Four CBRS predictions
|CBRS investments accelerated in the first quarter of this year, driven by Fixed Wireless Access and capacity augmentations. Dell’Oro Group has been tracking CBRS developments for the past several years, with periodic updates to its outlook. VP Stefan Pongratz, who heads up the analysis firm’s Radio Access Network and telecom capex areas of study, said that while it has taken longer than anticipated for CBRS to come to fruition, that has largely been due to regulatory-related delays rather than issues on the demand side.
Understanding Power-over-Ethernet Deployments
|A survey conducted by the Ethernet Alliance reveals how those working with and installing PoE devices feel about the murky interoperability climate and the impact of product certification. Power over Ethernet (PoE) has become nearly ubiquitous for powering IoT devices, such as access points, phones, and cameras, and this may be a prelude to the next wave of growth. The Dell’Oro Group forecasts annual shipments of PoE ports to grow from 130 million in 2020 to 168 million in 2024.
Verizon tests 5G SA core, plans to start shifting traffic later this year
|In a May blog post, Dave Bolan, mobile core network analyst for Dell’Oro Group, wrote that the telecom industry is expected to continue its progression toward 5G SA this year and that “lab proof-of-concepts and field trials are well underway around the world,” with significant activity in China. “Vendors and [service providers]are working together to learn about the intricacies of implementing 5G SA, which primarily means implementing the 5G Core for 5G NR base stations,” he wrote. “Some SPs will operate multiple 5G Cores dedicated to consumers, enterprise, public safety, and Internet of Things (IoT).
Will Most Edge Providers Fall Into the Abyss?
|Survival in this budding market requires scale or offerings built around a unique advantage, Dave Bolan, research director at Dell’Oro Group, told SDxCentral. “Unfortunately for smaller players, the odds favor the larger vendors who already have scale and customer relationships,” he said. However, when a market transitions to a new technology, it opens up opportunities for smaller players with a competitive advantage to penetrate the market, he added.
