Small Cell Networks Market by Small Cell Types (Femtocell, Picocell, Microcell, and Metrocell), by Operating Environments (Indoor, and Outdoor), by Services, by End Users, by Verticals, and by Region - Global Forecast to 2020

Increasing demand for higher bandwidth spectrum, rising mobile data traffic on present networks, and telecom-based technological growth is boosting the demand of small cell networks market. The increasing usage of smartphones and data services by consumers has resulted in huge data traffic over the current networks, leading to network congestion and call drops. These small cells can offload data from licensed spectrum/unlicensed spectrum by using the combination of technologies such as 2G, 3G, and LTE along with carrier grade Wi-Fi.

The global small cell networks market is estimated to grow from USD 1.06 Billion in 2015 to USD 3.92 Billion in 2020, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 29.8% during the forecast period. The report will help the market leaders or new entrants in this market in the following ways:

• The report provides the closest approximations of the revenue numbers for the overall market and the subsegments. The market numbers are further split across the different end users and regions.
• This report will help in the better understanding of the competitors and gain more insights to better one’s position in business. There is a separate section on competitive landscape, which includes competitor ecosystem, and mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, and agreements.
• The report also provides information on the key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.

The report forecasts the market sizes and trends of small cell networks market in the following submarkets:

On the basis of small cell types:

• Femtocell
• Picocell
• Microcell
• Metrocell

On the basis of services:

• Professional services
• Installation and integration services
• Network planning and design services
• Maintenance and support services

On the basis of operating environment:

• Indoor operating environment
• Outdoor operating environment

On the basis of end users:

• Consumers and single office/home office (SOHO)
• Small and Medium Business (SMB)
• Large enterprises

On the basis of verticals:

• Government
• Retail
• Education
• Energy and power
• Banking, financial services, and insurance
• Healthcare
• Hospitality
• Others

On the basis of regions:

• North America
• Europe
• Asia-Pacific (APAC)
• Middle East and Africa (MEA)
• Latin America

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The following customization options are available for the report:

• Product Analysis: Product Matrix which gives a detailed comparison of product portfolio of each company
• Geographic Analysis: Further breakdown of the Small Cell Networks market into country wise market
• Company Information: Detailed analysis and profiling of additional market players (Up to 5).

Table of Contents

1 Introduction (Page No. - 13)
    1.1 Objectives of the Study
    1.2 Market Definition
    1.3 Market Scope
           1.3.1 Markets Covered
           1.3.2 Years Considered for the Study
           1.3.3 Currency
    1.4 Limitations
    1.5 Stakeholders

2 Research Methodology (Page No. - 16)
    2.1 Research Data
           2.1.1 Secondary Data
                    2.1.1.1 Key Data From Secondary Sources
           2.1.2 Primary Data
                    2.1.2.1 Key Data From Primary Sources
                    2.1.2.2 Key Industry Insights
    2.2 Market Size Estimation
           2.2.1 Bottom-Up Approach
           2.2.2 Top-Down Approach
    2.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
    2.4 Market Forecast Assumptions

3 Executive Summary (Page No. - 24)

4 Premium Insights (Page No. - 27)
    4.1 Attractive Market Opportunities in the Market
    4.2 Market By Type
    4.3 European Small Cell Networks Market: By Service and End User
    4.4 Life Cycle Analysis, By Region (2015)

5 Small Cell Networks Market Overview (Page No. - 30)
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 Evolution
    5.3 Market Segmentation
           5.3.1 By Type
           5.3.2 By Service
           5.3.3 By Operating Environment
           5.3.4 By End User
           5.3.5 By Region
    5.4 Market Dynamics
           5.4.1 Drivers
                    5.4.1.1 Increasing Mobile Data Traffic
                    5.4.1.2 Low Capex and Opex
                    5.4.1.3 Increasing Demand of High-Capacity Spectrum
           5.4.2 Restraint
                    5.4.2.1 Poor Or Unavailable Backhaul Connectivity
           5.4.3 Opportunities
                    5.4.3.1 Improved Quality of Service (QOS) and Better Personalized Services
                    5.4.3.2 Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Per Bit
                    5.4.3.3 Introduction of Metrocells
           5.4.4 Challenges
                    5.4.4.1 Bandwidth Provisioning
                    5.4.4.2 Line-Of-Sight (LOS) is Not Always Available
    5.5 Regulatory Implications

