Global Self-Organizing Network (SON) Market, By Offering (Software and Services), Network (RAN, Wi-Fi, Core Network and Backhaul), Architecture (C-SON (Centralized), D-SON (Decentralized) and H-SON (Hybrid)), Network Technology (4G/LTE, 2G/3G and 5G), Application (Network Security and Authentication, WAP, Intermachine Communication, Global Positioning System, Gaming and Others) - Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029.
Market Analysis and Size
Self-Organizing Network (SON) offers effective network traffic management, improved customer satisfaction, and effective load balancing. This technology facilitate simplified and streamlined management of multi-vendor network.
Global Self-Organizing Network (SON) Market was valued at USD 4991.90 million in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 15087.29 million by 2029, registering a CAGR of 13.30% during the forecast period of 2022-2029. Network Security and Authentication accounts for the largest application segment in the respective market owing to the increase in the number of security breaches. The market report curated by the Data Bridge Market Research team includes in-depth expert analysis, import/export analysis, pricing analysis, production consumption analysis, and pestle analysis.
Market Definition
Self-organizing networks (SON) is a group of functions that are capable of self-configuration, self-diagnosis, self-optimization and self-healing of cellular network. There are generally four types of self-organizing networks (SONs): the wireless mobile ad hoc network (MANET), wireless sensor network (WSN), wireless mesh network (WMN) and vehicular ad hoc network (VANET). They have been considered as a necessity to be integrated with the mobile networks in order to handle the growing operational and capital costs. They also significantly reduce the operational pressure by streamlining the whole system which ensures minimal interference by humans.
Report Scope and Market Segmentation
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Report Metric
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Details
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Forecast Period
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2022 to 2029
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Base Year
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2021
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Historic Years
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2020 (Customizable to 2019 - 2014)
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Quantitative Units
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Revenue in USD Million, Volumes in Units, Pricing in USD
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Segments Covered
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Offering (Software and Services), Network (RAN, Wi-Fi, Core Network and Backhaul), Architecture (C-SON (Centralized), D-SON (Decentralized) and H-SON (Hybrid)), Network Technology (4G/LTE, 2G/3G and 5G), Application (Network Security and Authentication, WAP, Intermachine Communication, Global Positioning System, Gaming and Others)
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Countries Covered
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U.S., Canada and Mexico in North America, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Rest of Europe in Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific (APAC) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa (MEA) as a part of Middle East and Africa (MEA), Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America as part of South America.
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Market Players Covered
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Nokia (Finland), Cisco Systems, Inc. (US), Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Sweden), Qualcomm Technologies Inc. (US), Airspan Networks (US), Innovile (Turkey), Corning Incorporated (US), Hughes Systique Corporation (US), Altran (France), Cellwize (Singapore), Airhop Communications (US), ZTE Corporation (China), Comarch SA (Poland), P.I. Works (Turkey), CCS Ltd (India), Radisys (US), VIAVI Solutions (US) and Infovista (US), among others
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Market Opportunities
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Self-Organizing Network (SON) Market Dynamics
This section deals with understanding the market drivers, advantages, opportunities, restraints and challenges. All of this is discussed in detail as below:
Drivers
- Network Complexity
The increase in the need to manage the network complexity along with growing number of small cells is one of the major factors driving the growth of self-organizing network (SON) market. The surge in demand for wireless connectivity across the globe have a positive impact on the market.
- Virtualization of Mobile Networks
The rapid virtualization of mobile networks and increase in the adoption of open application programming interfaces (APIs) accelerate the market growth.
- Growth of 4G Technology
The rise in demand for SON software owing to the emergence of 5G and rise of 4G technology further influence the market. The self-organizing network (SON) was highly used by the operator for 3G/HSPA+ optimization in the initial phase. 4G SON solutions have been adopted after proper rollout of LTE across developing economies.
Additionally, rapid urbanization, change in lifestyle, surge in investments and increased consumer spending positively impact the self-organizing network (SON) market.
Opportunities
Furthermore, uptake in mobile subscriptions mainly in emerging countries extend profitable opportunities to the market players in the forecast period of 2022 to 2029. Also, surge in investments will further expand the market.
Restraints/Challenges
On the other hand, high implementation cost and security concerns with implementation of open APIS are expected to obstruct market growth. Also, limited in-house skillset to manage self-organizing network (SON) and compatibility of SON with legacy network equipment are projected to challenge the self-organizing network (SON) market in the forecast period of 2022-2029.
This self-organizing network (SON) market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on self-organizing network (SON) market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.
