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Besides improving network performance and customer experience, SON
can significantly reduce the cost of mobile operator services,
improving the OpEx-to-revenue ratio and deferring avoidable
CapEx.
To support their LTE and HetNet deployments, early adopters of SON
have already witnessed a spate of benefits – in the form of
accelerated rollout times, simplified network upgrades, fewer
dropped calls, improved call setup success rates, higher end-user
throughput, alleviation of congestion during special events,
increased subscriber satisfaction and loyalty, and operational
efficiencies – such as energy and cost savings, and freeing up
radio engineers from repetitive manual tasks.
Although SON was originally developed as an operational approach to
streamline cellular RAN (Radio Access Network) deployment and
optimization, mobile operators and vendors are increasingly
focusing on integrating new capabilities such as self-protection
against digital security threats, and self-learning through
artificial intelligence techniques, as well as extending the scope
of SON beyond the RAN to include both mobile core and transport
network segments – which will be critical to address 5G
requirements such as end-to-end network slicing. In addition,
dedicated SON solutions for Wi-Fi and other access technologies
have also emerged, to simplify wireless networking in home and
enterprise environments.
Largely driven by the increasing complexity of today's multi-RAN
mobile networks – including network densification and spectrum
heterogeneity, as well as 5G NR (New Radio) infrastructure
rollouts, global investments in SON technology are expected to grow
at a CAGR of approximately 11% between 2019 and 2022. By the end of
2022, SNS Telecom & IT estimates that SON will account for a
market worth $5.5 Billion.
The "SON (Self-Organizing Networks) in the 5G Era: 2019 – 2030 –
Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts" report
presents an in-depth assessment of the SON and associated mobile
network optimization ecosystem, including market drivers,
challenges, enabling technologies, functional areas, use cases, key
trends, standardization, regulatory landscape, mobile operator case
studies, opportunities, future roadmap, value chain, ecosystem
player profiles and strategies. The report also presents revenue
forecasts for both SON and conventional mobile network
optimization, along with individual projections for 10 SON
submarkets, and 6 regions from 2019 till 2030.
The report comes with an associated Excel datasheet suite covering
quantitative data from all numeric forecasts presented in the
report.
Topics Covered
The report covers the following topics:
- SON ecosystem
- Market drivers and barriers
- Conventional mobile network planning & optimization
- Mobile network infrastructure spending, traffic projections and
value chain
- SON technology, architecture & functional areas
- Review of over 30 SON use cases – ranging from automated neighbor
relations and parameter optimization to self-protection and
cognitive networks
- Case studies of 15 commercial SON deployments by mobile
operators
- Complementary technologies including Big Data, advanced
analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Key trends in next-generation LTE and 5G SON implementations
including network slicing, dynamic spectrum management, edge
computing, virtualization and zero-touch automation
- Regulatory landscape, collaborative initiatives and
standardization
- SON future roadmap: 2019 – 2030
- Profiles and strategies of more than 160 leading ecosystem
players including wireless network infrastructure OEMs, SON
solution providers and mobile operators
- Strategic recommendations for SON solution providers and mobile
operators
- Market analysis and forecasts from 2019 till 2030
Forecast Segmentation
Market forecasts are provided for each of the following submarkets
and their subcategories:
Mobile Network Optimization
- SON
- Conventional Mobile Network Planning & Optimization
SON Network Segment Submarkets
- RAN (Radio Access Network)
- Mobile Core
- Transport (Backhaul & Fronthaul)
SON Architecture Submarkets
- C-SON (Centralized SON)
- D-SON (Distributed SON)
- SON Access Network Technology Submarkets
- 2G & 3G
- LTE
- 5G
- Wi-Fi & Others
Regional Markets
- Asia Pacific
- Eastern Europe
- Latin & Central America
- Middle East & Africa
- North America
- Western Europe
Key Questions Answered
The report provides answers to the following key questions:
- How big is the SON opportunity?
- What trends, challenges and barriers are influencing its
growth?
- How is the ecosystem evolving by segment and region?
- What will the market size be in 2022, and at what rate will it
grow?
- Which regions and countries will see the highest percentage of
growth?
- How do SON investments compare with spending on traditional
mobile network optimization?
- What are the practical, quantifiable benefits of SON – based on
live, commercial deployments?
