This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global radio unit (RU)/active antenna unit (AAU) market. This report covers the global market share for 2022 shipments as well as a forecast for 2023-2027.
The analyst has segmented the overall market into three product segments types based upon the types of RU/AAU configurations:
- Non-Massive MIMO
- Massive MIMO
- Massive Antenna Element (AE)
The product segments are further divided by Duplex Mode, Air Interface, and Frequency Cluster.
Features
- 2022 Shipments and 2023-2027 forecast by Product Segment
- 2022 Shipments and 2023-2027 forecast by Duplex Mode
- 2022 Shipments and 2023-2027 forecast by Air Interface
- 2022 Shipments and 2023-2027 forecast by Frequency Cluster
- 2022 Shipments and 2023-2027 forecast by Region
Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 2019-2021 Review: Fake 5G NR launches using DSS in NA and Europe
- 2022 Review: Global Market and 5G Continues to rely on China
- Global RU/AAU Forecast 2023-2027
- Outlook Summary
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
- Network Architecture Definitions
- RU/AAU Database Taxonomy
- Purpose Built RU/AAU
- 5G Architecture Definitions
- Open RAN RU/AAU (O-RU/O-AAU)
- Virtual RAN (vRAN) RU/AAU
CHAPTER 1: OVERALL MARKET PERFORMANCE
- 2022: China Strong, Everywhere Else Weak/Stable
- Global RU/AAU Forecast 2023-2027
CHAPTER 2: 5G NR/ NR ADVANCED EXPLAINED
- Splitting the BBU into the CU and DU
- Fronthaul Links for DU/BBUs and RU/AAUs
CHAPTER 3: MASSIVE MIMO 5G NR AAU SHIPMENTS/FORECAST
- Definition of 5G NR AAU Category
- Global 5G NR AAU Shipments, 2021-2022
- Global 5G NR AAU Forecast 2023-2027
CHAPTER 4: NON-MASSIVE MIMO 4G/5G RUS
- Definition of Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU/AAU Category
- Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Shipments, 2021-2022
- Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Forecast 2023-2027
CHAPTER 5: 2G BTS/3G NODEB
- 2G/3G RU Shipments, 2021-2022
- 2G/3G RU Forecast 2023-2027
CHAPTER 6: OPEN RAN/VRAN DU ANALYSIS
- Global Open RAN/vRAN RU/AAU Forecast 2023-2027
CHAPTER 8: GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET ANALYSIS
- China: The only bright spot in 2022
- Regional Forecast 2023-2027
- North America
- Latin America/Caribbean
- Europe
- Africa
- The Middle East
- Rest of Asia Pacific (ROAP)
- China
- India
LIST OF TABLES
- Table 1: Global RU/AAU Shipments by Radio Type, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 2: Global RU/AAU Shipments Purpose Built vs Open RAN/vRAN, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 3: Global RU/AAU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 4: Global RU/AAU Market Share by Radio Type, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 5: Global RU/AAU Non-Massive MIMO Market Share by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 6: Global RU/AAU Massive MIMO/AE Market Share by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 7: Global RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 8: Global RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 9: Global RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Table 10: Global 5G NR AAU Shipments by Frequency Cluster, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 11: Global 5G NR AAU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 12: Global 5G NR AAU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 13: Global 5G NR AAU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 14: Global 5G NR AAU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Table 15: Global 5G NR AAU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 16: Global 5G NR AAU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 17: Global 5G NR AAU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Table 18: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Shipments by Frequency Cluster, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 19: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 20: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 21: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 22: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Table 23: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 24: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 25: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Table 26: Global 2G/3G RU Shipments, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 27: Global 2G/3G RU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 28: Global 2G/3G RU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 29: Global 2G/3G RU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 30: Global 2G/3G RU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Table 31: Global 2G/3G RU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 32: Global 2G/3G RU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 33: Global 2G/3G RU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Table 34: Global RU/AAU Shipments Purpose Built vs Open RAN/vRAN, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 35: Global RU/AAU Forecast Purpose Built vs Open RAN/vRAN, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 36: Global RU/AAU Forecast Purpose Built vs Open RAN/vRAN, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 37: Global RU/AAU Forecast Purpose Built vs Open RAN/vRAN, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Table 38: Global RU/AAU Shipments by xTyR Configuration, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 39: Global RU/AAU Forecast by xTyR Configuration, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 40: Global RU/AAU Forecast by xTyR Configuration, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 41: Global RU/AAU Forecast by xTyR Configuration, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Table 42: Global 2T2R/4T4R RU Forecast, Single Band vs Multi-Band, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 43: Global RU/AAU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Table 44: Global RU/AAU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 45: Global RU/AAU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Table 46: Global RU/AAU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Table 47: North America RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 48: North America RU Non-Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 49: North America AAU Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023- 2027 (Units)
- Table 50:North America AAU Massive AE >8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 51: Latin America RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 52: Latin America RU Non-Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023- 2027 (Units)
- Table 53: Latin America AAU Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023- 2027 (Units)
- Table 54: Latin America AAU Massive AE >8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 55: Europe RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 56: Europe RU Non-Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 57: Europe AAU Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 58: Europe AAU Massive AE >8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 59: Africa RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 60: Africa RU Non-Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 61: Africa AAU Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2(Units)
