Let`s talk
Let`s talk
Contact Us
Telecommunication
Industry Outlook for December
NFWARE BLOG
31/12/2020
In this newsletter outlook, we highlighted the most interesting insights, trends, and predictions from new reports and keep you updated with recent news in December.
Reports of the Month:
New Ericsson mobility Report
In this report, we highlighted very useful info and trends related to 5G networks.
- North East Asia leads in cellular IoT connections (China, South Korea and at the end of 2020 is expected to account for 64 per cent of all cellular IoT connections, a figure set to increase to 69 percent by 2026;
- One of main trends will be mobile cloud gaming as an evolving business opportunity;
- Cellular IoT has not followed through on all those early, but wildly optimistic projections for cellular IoT. In 2026, NB-IoT and Cat-M technologies are expected to make up just 45 percent of all cellular IoT connections;
- 5G's population coverage is projected to hit 15 per cent this year - over 1 billion people (that's covered, not all connected);
- There are around 7.9 billion mobile subscriptions now but this will increase to 8.8 billion by the end of 2026, and 91 percent of those will be for mobile broadband.
GSA Report - 2020 in Review 5G networks, Spectrum & Devices
Main predictions from GSA to 2021:
- GSA is forecasting more spectrum activity, with over 75 auctions/assignments underway or expected by the end of 2022;
- At current growth rates, GSA anticipates there being over 500 commercial devices by the end of 2021;
- It is also expected that the milestone of 200 launched 5G networks will be reached in the same timescale based on the current trajectory;
- GSA expects to see an acceleration in the deployment of 5G standalone networks in the coming year; while there are just three launched so far, another 56 operators are known to be investing, of which 13 are already understood to be deploying.
TMT prediction Deloitte report
We highlighted the most interesting predictions according to the global TMT prediction Deloitte report:
- More than 70 open RAN trials active, doubling current activity by 2021;
- 80% of core wireless network deployments will be virtualized by 2023;
- Open RAN share of the RAN market may grow 10 times or more by 2025.
ABI research report
The team of analysts at ABI Research has made multiple predictions of things that will and will not happen in 2021 and we highlighted the most interesting:
- Telco operators will try and fail in software value creation
- Subscription-based enterprise business models remain a distant reality for telcos
- 5G edge computing efforts will be brought to market by hyperscalers
- Cloud-native computing gathers much deserved hype, but will not be mainstream yet in 2021
- Mobile operators will not succeed in private cellular
- Antennas supporting 5g in limelight, but antennas supporting 4g remains important in 2021
- The deployment of 5g indoors could be delayed due to covid-19
News of the Month:
5G of the Month:
South Korea's 5G mobile base is growing steadily from up 735,113 in October to 10 million in November. Therefore, 5G accounted for 14.2% of the country's mobile subscriptions.
The company is accelerating upgrades of its existing technology to improve further the connectivity, mobile experience, and unlock vast potentials for its customers as 5G technology in Bacolod, Boracay, Iloilo, Talisay, Lapu-Lapu, Cordova, Minglanilla and Cebu City in Visayas; and in Davao City and Cagayan De Oro in Mindanao becomes available - Gil Genio, Globe's Chief Technology and Information Officer
Vodafone Germany is expanding its 5G network
Vodafone Germany 5G network is now available to another 6 million people and now reaches 16 million people across the country.
We are building 5G in large cities, in medium-sized cities and also in rural areas. And we're making progress faster than planned. We are now reaching 16 million people with 5G. We activate a 5G antenna every 20 minutes, - said Vodafone Germany Germany CEO Hannes Ametsreiter.
5G connections reach is growing despite global pandemic
According to 5G Americas, the 5G network is growing ahead at four times the speed of subscriber growth as 4G LTE. The 5G network shows a 66 percent increase over the last quarter and will reach 236 million globally by the end of 2020
The emergence of fast low latency 5G Networks comes at an important time as people have shifted to working remotely. This historical re-adjustment clearly demonstrates the need for continuous mobile connectivity as social and physical distancing requirements have changed how we work, live and play - Chris Pearson, President, 5G Americas said
Verizon's 5G network reaches 230 million people
Verizon's 5G network adds additional 24 million customers and reaches 230 million people covered in over 2,700 cities. Verizon expands its 5G Ultra Wideband network to 61 cities.
Enterprise customers in [the 5G Ultra Wideband] markets now have access to the technology that can dramatically accelerate their digital transformation, revolutionizing how they interact with their customers, track inventory, manage operations and engage with their workforce, - said Verizon in a statement
Congress is going to approve funds to pay rural carriers for replacing Huawei, ZTE networking gear.
China is planning to boost its technology sector by investing into 5G, cutting-edge chips and artificial intelligence to decrease the influence of the U.S. on these key areas
Cloud of the Month:
After Google outage, telcos should think twice about public cloud
A temporary Internet shutdown (Google's outage) reportedly costs the British economy about $141 million a day and Giffgaff, a UK mobile virtual network operator owned by Spain's Telefónica became an AWS tenant. Also, Germany's Deutsche Telekom announced a similar relationship with Microsoft Azure last week
Blockchain of the Month:
DT and Orange global carrier units improve IPX with blockchain
With the help of Blockchain technology, the system would allow secure and transparent sharing of KPI data between operators to improve "incident management" on networks.
We now have proof that IPX service management can benefit from improved levels of efficiency and reliability using blockchain. This is both timely and relevant because the forthcoming integration of 5G into mainstream telecoms services requires efficient, reliable data transfer, so these advances will bring confidence to operators and end-users alike, - said Emmanuel Rochas, CEO of Orange International Carriers, in a statement
