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US Mobile Backhaul
The use of more voice and data minutes per subscriber along
with initiatives by mobile carriers to reduce operating expenditures will lead
to an increased use of wireless backhaul in the United
States, a new Visant Strategies study finds.
While wireless backhaul now accounts for almost one-fifth of backhaul capacity in the United States, this will change during the decade, according to the findings in the just published study, "US Mobile Backhaul: Growth Trends and Analysis 2005." Overall, the number of wireless backhaul links used in the United States will grow more than three-fold during the next five years, according to the report.
"As you see more and more operators building out 3G and 4G in the US, you are also seeing them build a greater need for backhaul services, and this will just continue as subscribers use more mobile minutes and data applications," said study author Dan Sweeney.
While vendors selling radios for wireless backhaul will realize a market significantly growing in dollar value by 2010, those selling other backhaul solutions will also benefit as carriers turn to a number of alternatives to reduce backhaul fees.
"Backhaul is the forgotten component of past and future mobile growth," said Visant Strategies Project Director Larry Swasey. "Increased mobile traffic has led operators to seek out less costly alternatives for backhaul as well as higher bandwidth in the link. This is not your father's backhaul anymore."
The report examines the current US backhaul market through the next decade including the need for increasing speeds and the use of T1s, fiber, and microwave links as well as the utilization of the licensed and unlicensed bands. The report also includes forecasts of some of the factors leading to the need for greater backhaul capacity, including mobile and fixed base station deployments, talk time per subscriber, mobile gamers and Ethernet subscribers. The report also includes forecasts of yearly radio shipments for backhaul use and the value of those shipments.
For more information call 631-544-6449 or email info@visantstrategies.com.
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