6 Small Cell Networks Market: Industry Trends (Page No. - 39)
    6.1 Introduction
    6.2 Value Chain Analysis
    6.3 Technology Trends and Standards
           6.3.1 Data Offloading With Wi-Fi Integration
           6.3.2 3g/Lte Standards
           6.3.3 Deployment in Rural Areas
           6.3.4 Small Cell Backhaul Technologies
           6.3.5 Small Cell Fronthaul
           6.3.6 Small Cell-As-A-Service
    6.4 Strategic Benchmarking

7 Small Cell Networks Market Analysis, By Type (Page No. - 43)
    7.1 Introduction
    7.2 Femtocell
    7.3 Microcell
    7.4 Picocell
    7.5 Metrocell

8 Small Cell Networks Market Analysis, By Service (Page No. - 48)
    8.1 Introduction
    8.2 Installation and Integration
    8.3 Maintenance and Support
    8.4 Network Planning and Design
    8.5 Professional Service

9 Small Cell Networks Market Analysis, By Operating Environment (Page No. - 53)
    9.1 Introduction
    9.2 Indoor Operating Environment
    9.3 Outdoor Operating Environment

10 Small Cell Networks Market Analysis, By End User (Page No. - 57)
     10.1 Introduction
     10.2 Consumer and Soho
     10.3 Small and Medium Business
     10.4 Large Enterprise

11 Small Cell Networks Market Analysis, By Vertical (Page No. - 61)
     11.1 Introduction
     11.2 Government
     11.3 Retail
     11.4 Education
     11.5 Energy and Power
     11.6 Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance
     11.7 Healthcare
     11.8 Hospitality
     11.9 Others

12 Geographic Analysis (Page No. - 69)
     12.1 Introduction
     12.2 North America
     12.3 Europe
     12.4 Asia-Pacific
     12.5 Middle East and Africa
     12.6 Latin America

13 Competitive Landscape (Page No. - 86)
     13.1 Overview
     13.2 Competitive Situations and Trends
     13.3 New Product/Technology Launches
     13.4 Agreements, Partnerships, Collaborations, and Joint Ventures
     13.5 Mergers and Acquisitions

14 Company Profiles (Page No. - 91)
(Overview, Products & Services, Strategies & Insights, Developments and MnM View)*
     14.1 Introduction
     14.2 Alcatel-Lucent
     14.3 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
     14.4 Nokia Networks
     14.5 ZTE Corporation
     14.6 IP.Access
     14.7 Cisco Systems, Inc.
     14.8 Ericsson
     14.9 NEC Corporation
     14.10 Samsung
     14.11 Airvana, Inc.

*Details on Overview, Products & Services, Strategies & Insights, Developments and MnM View Might Not Be Captured in Case of Unlisted Companies.

15 Appendix (Page No. - 120)
     15.1 Insight of Industry Experts
     15.2 Discussion Guide
     15.3 Introducing RT: Real-Time Market Intelligence
     15.4 Available Customizations
     15.5 Related Reports

List of Tables (68 Tables)

