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Sub Saharan Africa Mobile Network Backhaul Infrastructure Market (Selected Countries)
Frost & Sullivan, Sep 2010, Pages: 127
This research service uncovers the status and development trends of mobile network backhaul infrastructure in the sub Saharan Africa region, with special focus on Angola, Ghana, Gabon and Kenya. An in-depth analysis of the solutions like copper, microwave, satellite or fibre based backhaul is presented. Regulatory factors affecting its deployment and sharing by operators are analysed. Furthermore key challenges, drivers and restraints for the same are highlighted. The study discusses latest CAPEX and OPEX for backhaul infrastructure on a country level, and forecasts OPEX for the next five years. Opportunities arising for vendors and operators of backhaul infrastructure are identified and recommendations given on how to capitalise on them.
Research Overview
This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Sub Saharan African Mobile Network Backhaul Infrastructure Market (Selected Countries) provides an overview of the trends, industry challenges, market drivers and restraints as well as revenue and expenditure forecasts for the mobile market with regard to backhaul infrastructure. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following countries: Angola, Gabon, Ghana and Kenya.
Market Overview
Increasing Data Traffic to Drive the Development of Mobile Network Backhaul Infrastructure
Mobile network backhaul infrastructure plays a key role in the delivery of services to end users and is likely to be an important spend area for network upgrades during the medium and long terms. Operators will be upgrading backhaul to match the capacity of core and access networks that have been receiving constant attention. Infrastructure sharing will increasingly be used by operators to reduce capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operating expenditure (OPEX) on backhauls. These trends will create growth opportunities in the Sub-Saharan African mobile network backhaul infrastructure market.
“Escalating demand for data services is driving the need for upgrading mobile network backhaul infrastructure,” notes the analyst of this research. “Operators need to share costs and invest in network technologies that support transmission of large quantities of data such as optical fibre.” Landing of undersea cables on various African countries’ coasts and deployment of enhanced 3G (3G+) and 4G technologies in the access will amplify the increasing demand for data services. Microwave-based backhaul is likely to remain dominant for rural coverage; however, operators are expected to adopt resource sharing to provide higher-capacity backhaul for areas with sustainable high demand.
Segmenting Upgrades Offers Strategy to Overcome High CAPEX
A key challenge will be the high CAPEX required for new technologies. “The high CAPEX and OPEX associated with deploying and maintaining backhaul infrastructure will influence investment into higher capacity technologies,” remarks the analyst. “Furthermore, the inadequacy of other supporting infrastructure, like reliable power supply, will slow the deployment of new technologies.” Sharing infrastructure will enable operators to cost effectively deploy backhaul networks that meet the increasing demand for data services. Outsourcing of backhaul services can also be used to reduce OPEX in areas with limited demand.
Mobile operators need to ensure that their backhaul networks are upgraded to avoid creating a bottleneck between access and core portions. Backhaul networks should be upgraded in response to increasing network traffic. “Since upgrades can be expensive, operators need to segment their markets,” advises the analyst. “They can deploy high capacity fibre technologies in high demand areas while wireless backhaul technologies can still be used in low demand rural areas.”
Market Sectors
Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following countries in this research:
- Kenya
- Ghana
- Gabon
- Angola
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