Developments in networking and modern day communication technologies have brought about the demand for bulk voice and data transfer over distances greater than 50 miles. While conventional wire-connected networks had a good bandwidth of up to 1,000 mbps, they involved the complex task of stretching physical wires over huge distances. Wireless data backhaul enables data packets to be sent to distances as far as 50 miles at speeds ranging from 1Mbps to 2Gbps. Campus connectivity and video surveillance applications have played a very important role in the wireless data backhauling. The emergence of 3G (third generation) services, however, has provided the biggest market boost, as these services provide organizations huge bandwidth for transferring data from one location to another.

The growing trend of globalization played a critical role in the market growth of telecommunications; and hence acts as a market driver for the wireless backhaul market. The economic growth of developing nations and the spread of the internet and mobile communication technologies have opened up new markets for wireless backhauling. The market is thus set for huge growth and wireless backhaul is expected to become a mainstream data transfer technology within the next five years.

Scope of the report

The report categorizes the global wireless and mobile backhaul equipment market as follows:

• Wireless and Mobile Backhaul Equipment Market by Technologies

  TDM & ATM, microwave, pseudowire, free space optics, satellite, all-IP RAN

• Wireless and Mobile Backhaul Equipment Market by Applications

  Voice/data backhaul between cellular towers, broadband backhaul connectivity, building-to-building connectivity, video surveillance backhaul

• Wireless and Mobile Backhaul Equipment Market by Network Topologies and Wave Properties

           Point-to-point (PTP) configurations, point-to-multipoint (PTM) configurations, modulation and multiplexing

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TABLES OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION
  1.1 KEY TAKE-AWAYS
  1.2 REPORT DESCRIPTION
  1.3 SCOPE OF THE REPORT
  1.4 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  1.5 STAKEHOLDERS

2 SUMMARY

3 MARKET OVERVIEW
  3.1 INCREASING NUMBER OF HIGH-END MOBILE PHONE APPLICATIONS
  3.2 HIGH UP-FRONT INSTALLATION COSTS
  3.3 MICROWAVE IS THE LARGEST MARKET
  3.4 WIRELESS AND MOBILE BACKHAUL EQUIPMENT MARKET
  3.5 BACKHAUL TECHNOLOGIES & NETWORK SERVICES
  3.6 INCREASING NUMBER OF WIRELESS SUBSCRIBERS
  3.7 VOICE DATA TRAFFIC VS. PACKET DATA TRAFFIC
  3.8 BACKHAUL TECHNOLOGIES IN GROWTH PHASE
  3.9 POSITIVE IMPACTS OF NEXT GENERATION BACKHAUL
  3.10 ALL-IP-RAN SCORES OVER OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
  3.11 WIRELESS BACKHAUL MARKET DYNAMICS
       3.11.1 DEMAND-SIDE DRIVERS
       3.11.2 SUPPLY-SIDE DRIVERS
       3.11.3 ESTRAINTS
       3.11.4 OPPORTUNITIES
       3.11.5 KEY COMPETITIVE POINTS
  3.12 DOMINANT BACKHAUL MARKETS IN 2009
  3.13 ASIA EXPECTED TO HAVE LARGEST MARKET SHARE

4 WIRELESS BACKHAUL TECHNOLOGIES
  4.1 ATTRIBUTES OF AN IDEAL BACKHAUL TECHNOLOGY
  4.2 DRIVERS & RESTRAINTS
      4.2.1 OPEX REDUCTION BOOSTING MARKET GROWTH
      4.2.2 GLOBAL INCREASE IN NUMBER OF CELL SITES
      4.2.3 HIGH DEMAND FOR BANDWIDTH
      4.2.4 ISSUES CONCERNING RANGE & RELIABILITY
  4.3 OPPORTUNITIES
      4.3.1 COST-EFFICIENT & SCALABLE TECHNOLOGIES
      4.3.2 LARGER RANGE AT VERY HIGH BANDWIDTH
  4.4 MICROWAVE
      4.4.1 DRIVERS
            4.4.1.1 Lucrative option for new cell site installation
            4.4.1.2 Suitable for use in adverse conditions
      4.4.2 RESTRAINTS & OPPORTUNITIES
            4.4.2.1 High cost of equipment & availability of other alternatives
            4.4.2.2 Wireless broadband & backhaul upgrades
  4.5 PSEUDOWIRE
      4.5.1 DRIVERS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  4.6 ALL-IP RAN
      4.6.1 DRIVERS AND OPPORTUNITIES
            4.6.1.1 IP RAN simplifies the network
            4.6.1.2 Caters to increasing subscriber traffic
            4.6.1.3 Cost-efficient technology
  4.7 FREE SPACE OPTICS
      4.7.1 DRIVERS AND OPPORTUNITIES
            4.7.1.1 License-free operation
            4.7.1.2 Secure transmission
  4.8 SATELLITE
  4.9 TDM & ATM
  4.10 APPLICATIONS OF BACKHAUL TECHNOLOGIES
       4.10.1 CELLULAR BACKHAUL
       4.10.2 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY BACKHAUL
       4.10.3 BUILDING-TO-BUILDING CONNECTIVITY
       4.10.4 VIDEO SURVEILLANCE BACKHAUL
  4.11 NETWORK TOPOLOGIES
       4.11.1 POINT-TO-POINT (PTP) CONFIGURATIONS
       4.11.2 POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT (PTM) CONFIGURATIONS
  4.12 WAVE PROPERTIES
       4.12.1 MODULATION
              4.12.1.1 Phase-shift keying (PSK) modulation
              4.12.1.2 Quadrature amplitude (QAM) modulation
       4.12.2 MULTIPLEXING
              4.12.2.1 Frequency division multiplexing (FDM)
              4.12.2.2 Time division multiplexing (TDM)
              4.12.2.3 Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)