Table 1 Small Cell Networks Market Size, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 2 Drivers: Impact Analysis
Table 3 Restraint: Impact Analysis
Table 4 Opportunities: Impact Analysis
Table 5 Challenges: Impact Analysis
Table 6 Most Widely Accepted Small Cell Standardizations
Table 7 Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) Limits
Table 8 Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Limits
Table 9 Market Size, By Type, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 10 Femtocell: Small Cell Network Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 11 Microcell: Small Cell Network Market Size, By Type, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 12 Picocell: Small Cell Network Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 13 Metrocell: Small Cell Network Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Thousands)
Table 14 Market Size, By Service, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 15 Installation and Integration: Small Cell Network Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 16 Maintenance and Support: Small Cell Network Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 17 Network Planning and Design: Small Cell Network Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 18 Professional Service: Small Cell Network Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 19 Small Cell Network Market Size, By Operating Environment, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 20 Indoor: Small Cell Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 21 Outdoor: Small Cell Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 22 Market Size, By End User, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 23 Consumer and Soho: Small Cell Network Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 24 Small and Medium Business: Small Cell Network Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 25 Large Enterprise: Small Cell Network Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 26 Market Size, By Vertical, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 27 Government: Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 28 Retail: Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 29 Education: Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 30 Energy and Power: Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 31 BFSI: Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 32 Healthcare: Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 33 Hospitality: Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 34 Others: Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 35 Market Size, By Region, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 36 North America: Market Size, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 37 North America: Market Size, By Type, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 38 North America: Market Size, By Operating Environment, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 39 North America: Market Size, By Service, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 40 North America: Market Size, By End User,2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 41 North America: Market Size, By Vertical, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 42 Europe: Small Cell Networks Market Size, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 43 Europe: Market Size, By Type, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 44 Europe: Market Size, By Operating Environment, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 45 Europe: Market Size, By Service, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 46 Europe: Market Size, By End User, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 47 Europe: Market Size, By Vertical, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 48 Asia-Pacific: Market Size, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 49 Asia-Pacific: Market Size, By Type, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 50 Asia-Pacific: Market Size, By Operating Environment, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 51 Asia-Pacific: Market Size, By Service, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 52 Asia-Pacific: Market Size, By End User, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 53 Asia-Pacific: Market Size, By Vertical, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 54 Middle East and Africa: Market Size, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 55 Middle East and Africa: Market Size, By Type, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 56 Middle East and Africa: Market Size, By Operating Environment, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 57 Middle East and Africa: Market Size, By Service, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 58 Middle East and Africa: Market Size, By End User, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 59 Middle East and Africa: Market Size, By Vertical, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 60 Latin America: Small Cell Networks Market Size, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 61 Latin America: Market Size, By Type, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 62 Latin America: Market Size, By Operating Environment, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 63 Latin America: Market Size, By Service, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 64 Latin America: Market Size, By End User, 2013–2020, (USD Million)
Table 65 Latin America: Market Size, By Vertical, 2013–2020 (USD Million)
Table 66 New Product Launches, 2013–2015
Table 67 Agreements, Partnerships, Collaborations, and Joint Ventures, 2014–2015
Table 68 Mergers and Acquisitions, 2014–2015

List of Figures (46 Figures)

