[January 31, 2014]

Infonetics: Exploding Mobile Device Traffic, Acquisitions Heat Up Diameter Signaling Controller Market

Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its just-published market size and forecast report on Diameter signaling controllers, which handle and secure the exponentially increasing Diameter signaling traffic on service provider networks triggered by mobile devices and machines.

Expected strong growth in the Diameter signaling controller (DSC) market is attracting vendors from varying backgrounds, from telecom hardware and software vendors such as Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson (News - Alert), Huawei, and Oracle, to traditional signaling vendors (Ulticom), pure play vendors (Diametriq), IP experts (F5), and vendors in the policy and control space (Amdocs (News - Alert), Comptel, Openet).

ANALYST NOTES

"The Diameter signaling control market is still relatively new, but in 2013 it matured through the success of a broader range of vendors and strong growth worldwide, with revenue more than doubling over the previous year," notes Diane Myers, principal analyst for VoIP, UC, and IMS at Infonetics Research.

Myers adds: "The vendor landscape continues to shift with acquisitions and new entrants. Oracle, via its acquisition of Tekelec (News - Alert) and Acme Packet, is the Diameter signaling control market leader in 2013, followed very closely by F5 and Huawei. Ericsson and Huawei have made significant pushes into the Diameter space and should be viewed as formidable threats. As exploding traffic from mobile devices, smartphones, and machines further vexes mobile operators, we expect competition in the Diameter signaling controller market to intensify in 2014."

DIAMETER SIGNALING CONTROL MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

• Infonetics forecasts global Diameter signaling controller revenue to grow at a 54% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2018
• The #1 use case for Diameter signaling control remains centralized routing, but roaming via Diameter Edge Agent (DEA) is close behind, and policy and charging rules function (PCRF) binding continues to see significant activity
• Key areas of diameter signaling controller product development in 2014 include virtualization and a more widespread integration of interworking function (IWF)
• North America controlled nearly 80% of the Diameter signaling controller market back in 2011, but Asia Pacific quickly caught up in 2012 and EMEA came close to parity by 2013 due to the significant ramping of LTE in these regions; Latin America is starting to show more activity as LTE expands there

DIAMETER REPORT SYNOPSIS

Infonetics' Diameter signaling control report provides worldwide and regional market size and forecasts through 2018 of manufacturer revenue and transactions-per-second licenses for Diameter signaling controllers, which provide centralized routing, traffic management, and load-balancing in IMS and mobile broadband networks. The report includes market analysis, trends, and a Diameter deployment tracker. Companies tracked: Alcatel-Lucent, Amdocs, Dialogic, Diametriq, Ericsson, F5 Networks (News - Alert), Huawei, Intellinet, Openet, Oracle, PT, Sonus Networks, Ulticom, and others. To buy the report, contact Infonetics: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.

RELATED REPORT EXCERPTS

• Latest Infonetics Service Provider VoIP and IMS research brief: http://bit.ly/1baGbJN
• Voice over LTE sees largest jump in usage among operators deploying SBCs
• 2013 a banner year for IMS; carrier VoIP/IMS gear up 52% from a year ago

RECENT AND UPCOMING RESEARCH

Download Infonetics' 2014 market research brochure, publication calendar, events brochure, report highlights, tables of contents, and more at http://www.infonetics.com/login.

• Analyst Note: Infonetics Research's Top 2014 Trends (Jan. 7)
• Analyst Note: VoLTE, NFV, & WebRTC Dominate VoIP Conversation (Jan. 9)
• Service Provider VoIP & IMS Equipment & Subscribers Market Share & Forecast (late Feb.)
• VoLTE & OTT Mobile VoIP Services & Subscribers Market Size & Forecast (June 26)

INFONETICS WEBINARS

Visit https://www.infonetics.com/infonetics-events to register for upcoming webinars, view recent webinars on demand, or learn about sponsoring a webinar.

• Cashing in on Carrier Wi-Fi (Feb 11: Attend)
• Adding Value to the Network with Integrated Policy and Charging (Feb 18: Attend)
• WebRTC: Compelling Service or Competitive Threat? (View on-demand)
• Unified Communications in the Cloud (View on-demand)
• Deploying IMS in the Cloud with NFV for Unlimited Scalability (April Sponsorship available)
• Diameter Signaling Control for LTE Networks (July Sponsorship available)

TO BUY REPORTS, CONTACT:

N. America (West), Asia Pacific: Larry Howard, [email protected], +1 408-583-3335

N. America (East, Midwest), L. America: Scott Coyne, [email protected], +1 408-583-3395

EMEA, India, Singapore: George Stojsavljevic, [email protected], +44 755-488-1623

Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp

ABOUT INFONETICS

Infonetics Research (News - Alert) (www.infonetics.com) 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 effectively. View Infonetics' About Us slides at http://bit.ly/QUrbrV.

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