5 WIRELESS BACKHAUL WILL BENEFIT CELLULAR OPERATORS
  5.1 IMPACT OF INCREASE ON 3G/4G SERVICE
  5.2 CHALLENGES IN MAINTAINING OPEX
      5.2.1 FLEXIBILITY
      5.2.2 SCALABILITY
      5.2.3 COST-EFFECTIVENESS
  5.3 REDUCTION IN PROFITABILITY
  5.4 REDUCTION IN COST PER BIT
  5.5 CELLULAR BACKHAUL ARCHITECTURE
  5.6 NETWORK SERVICES FOR REMOTE AND RURAL AREAS
 
6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  6.1 CONSOLIDATED WIRELESS BACKHAUL EQUIPMENT MARKET

7 GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
  7.1 OVERVIEW
  7.2 U.S. WIRELESS AND MOBILE BACKHAUL EQUIPMENT MARKET
  7.3 EUROPEAN WIRELESS AND MOBILE BACKHAUL EQUIPMENT MARKET
  7.4 ASIAN WIRELESS AND MOBILE BACKHAUL EQUIPMENT MARKET
 
8 COMPANY PROFILES
  8.1 ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC.
  8.2 ALCATEL-LUCENT
  8.3 ALVARION LTD.
  8.4 AMCC
  8.5 ANDA NETWORKS
  8.6 AT&T MOBILITY LLC
  8.7 AXERRA NETWORKS
  8.8 BRIDGEWAVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
  8.9 BROADCOM CORP.
  8.10 CABLEFREE SOLUTIONS
  8.11 CELTRO LTD.
  8.12 CERAGON
  8.13 CISCO SYSTEMS INC.
  8.14 COMBA
  8.15 COMCAST
  8.16 COMMPROVE
  8.17 COMMSCOPE
  8.18 COX COMMUNICATIONS
  8.19 DRAGONWAVE INC
  8.20 E-BAND COMMUNICATIONS CORP
  8.21 EION WIRELESS
  8.22 ELVA-1
  8.23 EMBARQ
  8.24 ENDWAVE CORP.
  8.25 ERICSSON
  8.26 EXALT COMMUNICATIONS INC.
  8.27 FIBER TOWER
  8.28 HARMONIC INC.
  8.29 HARRIS STRATEX NETWORKS
  8.30 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES
  8.31 LEAP WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  8.32 LIGHTPOINTE
  8.33 LOEA CORP.
  8.34 NEC CORP.
  8.35 NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORK
  8.36 NORTEL
  8.37 PMC-SIERRA INC
  8.38 PROXIM WIRELESS CORP.
  8.39 QWEST
  8.40 SPRINT NEXTEL
  8.41 T-MOBILE
  8.42 TELECOM TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT INC.
  8.43 TIME WARNER CABLE
  8.44 VERIZON
  8.45 XO COMMUNICATIONS
  8.46 ZTE CORP.

9 PATENT ANALYSIS

APPENDIX

LIST OF TABLES
SUMMARY TABLE  GLOBAL WIRELESS AND MOBILE BACKHAUL MARKET,  BY PRODUCTS 2007 – 2014 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 1 GLOBAL WIRELESS AND MOBILE BACKHAUL EQUIPMENT MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGIES 2007 – 2014 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 2 GLOBAL WIRELESS AND MOBILE BACKHAUL TECHNOLOGY MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007 – 2014 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 3 GLOBAL MICROWAVE BACKHAUL TECHNOLOGY MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007 – 2014 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 4 GLOBAL PSEUDOWIRE BACKHAUL TECHNOLOGY MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007 – 2014 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 5 GLOBAL ALL-IP RAN BACKHAUL TECHNOLOGY MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2007 – 2014 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 6 GLOBAL FREE SPACE OPTICS BACKHAUL TECHNOLOGY MARKET,  BY GEOGRAPHY 2007 – 2014 ($MILLIONS)   
TABLE 7 GLOBAL SATELLITE BACKHAUL TECHNOLOGY MARKET,  BY GEOGRAPHY 2007 – 2014 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 8 GLOBAL TDM & ATM BACKHAUL TECHNOLOGY MARKET,  BY GEOGRAPHY 2007 – 2014 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 11 U.S. WIRELESS AND MOBILE BACKHAUL EQUIPMENT MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGIES 2007 - 2014 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 12 EUROPEAN WIRELESS AND MOBILE BACKHAUL EQUIPMENT MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGIES 2007 - 2014 ($MILLIONS)   
TABLE 13 ASIAN WIRELESS AND MOBILE BACKHAUL EQUIPMENT MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGIES 2007 - 2014 ($MILLIONS)

LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 BACKHAUL FOR DIFFERENT NETWORK SERVICES
FIGURE 2 GROWTH IN THE GLOBAL BACKHAUL MARKET
FIGURE 3 GROWTH TRENDS IN 3G SUBSCRIPTION
FIGURE 4 VOICE DATA TRAFFIC VS. PACKET DATA TRAFFIC         
FIGURE 5 BACKHAUL TECHNOLOGY LIFECYCLE
FIGURE 6 POSITIVE IMPACTS OF NEXT GENERATION BACKHAUL
FIGURE 7 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BACKHAUL TECHNOLOGIES
FIGURE 8 FACTORS INFLUENCING WIRELESS AND MOBILE BACKHAUL MARKET
FIGURE 9 GLOBAL BACKHAUL MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY (2009)
FIGURE 10 GLOBAL BACKHAUL MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY (2009)
FIGURE 11 GLOBAL BACKHAUL MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY (2009)
FIGURE 12 VIDEO SURVEILLANCE APPLICATIONS
FIGURE 13 GLOBAL CELL SITES BY REGION (2008)
FIGURE 14 GROWTH TRENDS IN CELL SITES (2009 VS 2012)
FIGURE 15 GROWTH TRENDS IN 3G/4G CELL SITES (2009 VS 2012)
FIGURE 16 AVERAGE CELLULAR NETWORK OPERATING COST (2008)
FIGURE 17 MARKET SHARES OF MAJOR PLAYERS  (2008)
FIGURE 18 INDUSTRY GROWTH STRATEGIES
FIGURE 19 GLOBAL WIRELESS AND MOBILE BACKHAUL EQUIPMENT MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY  2007 - 2014 ($MILLIONS)
FIGURE 20 GLOBAL WIRELESS AND MOBILE BACKHAUL PATENTS, BY TECHNOLOGIES (2004-SEPTEMBER 2009)
FIGURE 21 GLOBAL WIRELESS AND MOBILE BACKHAUL PATENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY (2004- SEPTEMBER 2009)
FIGURE 22 U.S. WIRELESS AND MOBILE BACKHAUL PATENTS  (2004- SEPTEMBER 2009)
FIGURE 23 EUROPEAN WIRELESS AND MOBILE BACKHAUL PATENTS (2004- SEPTEMBER 2009)
FIGURE 24 ASIAN WIRELESS AND MOBILE BACKHAUL PATENTS  (2004- SEPTEMBER 2009)

Immense Opportunities in the Global Wireless and Mobile Backhaul Equipment Market

The growing trend of globalization has been a pivotal factor in the market growth of telecommunications; and thus acts as a market driver for wireless data transfer and the wireless backhaul market as well. The economic growth of developing nations and the spread of internet and mobile communications in these regions have opened up new markets for wireless backhauling. The market is set for a huge growth as wireless backhaul is expected to become a mainstream technology for data transfer within the next five years.

The global wireless and mobile backhaul equipment market is getting a boost mainly from the increasing adoption of third generation (3G) and fourth generation (4G) services and applications grow. The major challenges are the risks involved with high investment and the possibility of getting it obsolete as the technology keeps on changing. However, the opportunities for wireless and mobile backhaul equipment market are immense, as numbers of cell sites and wireless broadband are expected to grow in next few years.

The global wireless and mobile backhaul equipment market is expected to be worth US$38.0 billion by 2014, growing at an estimated CAGR of 18.7% from 2009 to 2014. Asia is the largest wireless backhaul market; and is expected to be worth US$12.2 billion by 2014, accounting for nearly 32% of the total revenues. The Asian wireless backhaul market also has the highest CAGR of 21.8%.

Global wireless and mobile backhaul equipment market by technologies, 2009

Source: MarketsandMarkets

Microwave backhaul technology is expected to form the largest market in 2009. This market is expected to account for 43% of the total backhaul technology market. This is mainly because of its use in European and Asian market on a large scale. TDM & ATM accounts for the second largest market as American market is still dominated by this technology only.

Our analysis indicates that companies offering technology that will reduce operational cost (OPEX) cost and simultaneously enhance the network performance will have an edge over competitors. Agreements and collaborations as well as new product launches are the most popular strategies adopted by market players to stay ahead of the competition and to expand into new geographies. The key players in wireless and mobile backhaul equipment market include Cisco Systems, DragonWave Inc, Embarq, Huawei, Nokia Siemens, Sprint Nextel, Ceragon and Ericssion.