Spirent Report: 5G Standalone and Private Networks Ready to be Unleashed
20 Fevereiro 2024 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Spirent’s annual report shows a market prepared
for adoption and ready to realize ROI
Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT), the leading provider of
test and assurance solutions for next-generation devices and
networks, today released its fifth annual 5G outlook report, based
on analysis and takeaways from over 500 new global 5G engagements
in 2023. The “5G 2024: Market Drivers, Insights &
Considerations” report provides insights from across the 5G
ecosystem on the status of 5G, revealing trends, geographical
differences and future potential. The report is available to
download here: www.spirent.com/5Greport.
“5G Standalone (SA) network deployments were delayed last year,
in part due to the technical challenges of deploying and
integrating new, cloud-native 5G Core technologies,” said Spirent’s
Head of Market Strategy, Steve Douglas. “This year, however, we
expect the market to pick up speed. For the first time, the demand
for new 5G SA capabilities, and the supply of network equipment and
devices to enable them, are finally aligned. Suppliers see a 5G
market that’s ready to scale and demand for next generation 5G SA
capabilities and the journey to 5G Advanced is ramping up.”
The most promising 5G trends include the following:
- 5G SA and the new core – Despite slow commercial
deployment momentum during 2023, Spirent’s industry-leading
Landslide 5G core test solution was selected by over 30 operators -
a strong indicator of commercial 5G SA acceleration in 2024. With
increased demand for testing the 5G core’s differentiated
capabilities and a heightened focus on optimizing power consumption
expect leading operators to prioritize on new revenue generating
services and energy efficiency.
- 5G SA is a catalyst for digital transformation – The
move to 5G SA is becoming a primary business driver for network and
OSS digital transformation programs especially around the use of
automation across the network lifecycle. Based on our global
engagements we estimate 20% of mature service providers have begun
implementing DevOps and agile practices like continuous testing
(CT).
- 5G SA device and handset service experience testing -
These engagements doubled with increased focus on the performance
and experience of new services around immersive voice and video as
operators look to launch new consumer and enterprise private
network offerings.
- Transport network testing – To cope with the 4-5x
traffic growth seen by leading operators and in preparation of 5G
SA leading operators began their 200/400G ethernet refresh cycles
for IP Core backbones while 5G RAN deployments drove cell site
gateway upgrades for 10/25G edge routers and the move to 100G at
aggregation sites.
- Non-Terrestrial Network testing – New low Earth orbit
(LEO) satellite testing increased with industry focus on
understanding performance capabilities and the technical and
regulatory challenges related to delivering direct-to-device 5G
services.
- Private 5G testing - 2023 saw growing interest around
early Release 17 capabilities including reduced capability (RedCap)
while early commercial private network implementations were
delivering return on investment (ROI) in as early as six months
across a targeted set of use cases and a simplified
network-in-a-box (NIB) deployment model.
The report also notes emerging and growing trends that Spirent
is watching – areas where 5G is showing progress and potential,
such as:
- 5G Standalone – This is a market in infancy with 51
commercial deployments and limited population coverage. But
momentum is growing as service providers prepare controlled growth
deployments and device availability reaches critical mass.
- Private 5G – More than 1,200 private LTE/5G networks
have been commercially deployed over the last few years as pending
SA deployments, lifecycle automation and security focused network
slices could lead to more than 40,000 rollouts by 2027.
- Open and Virtual RAN – The supply-side ecosystem
comprises more than 50 suppliers, while demand-side support
includes more than 30 service providers targeting meaningful
coverage deployments through the second half of the decade.
- 5G Advanced – As 5G Standalone (SA) upgrades accelerate,
users will finally get a feel for what true 5G can offer. Right on
its heels will be 5G Advanced, defined by 3GPP in Releases 18 and
19, it targets a wider set of industry use cases including
immersive XR applications and expands the role of AI within the
network.
Spirent’s “5G 2024: Market Drivers, Insights &
Consideration” report is available to download now.
About Spirent
Spirent Communications plc. (LSE: SPT) is the leading global
provider of automated test and assurance solutions for networks,
cybersecurity, and positioning. The company provides innovative
products, services and managed solutions that address the test,
assurance and automation challenges of a new generation of
technologies, including 5G, SD-WAN, cloud, autonomous vehicles and
beyond. From the lab to the real world, Spirent helps companies
deliver on their promise to their customers of a new generation of
connected devices and technologies. For more information, please
visit www.spirent.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and
Facebook.
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