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Remote Radio Heads
Active Antennas and RF Electronics Move Up the Tower
Research Report
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- 50
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- Release Date
- 2Q 2011
- Product Code
- RR-RRH-11
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Remote radio heads (RRHs) have become one of the most important subsystems of today's new distributed base stations. The remote radio head contains the base station's RF circuitry plus analog-to-digital/digital-to-analog converters and up/down converters. RRHs also have operation and management processing capabilities and a standardized optical interface to connect to the rest of the base station. This will be increasingly true as LTE and WiMAX are deployed. Remote radio heads make MIMO operation easier; they increase a base station's efficiency and facilitate easier physical location for gap coverage problems. RRHs will use the latest RF component technology including GaN RF power devices and envelope tracking technology within the RRH RFPA.
What Questions Does This Report Answer?
- What is a remote radio head?
- Where are remote radio heads used?
- What are the major components of a remote radio head?
- How will remote radio heads affect new base station systems?
- How will remote radio heads influence LTE and WiMAX?
- How will new technologies be driven by the deployment of remote radio heads?
Who Needs This Report?
- Wireless infrastructure hardware manufacturers
- RF power semiconductor device manufacturers
- FPGA/DSP semiconductor device manufacturers
- RF passive components manufacturers
- Mobile wireless service providers
- Antenna manufacturers
Table of Contents
Remote Radio Heads - Top-Line Forecast
Remote Radio Heads - Drivers
Remote Radio Heads - Inhibitors
Remote Radio Heads - Market Share
Remote Radio Heads - Summary and Strategic Recommendations
Section 1.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1. Overall market
1.2. Definition of a Remote Radio Head
1.3. The Advantages of Using Remote Radio Heads
1.4. Remote Radio Head Configurations
1.5. The Remote Radio Head Market
1.6. Remote Radio Head Forecast and Growth Potential
1.7. Remote Radio Head Vendor Considerations
1.8. Remote Radio Head Market Summary
Section 2.
REMOTE RADIO HEADS: TECHNOLOGY IMPLICATIONS
2.1. Introduction to Remote Radio Heads
2.2. What Is a Remote Radio Head?
2.3. Benefits of Remote Radio Heads
2.4. RF Power Amplifier Considerations: Linearity and Efficiency
2.5. Digital Pre-Distortion
2.6. Crest Factor Reduction
2.7. Envelope Tracking
2.8. RF Power Amplifier Considerations: RF Power Semiconductors for RRH Use
2.9. LNA Considerations
2.10. Digital and Interface Components
2.11. CPRI and OBSAI
2.12. Common Public Radio Interface
2.13. Open Base Station Architecture Initiative
2.14. A Word about SDR and Remote Radio Heads
2.15. Remote Radio Head Configurations: Frequency
2.16. Remote Radio Head Configurations: Power Output
2.17. Air Interface
2.18. Remote Radio Head Configurations: MIMO (Diversity)
2.19. Remote Radio Head Configurations: Multi-Sector Operation
2.20. Remote Radio Head Physical Characteristics
2.21. Active Antennas
2.22. What is an Active Antenna?
2.23. The Impact of Active Antennas on Remote Radio Heads
Section 3.
THE REMOTE RADIO HEAD MARKETPLACE
3.1. Market Overview
3.2. The Remote Radio Head Forecast
3.3. Forecast Methodology
3.4. Total Remote Radio Head Revenue and Shipments
3.5. Remote Radio Head Revenue and Shipments by Air Interface
3.6. Remote Radio Head Revenue and Shipments by Frequency
3.7. Remote Radio Head Revenue and Shipments by RF Power Output
3.8. Remote Radio Head ASP
3.9. Remote Radio Head Market Share by Vendor
3.10. Remote Radio Head Revenue, Standalone versus System Based
3.11. Remote Radio Head Revenue by Interface, CPRI versus OBSAI
3.12. Remote Radio Head Revenue by RFPA Device Technology
3.13. Remote Radio Head Revenue, SDR versus Conventional
3.14. Remote Radio Heads and Active Antennas
Section 4.
COMPANY PROFILES
4.1. AceAxis Profile and Analysis
4.2. Alcatel-Lucent Profile and Analysis
4.3. Analog Devices, Inc. Profile and Analysis
4.4. Andrew (CommScope, Inc.) Profile and Analysis
4.5. Bravo Tech, Inc. Profile and Analysis
4.6. Ericsson AB Profile and Analysis
4.7. Hitachi Ltd. Profile and Analysis
4.8. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Profile and Analysis
4.9. Motorola, Inc. Profile and Analysis
4.10. MTI RadioComp Profile and Analysis
4.11. NEC Corporation Profile and Analysis
4.12. Nokia Siemens Networks Profile and Analysis
4.13. Powerwave Technologies, Inc. Profile and Analysis
4.14. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Profile and Analysis
4.15. Sumitomo Electric industries, Ltd. Profile and Analysis
4.16. TE Connectivity (ADC) Profile and Analysis
4.17. Xilinx, Inc. Profile and Analysis
4.18. ZTE Corp. Profile and Analysis
Section 5.
COMPANY DIRECTORY
Section 6.
ACRONYMS
Scope of Study
Sources and Methodology
Notes
26 Tables
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Remote Radio Head Market Share by Vendor, World Market: 2011
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Remote Radio Head Market Share by Vendor, World Market: 2011
24
Remote Radio Head versus Active Antenna Market Share, Revenue, World Market: 2011
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Remote Radio Head versus Active Antenna Market Share, Revenue, World Market: 2016
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Remote Radio Head versus Active Antenna Market Share, Revenue (Aggressive), World Market: 2016
28 Charts
- Total Remote Radio Head Revenue
- Total Remote Radio Head Shipments
- Remote Radio Head Market Share by Vendor
- Total Remote Radio Head Revenue
- Total Remote Radio Head Shipments
- Remote Radio Head Revenue by Air Interface
- Remote Radio Head Shipments by Air Interface
- Remote Radio Head Revenue by Frequency
- Remote Radio Head Shipments by Frequency
- Remote Radio Head Revenue by RF Power Output
- Remote Radio Head Revenue by RF Power Output
- Remote Radio Head Shipments by RF Power Output
- Remote Radio Head Shipments by RF Power Output
- Remote Radio Head ASP, High - Average - Low
- Remote Radio Head Market Share by Vendor
- Remote Radio Head Revenue, Standalone versus System Based
- Remote Radio Head Revenue, Standalone versus System Based
- Remote Radio Head Revenue by Interface
- Remote Radio Head Revenue by Interface
- Remote Radio Head Revenue by RFPA Device Technology
- Remote Radio Head Revenue by RFPA Device Technology
- Remote Radio Head Revenue, SDR versus Conventional
- Remote Radio Head Revenue, SDR versus Conventional
- Remote Radio Head versus Active Antenna Market Share, Revenue
- Remote Radio Head versus Active Antenna Market Share, Revenue
- Remote Radio Head versus Active Antenna Market Share, Revenue (Aggressive)
- Total Remote Radio Head Revenue; World Market: 2011 to 2016
- Remote Radio Head Marketshare by Vendor; World Market: 2011