Mobile Networks Forecasts: Future Mobile Traffic, Base Stations & Revenues
Worldwide Market Analysis, Strategic Outlook & Forecasts to 2012
Published: June 2008
The rise of mobile Internet applications running on mobile broadband networks is sparking a traffic boom that will transform mobile networks, vendors and operators.
Get a complete set of traffic and base station forecasts with this strategic report PLUS our Interactive Forecasts – an easy-to-use Excel tool exclusively available to buy with this report.
Key Coverage in the report
This strategic report details how the rise of mobile Internet applications running on mobile broadband networks is sparking a traffic boom that will transform mobile networks, vendors and operators.
- Unique and comprehensive mobile network traffic forecasts detailing the applications, technologies and regions driving current and future mobile traffic
- Realistic mobile base station forecasts quantifying the infrastructure opportunity of the transition from voice to the mobile broadband Internet, including details on base station installed base, unit sales and revenues by technology and region
- Extensive scenario analysis including full traffic and base station forecasts for two alternative scenarios with significantly different adoption rates for key mobile applications such as circuit-switched voice, Internet browsing, music downloads and video streaming
- Full set of supporting forecasts for mobile subscribers by technology and region
- Mobile network traffic forecasts detailing the applications, technologies and regions driving current and future mobile traffic
- Extensive scenario analysis including full traffic and base station forecasts for two alternative scenarios with significantly different adoption rates for key mobile applications
Key Coverage in Interactive Forecasts
In one easy-to-use Excel tool, Interactive Forecasts will give you a more comprehensive set of traffic and base station forecasts than in the report- in a quick and easy spreadsheet format.
Regional traffic forecasts by: Application basket (Communication, Information, Entertainment & Enterprise)
- Air Interface
- Geotype
- Uplink and downlink
Global traffic forecasts by:
- Application
- Access technology
Regional average MB per subscriber forecasts by air interface
Regional base station forecasts by:
- Installed base
- Shipments
- Revenue
PLUS each of these forecasts can be viewed under 3 different scenarios.
Forecasts
- Mobile network traffic forecasts by:
- Region
- Application
- Technology
This report includes realistic mobile base station forecasts which quantify the infrastructure opportunity of the transition from voice to the mobile broadband Internet. Detailed analysis includes:
- base station installed base
- unit sales and revenues by technology and region
Key benefits of Interactive Forecasts
- View a more detailed set of forecasts than are in the report, by:
- Scenario
- Technology
- Application
- Region
- Geotype (Urban, Suburban, Rural)
- Uplink & downlink
- Compare and analyse different markets at the touch of a button
- Get a clear and informative view of trends through interactive charts and graphs
- Find the information that you need quickly and easily using menu buttons and drop down lists
Key issues addressed
- How will the rise of the mobile broadband Internet impact mobile networks, vendors and operators?
- How fast will mobile traffic transition from voice to data, and which applications will drive the change?
- What is the average traffic per mobile subscriber today, and how fast will it increase?
- How will the transition to the mobile broadband Internet impact mobile base station unit sales and revenues?
- When will the boom in mobile data traffic drive the deployment of new network technologies such as HSPA+, LTE and WiMAX?
Who should read this report
- Mobile Operators:
Understand the details of how flat-rate mobile broadband Internet services are breaking the link between network traffic (costs) and revenues, and the extent to which this key trend will play out differently by air interface, application and region - Infrastructure Vendors:
Use a unique new set of integrated forecasts on both mobile application traffic and base stations to refine your product roadmaps using industry-validated data on the applications and scenarios driving future network upgrades and expansions - Device Suppliers:
Use detailed forecasts for mobile traffic by application to gauge requirements for future mobile devices by air interface and region, and use comprehensive base station forecasts to understand the timelines and commercial opportunities for current and next-generation mobile systems - Software, Application and Content Providers:
Gain an in-depth understanding of the applications, application categories and air interfaces that will win and lose as mobile networks transition from voice to a more diverse range of mobile broadband Internet services, and assess the impact this will have on your strategies, products and services - Consultants, Analysts, Financial and Government Organisations:
Develop a thorough understanding of how the mobile traffic boom will transform the mobile industry and base future investments and recommendations on unbiased, unique forecasts and analysis
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