- How can mobile operators capitalize on SON to ensure optimal
network performance, improve customer experience, reduce costs, and
drive revenue growth?
- What is the status of C-SON and D-SON adoption worldwide?
- What are the prospects of artificial intelligence in SON and
mobile network automation?
- What opportunities exist for SON in mobile core and transport
networks?
- How can SON ease the deployment of unlicensed and private
LTE/5G-ready networks?
- What SON capabilities will 5G networks entail?
- How does SON impact mobile network optimization engineers?
- What is the global and regional outlook for SON associated OpEx
savings?
- Who are the key ecosystem players, and what are their
strategies?
- What strategies should SON solution providers and mobile
operators adopt to remain competitive?
Key Findings
The report has the following key findings:
- Largely driven by the increasing complexity of today's multi-RAN
mobile networks – including network densification and spectrum
heterogeneity, as well as 5G NR (New Radio) infrastructure
rollouts, global investments in SON technology are expected to grow
at a CAGR of approximately 11% between 2019 and 2022. By the end of
2022, SNS Telecom & IT estimates that SON will account for a
market worth $5.5 Billion.
- Based on feedback from mobile operators worldwide, the growing
adoption of SON technology has brought about a host of practical
benefits for early adopters – ranging from more than a 50% decline
in dropped calls and reduction in network congestion during special
events by a staggering 80% to OpEx savings of more than 30% and an
increase in service revenue by 5-10%.
- In addition, SON mechanisms are playing a pivotal role in
accelerating the adoption of 5G networks – through the enablement
of advanced capabilities such as network slicing, dynamic spectrum
management, predictive resource allocation, and the automated of
deployment of virtualized 5G network functions.
- To better address network performance challenges amidst
increasing complexity, C-SON platforms are leveraging an array of
complementary technologies – from artificial intelligence and
machine learning algorithms to Big Data technologies and the use of
alternative data such as information extracted from crowd-sourcing
tools.
- In addition to infrastructure vendor and third-party offerings,
mobile operator developed SON solutions are also beginning to
emerge. For example, Elisa has developed a SON platform based on
closed-loop automation and customizable algorithms for dynamic
network optimization. Through a dedicated business unit, the
Finnish operator offers its in-house SON implementation as a
commercial product to other mobile operators.
Countries covered
• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Algeria
• Andorra
• Angola
• Anguilla
• Antigua & Barbuda
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Aruba
• Australia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Belize
• Benin
• Bermuda
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Bosnia Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Brazil
• British Virgin Islands
• Brunei
• Bulgaria
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cape Verde
• Cayman Islands
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Chile
• China
• Cocos Islands
• Colombia
• Comoros Islands
• Congo
• Cook Islands
• Costa Rica
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Croatia
• Cuba
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Democratic Rep of Congo
(ex-Zaire)
• Denmark
• Djibouti
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• East Timor
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Ethiopia
• Faroe Islands
• Federated States of Micronesia
• Fiji
• Finland
• France
• French Guiana
• French Polynesia (ex-Tahiti)
• French West Indies
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Georgia
• Germany
• Ghana
• Gibraltar
• Greece
• Greenland
• Grenada
• Guam
• Guatemala
• Guernsey
• Guinea Republic
• Guinea-Bissau
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Isle of Man
• Israel
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Jersey
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kirghizstan
• Kiribati
• Korea
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Laos
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Macau
• Macedonia
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mali
• Malta
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mayotte
• Mexico
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Montserrat
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Namibia
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• Netherlands Antilles
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Niue
• North Korea
• Northern Marianas
• Norway
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palau
• Palestine
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Poland
• Portugal
• Puerto Rico
• Qatar
• Réunion
• Romania
• Russia
• Rwanda
• Samoa
• Samoa (American)
• Sao Tomé & Principe
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Slovak Republic
• Slovenia
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• South Africa
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• St Kitts & Nevis
• St Lucia
• St Vincent & The Grenadines
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Swaziland
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Syria
• Tajikistan
• Taiwan
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• Togo
• Tonga
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Turks & Caicos Islands
• UAE
• Uganda
• UK
• Ukraine
• Uruguay
• US Virgin Islands
• USA
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Venezuela
• Vietnam
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
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