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Infonetics Research: Mobile Broadband, Smartphones, LTE Drive Diameter Signaling Controllers to 106% CAGR to 2016
CAMPBELL, Calif. --(Business Wire)--
Communications market research firm Infonetics
Research (www.twitter.com/infonetics)
on Friday released its Diameter
Signaling Control Worldwide and Regional Market Size and Forecasts
report, its first in-depth analysis of the emerging Diameter signaling
market.
The report contends that the Diameter
protocol, which was developed as the next-generation signaling
protocol for operator networks, is in the early stages of being
utilized, and that Diameter traffic continues to grow steadily as more
subscribers run over all IP-based
mobile networks (i.e., LTE
and IMS).
Network operators have just begun to recognize the scaling challenges
associated with this buildup of Diameter traffic and the impact on their
networks.
ANALYST NOTE
"Diameter traffic in the signaling and control plane of all-IP based
networks is guaranteed to continue to increase, forcing operators to
utilize Diameter signaling controllers to more efficiently manage and
scale that traffic," affirms Diane
Myers, directing analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics
Research. "The key drivers behind the increase in signaling traffic
is the fast-escalating use of mobile broadband networks, new devices and
smartphones (from high-end Apple iPhones to less expensive Huawei (News - Alert)
devices and everything in between), and mobile applications,
particularly gaming and social networking apps like Facebook that
are in constant use or always on. Even battery-saving gadgets can spur
signaling each time they reactivate a mobile phone, adding to Diameter
signaling traffic congestion."
Myers adds, "As LTE networks expand, driving even more traffic to the
network, the Diameter signaling controller market will take off rapidly:
we forecast a 106% compound
annual growth rate in vendor revenue through 2016, in line with
global growth in LTE networks and LTE subscribers."
DIAMETER SIGNALING CONTROL MARKET HIGHLIGHTS
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Several high-profile network outages have exposed weaknesses in
Diameter signaling and proved how debilitating excessive signaling
traffic could be to operator networks, including Verizon Wireless' (News - Alert)
LTE network crash in early 2011, Telenor's 18-hour LTE network
outage that prevented calls from connecting and text messages from
being delivered, and NTT (News - Alert) DoCoMo's outage in January 2012 that
was attributed to Android devices, which load the network with
control signals even when users are inactive
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In 2011 a new category of products, which Infonetics classifies as
Diameter signaling controllers, was introduced to alleviate Diameter
trffic congestion and allow the signaling and control plane within
networks to efficiently scale
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There are a number of vendors jockeying to play a role in Diameter
signaling control, and Tekelec (News - Alert) has an early lead in this
nascent market (specific vendor market share standings will be
provided in future editions of Infonetics' report)
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Infonetics expects at least 15 vendors to have diameter signaling
controllers by the end of 2012, when market leadership will begin to
take shape
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Today the majority of Diameter signaling controller revenue comes from
North America, due in large part to leading LTE network deployments;
however, there is growing activity in Asia Pacific and EMEA as LTE
continues to expand in those regions
REPORT SYNOPSIS
Infonetics' new Diameter
signaling report provides worldwide and regional market size and
forecasts through 2016 of manufacturer revenue and
transactions-per-second licenses for Diameter signaling controllers,
which provide centralized routing, traffic management, and
load-balancing between Diameter and non-Diameter elements within IMS and
mobile broadband networks. The accompanying Diameter signaling control
analysis report includes market top takeaways, market trends and
drivers, an overview of Diameter signaling, use cases, forecast notes,
regional trends, and vendor activity. Diameter signaling control vendors
tracked: Acme Packet, Alcatel-Lucent, Alepo, Amdocs, Aricent,
Comptel, F5 Networks, Intellinet, Openet (News - Alert), Tekelec, Traffix, and others.
Regions tracked: North America, Asia Pacific, EMEA (Europe, Middle East,
Africa), and Central and Latin America.
RELATED RESEARCH AND EVENTS
UPCOMING VOIP AND IMS MARKET RESEARCH
Download prospectuses, tables of contents, highlights, etc. at http://www.infonetics.com/login
(see SERVICE PROVIDER VOIP AND IMS for 2011 and new 2012 services).
SALES
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Larry Howard, VP, Western NA, Asia, CALA: larry@infonetics.com,
+1-408-583-3335
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Scott Coyne, Eastern NA, Texas, Midwest: scott@infonetics.com,
+1-408-583-3395
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George Stojsavljevic, EMEA: george@infonetics.com,
+44-755-488-1623
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Japan, Taiwan, Korea: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp
Infonetics Research is an international market research
and consulting
firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in
defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world
regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize, and compete more
effectively.
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