhaul, trunking, last mile, public safety, broadcast, and enterprise), traffic type, and link capacity. Unit shipments are also divided according to operating frequency.

Global mobile subscribers and base station deployments are provided and 3.5G and 4G subscribers are segmented. The report also provides deployments of MSC, BSC, and collector point sites through 2014, as a metric to identify future requirements for high capacity links.

The report also details the speed requirements for future edge of cell capacity for wireless networks utilizing 3.5G and 4G technologies and those for air interfaces that are already deployed today. An explanation of the regional growth for 3.5G and 4G air interfaces is also given as is the accompanying need for high-speed backhaul. Vendor market share and brief profiles are provided for the leading PTP microwave vendors.

• PTP radio features
• SDR (software defined radio)
• Growth drivers
• Anticipated capacity requirements in the cellular market
• Competing technologies
• Impact of 3.5G/4G mobile technologies
• Migration to IP and support for converged services/traffic Quantifies Through 2014
• World microwave radio unit shipments
• World microwave shipment value
• PTP volume and value of shipments for enterprise applications
• PTP volume and value of shipments for mobile wireless backhaul use
• PTP volume and value of shipments for public safety applications
• PTP volume and value of shipments for broadcast applications
• PTP volume and value of shipments for last mile access use
• PTP volume and value of shipments for trunking applications
• Regional and world microwave radio shipments and value
• World shipments of microwave radios by operating frequency
• World mobile subscribers and third generation subscribers
• World mobile infrastructure deployments
• PTP unit shipments and value by link capacity
• BSC and MSC site deployments
• Vendor market share (2007 only)1

Visant studies are the result of primary and secondary research. Analysts gather information via interviews with marketing and engineering executives and through corporate reports, databases, and other secondary sources. Evaluations are made based on the current performance of various components of a particular technology, including need or expected need, market potential, technology evolution, maturation, price points, and the companies and resources being put towards the development or deployment as well as political considerations, when necessary.