Covid-19 Impact on Self-Organizing Network (SON) Market
The COVID-19 had a negative impact on the self-organizing network (SON) market owing to the strict lockdowns and social distancing to contain the spread of the virus. The economic uncertainty, partial shutdown of the business and low consumer confidence impacted demand self-organizing network (SON) market. The supply chain got hampered during the pandemic along with delay logistics activities. However, the self-organizing network (SON) market is expected to regain its pace during the post pandemic scenario due to the easing on the restrictions.
Recent Developments
- In June 2020, VIAVI Solutions Inc. has introduced two 3D geolocation solutions for 5G network, GEOperformance 5G and Coverage Assurance 5G. Both of these give an overview of subscriber experience along with 5G coverage and it will allow the operators to move managing positions which will enable them to generate new revenue streams.
- In January 2019, P.I. Works has introduced Customer Experience Management (CEM) based centralized SON to boost subscriber experience. This application level CEM is combined with uSON (Unified Self Organizing Networks) which enhances user experience metrics along with operational efficiency.
Global Self-Organizing Network (SON) Market Scope and Market Size
The self-organizing network (SON) market is segmented on the basis of network, offering, architecture, network technology and application. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meager growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.
Offering
- Software
- Service
On the basis of offering, the self-organizing network (SON) market is segmented into software and service. Software accounts for largest market share in offering segment due to its increase in the adoption of self-organizing network by different service providers in both 2G and 3G network.
Network
- RAN
- Wi-Fi
- Core Network
- Backhaul
On the basis of network, the self-organizing network (SON) market is segmented into RAN, Wi-Fi, core network and backhaul. RAN attains largest market share in the network segment due to the rise in implementation of RAN optimization. However, Wi-Fi is expected to grow at higher pace due to the upsurge in the utilization of in-house internet connectivity.
Architecture
- C-SON (Centralised)
- D-SON (Distributed)
- H-SON (Hybrid)
On the basis of architecture, the self-organizing network (SON) market is segmented into C-SON (Centralised), D-SON (Distributed), and H-SON (Hybrid). C-SON (Centralised) accounts for largest market share in architecture segment owing to the enhance implementation of C-SON by varied network operators. However, H-SON (Hybrid) is expected to grow with higher CAGR due to factors such as real time response while multifaceted network arrangement along with enhanced optimization and others.
Network Technology
- 4G/LTE
- 2G/3G
- 5G
On the basis of network technology, the self-organizing network (SON) market is segmented into 4G/LTE, 2G/3G and 5G. 4G/LTE segment augments the market with maximum share owing to the rise in the adoption of 4G technology whereas; 5G will grow with highest growth rate in the forecast period owing to the high speed offered by 5G.
Application
- Network Security and Authentication
- WAP
- Intermachine Communication
- Global Positioning System
- Gaming
- Others
On the basis of application, the self-organizing network (SON) market is segmented into network security and authentication, WAP, intermachine communication, global positioning system, gaming and others. Network security and authentication dominates the application segment and will grow at higher rate as self-organizing networks (SON) capability to smoothen the operation by reconfiguring itself and resetting the network in case of any security breach is driving the growth of this segment.
Self-Organizing Network (SON) Market Regional Analysis/Insights
The self-organizing network (SON) market is analysed and market size insights and trends are provided by country, network, offering, architecture, network technology and application as referenced above.
The countries covered in the self-organizing network (SON) market report are U.S., Canada and Mexico in North America, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Rest of Europe in Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific (APAC) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa (MEA) as a part of Middle East and Africa (MEA), Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America as part of South America.
North America dominates the self-organizing network (SON) market because of the well-established infrastructure and upsurge in the usage of SON software within the region.
Asia-Pacific is expected to witness significant growth during the forecast period of 2022 to 2029 because of the rise in number of LTE network deployments in the region.
The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in regulation in the market domestically that impacts the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.
Competitive Landscape and Self-Organizing Network (SON) Market
The self-organizing network (SON) market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to self-organizing network (SON) market.
Some of the major players operating in the self-organizing network (SON) market are
- Nokia (Finland)
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (US)
- Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Sweden)
- Qualcomm Technologies Inc. (US)
- Airspan Networks (US)
- Innovile (Turkey)
- Corning Incorporated (US)
- Hughes Systique Corporation (US)
- Altran (France)
- Cellwize (Singapore)
- Airhop Communications (US)
- ZTE Corporation (China)
- Comarch SA (Poland)
- P.I. Works (Turkey)
- CCS Ltd (India)
- Radisys (US)
- VIAVI Solutions (US)
- Infovista (US)
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