Product Code: GBBUMAF-S-2024
This report provides a comprehensive analysis for the global distributed unit (DU)/digital baseband unit (BBU) market. This report covers the global market share for 2023 shipments as well as a forecast for 2024-2028.
We have segmented the overall DU/BBU market into three product segments types based upon the types of radio units (RU) supported:
- Non-Massive MIMO
- Massive MIMO
- Massive Antenna Element (AE)
Features
- 2023 Shipments and 2024-2028 forecast by Product Segment
- 2023 Shipments and 2024-2028 forecast by 5G NR by Radio Type
- 2023 Shipments and 2024-2028 forecast by Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN Compliant
- 2023 Shipments and 2024-2028 forecast by Region
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 2023 Review: Global Market and 5G Continues to rely on China
- Global DU/BBU Forecast 2024-2028
- Outlook Summary
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
- DU/BBU Designation by Mobile Generation
- 2G/3G/4G BBU Architecture Definitions
- DU/BBU Database Taxonomy
- 5G DU/CU Architecture Definitions
- Purpose Built DU/BBU
- Open RAN DU (O-DU)
- Virtual RAN (vRAN) DU/BBU
CHAPTER 1: OVERALL MARKET PERFORMANCE
- 2023: China and India Strong, Everywhere Else Weak/Stable
- Global DU/BBU Forecast 2024-2028
CHAPTER 2: 5G NR/ NR ADVANCED EXPLAINED
- Splitting the BBU into the CU and DU
- Fronthaul Links for DUs and RUs
CHAPTER 3: MASSIVE MIMO 5G NR DU (GNODEB) SHIPMENTS/FORECAST
- Definition of 5G NR DU Category
- Global 5G NR DU Shipments, 2022-2023
- Global 5G NR DU Forecast 2024-2028
CHAPTER 4: NON-MASSIVE MIMO 2G/3G/4G/5G MULTI-RAT DU/BBUS
- Definition of Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Category
- Non-Massive MIMO Multi-RAT DU/BBU Shipments, 2022-2023
- Non-Massive MIMO Multi-RAT DU/BBU Forecast 2024-2028
CHAPTER 5: OPEN RAN/VRAN DU ANALYSIS
- Global Open RAN/vRAN DU/BBU Forecast 2024-2028
- AT&T Wireless' 5 Year Contract with Ericsson for Open RAN Network Modernization
- OREX-R
- Team Japan
- vRAN vs. Open RAN
- Vodafone's Open RAN Modernization Program
CHAPTER 6: GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET ANALYSIS
- China, India, & North America: Bright spots in 2023
- Regional Forecast 2024-2028
- North America
- Latin America/Caribbean
- Europe
- Africa
- The Middle East
- Rest of Asia Pacific (ROAP)
- China
- India
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