Figure 1 Global Small Cell Networks : Research Design
Figure 2 Market Size Estimation Methodology: Bottom-Up Approach
Figure 3 Market Size Estimation Methodology: Top-Down Approach
Figure 4 Data Triangulation
Figure 5 North America has Largest Market Share in Global Small Cell Networks Market, 2015
Figure 6 Small Cell Networks (By Network) Snapshot, 2015 vs 2020
Figure 7 Partnerships, Agreements, and Collaborations to Be the Differentiating Trend for the Top Companies
Figure 8 Increasing Mobile Data Traffic is Pushing the Market
Figure 9 Femtocell Contributes to the Largest Market Share of the Market
Figure 10 Professional Services Accounted for the Highest Share in the Market in Europe
Figure 11 North America and Europe are the Mature Markets in the Market Due to Higher Technological Advancement and Mobile Penetration
Figure 12 Evolution of Small Cell Networks Market
Figure 13 Market By Type
Figure 14 Market By Service
Figure 15 Market By Operating Environment
Figure 16 Market By End User
Figure 17 Market By Region
Figure 18 Market: Drivers, Restraint, Opportunities, and Challenges
Figure 19 Value Chain Architecture
Figure 20 Strategic Benchmarking
Figure 21 Metrocell is the Fastest Growing Segment in the Market, During the Forecast Period
Figure 22 Maintenance and Support Service Will Be the Fastest Growing Small Cell Service Market in the Coming 5 Years
Figure 23 Outdoor Operating Environment Small Cell Segment is Expected to Grow at A Rapid Pace During the Forecast Period
Figure 24 Small and Medium Business Growing With the Highest CAGR in the Small Cell Networks Market During 2015–2020
Figure 25 Retail Vertical is Expected to Grow at the Highest CAGR During the Forecast Period
Figure 26 Geographic Snapshot (2015–2020): Latin America is Expected to Grow at the Highest CAGR
Figure 27 North America is Expected to Lead the Market During the Forecast Period
Figure 28 North America Market: Snapshot
Figure 29 Asia-Pacific Market: Snapshot
Figure 30 Companies Adopted New Product Launch and New Version Release as the Key Growth Strategies
Figure 31 Market Evaluation Framework: Significant Product Launches Have Fueled the Growth of the Small Cell Market
Figure 32 Product Portfolio Comparison of the Top 5 Companies
Figure 33 Geographic Revenue Mix of Top 5 Market Players
Figure 34 Alcatel-Lucent: Company Snapshot
Figure 35 Alcatel-Lucent: SWOT Analysis
Figure 36 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: Company Snapshot
Figure 37 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: SWOT Analysis
Figure 38 Nokia Networks: Company Snapshot
Figure 39 Nokia Networks: SWOT Analysis
Figure 40 ZTE Corporation: Company Snapshot
Figure 41 ZTE Corporation: SWOT Analysis
Figure 42 IP.Access: SWOT Analysis
Figure 43 Cisco Systems, Inc.: Company Snapshot
Figure 44 Ericsson: Company Snapshot
Figure 45 NEC Corporation: Company Snapshot
Figure 46 Samsung: Company Snapshot

The increase in adoption of mobile-based technology for various functions by end-users across the world has resulted in a steep increase in mobile data traffic. Densifying the network in selected areas is expected to enable carriers to cope with the increasing demand for high speed connectivity throughputs. Such high dependence on the usage of mobile data has effectively driven in the installation of small cells to reduce the bottle-necks and offer its end-users the best quality of service (QoS) possible n the available spectrum. Small cells can be deployed in licensed and un-licensed spectrum which helps in providing seamless connectivity to its end users. Such usage of small cells helps in reducing the overall cost of operations, thereby improving revenues.

The major focus of the telecom operators is on improving radio frequency and network in the available spectrum by deploying more small cells and LTE base stations in the operating circles. Small cells also provide flexibility and improve the service quality across the network by reducing the length and loss of the terminal-base station signal path of the service provider at a comparatively lower cost. By deploying more small cells in the region, a telecom operator also can reduce the level of radiation which is emitted from the mobile towers. Many communication service providers (CSPs) install cells such as micro and pico base cells. These cells are small in size with fully integrated base stations and can be installed in remote places, thereby reducing the overall cost of setting up infrastructure in remote locations.

It is estimated that network congestion and mobile traffic contributes to 40%-50% of the total telecom expenditure; thus, it is of utmost importance for telecom operators to reduce the cost associated with network congestion by providing a strong spectrum in the deployed region. With the increase in the number of mobile-based broadband subscribers, the bandwidth requirement for advanced applications is also increasing, which if not optimized by improving network bandwidth, would lead to severe network congestion. Hence, the telecom operators implement cost-effective and efficient communication solutions to cater to the network traffic which reduces both network congestions and their operational costs.

The small cell networks market research report outlines the key trends and forecasts for various emerging subsegments of the market. It also provides insights into the current and future revenues of market from 2015 to 2020 and is aimed to provide the reader with an understanding of market drivers, current and upcoming players, and competitive landscape.

The global small cell networks market is estimated to grow from USD 1.06 Billion in 2015 to USD 3.92 Billion in 2020, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 29.8% during the forecast period.

The small cell networks market is thriving, and in the coming years, it is expected to present huge potential to various CSPs, network equipment manufacturers, and IT infrastructure equipment providers. In this research report, the small cell network market has been segmented into solutions, applications, and service segments across various geographical regions, such as North America, Europe, APAC, MEA, and Latin America.