Tower Mounted Amplifiers for Cellular Base Stations

Remote Radio Heads, LTE, and the Evolved RAN

Research Report

Tower mounted amplifiers represent one of the best values for improved base station performance for service providers. Balancing the system link budget equation can now be easily accomplished at nominal cost. The tower mounted amplifier holds an almost unique spot in the base station RF hardware chain. It can be a portion of a complete system from the outset of an installation or can be added later as needed. There are new hardware technologies, however, namely remote radio heads, which will represent a threat to TMA market growth. This report details tower mounted amplifier revenue and shipments by air interface, frequency, and configuration. Total revenue, shipments, and ASP trends are presented for the period 2012-2017. In addition, the study reports vendor market share for 2012 and standalone vs. system-based tower mounted revenue as well as AISG vs. proprietary monitoring for the years 2012 and 2017.

Table of Contents

  • Top Line Forecast
  • Drivers
  • Inhibitors
  • Market Share
  • Summary and Strategic Recommendations
  • 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    • 1.1. Tower Mounted Amplifiers: Balancing the Link Budget Equation in a Complex Environment
    • 1.2. Definition of a Tower Mounted Amplifier
    • 1.3. The Advantages of Using Tower Mounted Amplifiers
    • 1.4. Tower Mounted Amplifier Configurations
    • 1.5. The Tower Mounted Amplifier Market
      • 1.5.1. Tower Mounted Amplifier Forecast and Growth Potential
      • 1.5.2. Tower Mounted Amplifier Vendor Considerations
      • 1.5.3. Tower Mounted Amplifier Market Summary and Recommendations
  • 2. TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
    • 2.1. Introduction to Tower Mounted Amplifiers
    • 2.2. What Is a Tower Mounted Amplifier
    • 2.3. Benefits of Tower Mounted Amplifiers
    • 2.4. Low-noise Amplifier Considerations
    • 2.5. RF Passives in the Tower Mounted Amplifier
    • 2.6. The PDU and CIN
    • 2.7. AISG
    • 2.8. Tower Mounted Amplifier Configurations
    • 2.9. Frequency
    • 2.10. Air Interface
    • 2.11. Diversity Operation and MIMO
    • 2.12. Multi-sector Operation
    • 2.13. Tower Mounted Amplifier Physical Characteristics
  • 3. MARKET OVERVIEW
    • 3.1. The Tower Mounted Amplifier Forecast
      • 3.1.1. Forecast Methodology
      • 3.1.2. Total Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue and Shipments
      • 3.1.3. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue and Shipments by Air Interface
      • 3.1.4. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue and Shipments by Frequency
      • 3.1.5. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue and Shipments by Type
      • 3.1.6. Tower Mounted Amplifier ASP
      • 3.1.7. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue, Standalone Versus System Based
      • 3.1.8. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue, AISG Versus Proprietary Monitoring
    • 3.2. Tower Mounted Amplifiers, Market Forces, and Summary
    • 3.3. Tower Mounted Amplifier Market Strategic Recommendations
  • 4. COMPETITIVE ASSESSMENT
    • 4.1. Vendor Market Share
    • 4.2. Company Profiles and Assessments
      • 4.2.1. ADC (TE Connectivity)
      • 4.2.2. ADC (TE Connectivity) Assessment
      • 4.2.3. Alcatel-Lucent (RFS)
      • 4.2.4. Alcatel-Lucent (RFS) Assessment
      • 4.2.5. Andrew (CommScope)
      • 4.2.6. Andrew (CommScope) Assessment
      • 4.2.7. Bravo Tech, Inc.
      • 4.2.8. Bravo Tech, Inc. Assessment
      • 4.2.9. Comba Telecom Systems
      • 4.2.10. Comba Telecom Systems Assessment
      • 4.2.11. Ericsson AB
      • 4.2.12. Ericsson AB Assessment
      • 4.2.13. Helios Telecom (Xiamin)
      • 4.2.14. Helios Telecom (Xiamin) Assessment
      • 4.2.15. Nokia Siemens Networks
      • 4.2.16. Nokia Siemens Networks Assessment
      • 4.2.17. Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
      • 4.2.18. Powerwave Technologies, Inc. Assessment
      • 4.2.19. Sunwavetec Co., Ltd.
      • 4.2.20. Sunwavetec Co., Ltd. Assessment
      • 4.2.21. Wuhan Hongxin Telecommunication Technologies Co., Ltd.
      • 4.2.22. Wuhan Hongxin Telecommunication Technologies Co., Ltd. Assessment
  • 5. ACRONYMS
  • 6. LINKS TO RELATED RESEARCH
    • 6.1. Scope of Study
    • 6.2. Sources and Methodology
    • 6.3. Notes

Tables

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  1. Total Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue, World Market: 2012 to 2017
  2. Total Tower Mounted Amplifier Shipments, World Market: 2012 to 2017
  3. Tower Mounted Amplifier Market Share by Vendor, World Market: 2012
  4. Total Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue, World Market: 2012 to 2017
  5. Total Tower Mounted Amplifier Shipments, World Market: 2012 to 2017
  6. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue by Air Interface, World Market: 2012 to 2017
  7. Tower Mounted Amplifier Shipments by Air Interface, World Market: 2012 to 2017
  8. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue by Frequency, World Market: 2012 to 2017
  9. Tower Mounted Amplifier Shipments by Frequency, World Market: 2012 to 2017
  10. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue by Type, World Market: 2012 to 2017
  11. Tower Mounted Amplifier Shipments by Type, World Market: 2012 to 2017
  12. Tower Mounted Amplifier ASP, High - Average - Low, World Market: 2012 to 2017
  13. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue, Standalone Versus System Based, World Market: 2012
  14. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue, Standalone Versus System Based, World Market: 2017
  15. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue, AISG Versus Proprietary Monitoring, World Market: 2012
  16. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue, AISG Versus Proprietary Monitoring, World Market: 2017
  17. Tower Mounted Amplifier Market Share by Vendor, World Market: 2012

Charts

  1. Total Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue
  2. Total Tower Mounted Amplifier Shipments
  3. Tower Mounted Amplifier Market Share by Vendor
  4. Total Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue
  5. Total Tower Mounted Amplifier Shipments
  6. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue by Air Interface
  7. Tower Mounted Amplifier Shipments by Air Interface
  8. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue by Frequency
  9. Tower Mounted Amplifier Shipments by Frequency
  10. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue by Type
  11. Tower Mounted Amplifier Shipments by Type
  12. Tower Mounted Amplifier ASP, High - Average - Low
  13. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue, Standalone Versus System Based
  14. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue, Standalone Versus System Based
  15. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue, AISG Versus Proprietary Monitoring
  16. Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue, AISG Versus Proprietary Monitoring
  17. Tower Mounted Amplifier Market Share by Vendor
  18. Total Tower Mounted Amplifier Revenue, World Market: 2012 to 2017
  19. Tower Mounted Amplifier Market Share by Vendor, World Market: 2012