Checking in on Enterprise-Class Wi-Fi 6E
The thought of Wi-Fi 6E has had technologists salivating over access to pristine spectrum. It is like having the beach front to yourself. No traffic from other users. No one getting sand on your towel. From a protocol stack perspective, Wi-Fi 6E is the same standard as Wi-Fi 6: 802.11ax. The breakthrough is that it can operate in the 6 GHz spectrum, previously unavailable for Wi-Fi
The Role of 5G Advanced/5.5G
In this blog, we will review 5G-Advanced: what it is, what is required to make it a success, and its implications for the RAN forecast.
Key Takeaways – 1H22 Total Telecom Equipment Market
Following four consecutive years of modest telecom equipment growth across the six telecom programs[1] tracked at the Dell’Oro Group, the challenge now is that 5G comparisons are becoming more challenging in some of the advanced markets. The implications are that growth will slow. Our position, however, has not changed – 5G and fiber have more to expand, and we are still forecasting the overall telecom equipment market to advance for a fifth consecutive year in 2022.
What’s Behind the Jump in Our Broadband Forecast 2022-2026?
Dell’Oro Group just published its most recent 5-year forecast report for Broadband Access and Home Networking equipment market and it contains some significant upward revisions in terms of units and ports as well as revenue. There are a number of factors that went into these increases. Read the full blog to find out more.
The Rise of Massive MIMO
With the Massive MIMO RAN market recording a third straight year of growth in 2021 and a second consecutive quarter of year-over-year (YoY) revenue declines in 1Q22, the timing is right to review the Massive MIMO market and future growth prospects.
RSA Conference 2022: Three Key Takeaways
In this blog, Research Director Mauricio Sanchez summarizes three takeaways from the week at RSAC 2022. Read the full blog to learn more
The Role of Intelligent RAN and Automation
It is still early days in the 5G journey. Today’s networks are already leveraging automation to manage the increased network complexity. In this blog, we will review Intelligent RAN drivers, current status, and the ecosystem.
Optical Transport Equipment Vendor Facts & Figures
According to Dell’Oro VP analyst Jimmy Yu, the Optical Transport market is very healthy. Vendor competition is very high in the Optical Transport industry. However, the higher the competition, the slimmer the profit margins. Discover more…
1Q22 Total Telecom Equipment Market: ZTE Gains Share
Preliminary readings suggest the overall telecom equipment market advanced 4% to 5% year-over-year (Y/Y) in the quarter, underpinned by robust demand for wireline-related equipment and modest growth in wireless.
Huawei HAS 2022 RAN Takeaways
Huawei recently held its annual analyst event, HAS 2022. While we were not able to attend in person, we participated in various online events. Below we will discuss some of the RAN related highlights when it comes to expectations for 2022, 5.5 G, 5G B2B, green sites, DIS, and Sub-3 GHz.