Research and Markets: Big Pipes - the Global Market for Cellular/WiMAX Backhaul: Crucial Link between the Mobile Operator's Radio Access Network and Its Core Network

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ca6415/big_pipesthe_glob) has announced the addition of the "Big Pipes—The Global Market for Cellular/WiMAX Backhaul" report to their offering.

“Big Pipes—The Global Market for Cellular/WiMAX Backhaul”

Cellular backhaul provides that crucial link between the mobile operator's radio access network and its core network. The importance of the backhaul has gotten renewed attention as operators plan for a more data intensive network. The old voice-based solutions will not work with data-centric networks. This problem was well publicized when Sprint blamed delays in its Baltimore WiMAX network on getting backhaul with adequate bandwidth. This report looks at the cellular and WiMAX backhaul market.

This report includes the following:

Brief overviews of key market vendors, including their strengths and weaknesses.
Overview of key market activities.
Five-year forecasts for cellular backhaul last mile capacity.
Capacity forecast at the air interface level—GSM, CDMA, HSPA, and LTE.
Five-year capacity forecasts for TDM and Ethernet in the cellular backhaul last mile.
Five-year capacity forecasts for copper/fiber and microwave in the cellular backhaul last mile.
All cellular forecasts broken out into six regions—North America, Asia/Pacific, Latin & South America/Caribbean, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Middle East/Africa.
Five-year capacity forecast for the WiMAX backhaul last mile.

Key Topics Covered:

Executive Summary

Introduction

Backhaul Overview

Network Traffic Growth

Key Market Activity

Selected Vendor Profiles

Forecasts

Cellular Backhaul Capacity

Backhaul Capacity—TDM and Ethernet

Backhaul Medium—Copper/Fiber and Microwave

WiMAX Backhaul Capacity