- Table 62: Africa AAU Massive AE >8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 63: Middle East RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 64: Middle East RU Non-Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023- 2027 (Units)
- Table 65: Middle East AAU Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 66: Middle East AAU Massive AE >8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 67: Rest of Asia Pacific RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 68: Rest of Asia Pacific RU Non-Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 69: Rest of Asia Pacific AAU Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 70: Rest of Asia Pacific AAU Massive AE >8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 71: China RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 72: China RU Non-Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 73: China AAU Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2(Units)
- Table 74: China AAU Massive AE >8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 75: India RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 76: India RU Non-Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 77: India AAU Massive MIMO <8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Table 78: India AAU Massive AE >8GHz Forecast by Air Interface/Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
LIST OF EXHIBITS
- Exhibit 1: Historical Global RU/AAU Shipments, 2010-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 2: Global RU/AAU Shipments by Radio Type, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 3: Global RU/AAU Shipments Purpose Built vs Open RAN/vRAN, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 4: Global RU/AAU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 5: Global RU/AAU Forecast 2023-2027, (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 6: LTE eNB vs 5G NR gNB Physical Unit Protocol Stack Partitions
- Exhibit 7: 5G Proprietary vRAN Architectures
- Exhibit 8: Global RU/AAU Shipments, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 9: Global RU/AAU Market Share by Radio Type, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 10: Global RU/AAU Market Share by Radio Segment, 2022 (% Market Share)
- Exhibit 11: Global RU/AAU Forecast 2023-2027, (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 12: Global RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 13: Global RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (% Market Share)
- Exhibit 14: Global RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (% Growth)
- Exhibit 15: 3GPP 5G NR/5G NR Advanced Timeline
- Exhibit 16: 5G NR NSA/SA Network Launches Timeline
- Exhibit 17: 3GPP Rel 17 NR-Light/RedCap Performance Comparison
- Exhibit 18: OBSAI vs CPRI Fronthaul Members
- Exhibit 19: 3GPP Fronthaul Split Options
- Exhibit 20: O-RAN Fronthaul Split Specification
- Exhibit 21: Global 5G NR AAU Shipments by Frequency Cluster, 2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 22: Global 5G NR AAU Shipments by Frequency Cluster, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 23: Global 5G NR AAU Shipments by Region, 2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 24: Global 5G NR AAU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 25: Global 5G NR AAU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Exhibit 26: Global 5G NR AAU Forecast without China, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Exhibit 27: Global 5G NR AAU Forecast Including/Excluding China, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 28: Global 5G NR AAU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 29: Global 5G NR AAU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 30: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Shipments by Frequency Cluster, 2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 31: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Shipments by Frequency Cluster, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 32: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Shipments by Region, 2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 33: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 34: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Exhibit 35: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Forecast without China, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Exhibit 36: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Forecast Including/Excluding China, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 37: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 38: Global Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G RU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 39: Global 2G/3G RU Shipments by Frequency Cluster, 2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 40: Global 2G/3G RU Shipments by Frequency Cluster, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 41: Global 2G/3G RU Shipments by Region, 2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 42: Global 2G/3G RU Shipments by Region, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 43: Global 2G/3G RU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Exhibit 44: Global 2G/3G RU Forecast by Frequency Cluster, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 45: Global 2G/3G RU Forecast by Region, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 46: Global RU/AAU Shipments Purpose Built vs Open RAN/vRAN, 2021-2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 47: Global Open RAN/vRAN RU/AAU Shipments by Region, 2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 48: Global Open RAN/vRAN RU/AAU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% Growth YoY)
- Exhibit 49: Global RU/AAU Forecast Purpose Built vs Open RAN/vRAN, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 50: Global RU/AAU Shipments by xTyR Configuration, 2022 (Units)
- Exhibit 51: Global RU/AAU Forecast by xTyR Configuration, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 52: Global 2T2R/4T4R RU Forecast, Single Band vs Multi-Band, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 53: Global RU/AAU Market Share by Region, 2022 (% Market Share)
- Exhibit 54: North America RU/AAU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 55: North America RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 56: Latin America RU/AAU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 57: Latin America RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 58: Europe RU/AAU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 59: Europe RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 60: Africa RU/AAU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 61: Africa RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 62: The Middle East RU/AAU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 63: The Middle East RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 64: Rest of Asia Pacific RU/AAU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 65: Rest of Asia Pacific RU/AAU Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 66: China RU/AAU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 67: China RU/AAU Shipment Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
- Exhibit 68: India RU/AAU Forecast, 2023-2027 (% YoY Growth)
- Exhibit 69: India RU/AAU Shipment Forecast by Radio Type, 2023-2027 (Units)
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