Global Macrocell Baseband Unit (DU/BBU) Market Analysis and Forecast, 2024-2028, 18th Edition

PUBLISHED: May 8, 2024

PAGES: 68 Pages, 54 Exhibits, 44 Tables

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This report provides a comprehensive analysis for the global distributed unit (DU)/digital baseband unit (BBU) market. This report covers the global market share for 2023 shipments as well as a forecast for 2024-2028.

We have segmented the overall DU/BBU market into three product segments types based upon the types of radio units (RU) supported:

Non-Massive MIMO
Massive MIMO
Massive Antenna Element (AE)

Features

2023 Shipments and 2024-2028 forecast by Product Segment
2023 Shipments and 2024-2028 forecast by 5G NR by Radio Type
2023 Shipments and 2024-2028 forecast by Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN Compliant
2023 Shipments and 2024-2028 forecast by Region

Product Code: GBBUMAF-S-2024

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2023 Review: Global Market and 5G Continues to rely on China
Global DU/BBU Forecast 2024-2028
Outlook Summary

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

DU/BBU Designation by Mobile Generation
2G/3G/4G BBU Architecture Definitions
DU/BBU Database Taxonomy
5G DU/CU Architecture Definitions
Purpose Built DU/BBU
Open RAN DU (O-DU)
Virtual RAN (vRAN) DU/BBU

CHAPTER 1: OVERALL MARKET PERFORMANCE

2023: China and India Strong, Everywhere Else Weak/Stable
Global DU/BBU Forecast 2024-2028

CHAPTER 2: 5G NR/ NR ADVANCED EXPLAINED

Splitting the BBU into the CU and DU
Fronthaul Links for DUs and RUs

CHAPTER 3: MASSIVE MIMO 5G NR DU (GNODEB) SHIPMENTS/FORECAST

Definition of 5G NR DU Category
Global 5G NR DU Shipments, 2022-2023
Global 5G NR DU Forecast 2024-2028

CHAPTER 4: NON-MASSIVE MIMO 2G/3G/4G/5G MULTI-RAT DU/BBUS

Definition of Non-Massive MIMO 4G/5G DU/BBU Category
Non-Massive MIMO Multi-RAT DU/BBU Shipments, 2022-2023
Non-Massive MIMO Multi-RAT DU/BBU Forecast 2024-2028

CHAPTER 5: OPEN RAN/VRAN DU ANALYSIS

Global Open RAN/vRAN DU/BBU Forecast 2024-2028
AT&T Wireless' 5 Year Contract with Ericsson for Open RAN Network Modernization
OREX-R
Team Japan
vRAN vs. Open RAN
Vodafone's Open RAN Modernization Program

CHAPTER 6: GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET ANALYSIS

China, India, & North America: Bright spots in 2023
Regional Forecast 2024-2028
North America
Latin America/Caribbean
Europe
Africa
The Middle East
Rest of Asia Pacific (ROAP)
China
India

GLOSSARY

Product Code: GBBUMAF-S-2024

List of Tables

Table 1: Global DU/BBU Shipments by Baseband Type, 2022-2023 (Units)
Table 2: Global DU/BBU Shipments Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2022-2023 (Units)
Table 3: Global DU/BBU Shipments by Region, 2022-2023 (Units)
Table 4: Global DU/BBU Market Share by Baseband Type, 2022-2023 (Units)
Table 5: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 6: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (% Market Share)
Table 7: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (% YoY Growth)
Table 8: Global 5G NR DU Shipments by Radio Type, 2022-2023 (Units)
Table 9: Global 5G NR DU Shipments by Region, 2022-2023 (Units)
Table 10: Global 5G NR DU Forecast by Radio Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 11: Global 5G NR DU Forecast by Radio Type, 2024-2028 (% Market Share)
Table 12: Global 5G NR DU Forecast by Radio Type, 2024-2028 (% Growth YoY)
Table 13: Global 5G NR DU Forecast by Region, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 14: Global 5G NR DU Forecast by Region, 2024-2028 (% Market Share)
Table 15: Global 5G NR DU Forecast by Region, 2024-2028 (% Growth YoY)
Table 16: Global Non-Massive MIMO Multi-RAT DU/BBU Shipments, 2022-2023 (Units)
Table 17: Global Non-Massive MIMO Multi-RAT DU/BBU Shipments by Region, 2022-2023 (Units)
Table 18: Global Non-Massive MIMO Multi-RAT DU/BBU Forecast by Region, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 19: Global Non-Massive MIMO Multi-RAT DU/BBU Forecast by Region, 2024-2028 (% Market Share)
Table 20: Global Non-Massive MIMO Multi-RAT DU/BBU Forecast by Region, 2024-2028 (% Growth YoY)
Table 21: Global DU/BBU Shipments Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2022-2023 (Units)
Table 22: Global DU/BBU Shipments Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 23: Global DU/BBU Shipments Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2024-2028 (% Market Share)
Table 24: Global DU/BBU Shipments Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2024-2028 (% Growth YoY)
Table 25: Global DU/BBU Shipments by Region, 2022-2023 (Units)
Table 26: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Region, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 27: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Region, 2024-2028 (% Market Share)
Table 28: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Region, 2024-2028 (% YoY Growth)
Table 29: North America DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 30: North America DU/BBU Forecast, Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 31: Latin America DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 32: Latin America DU/BBU Forecast, Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 33: Europe DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 34: Europe DU/BBU Forecast, Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 35: Africa DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 36: Africa DU/BBU Forecast, Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 37: Middle East DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 38: Middle East DU/BBU Forecast, Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 39: Rest of Asia Pacific DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 40: Rest of Asia Pacific DU/BBU Forecast, Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 41: China DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 42: China DU/BBU Forecast, Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 43: India DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Table 44: India DU/BBU Forecast, Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2024-2028 (Units)

List of Exhibits:

Exhibit 1: Historical Global DU/BBU Shipments, 2001-2023 (Units)
Exhibit 2: Global DU/BBU Shipments by Baseband Type, 2022-2023 (Units)
Exhibit 3: Global DU/BBU Shipments Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2022-2023 (Units)
Exhibit 4: Global DU/BBU Shipments by Region, 2022-2023 (Units)
Exhibit 5: Global DU/BBU Forecast 2024-2028, (Units)
Exhibit 6: Global DU/BBU Forecast 2024-2028, (% YoY Growth)
Exhibit 7: LTE eNB vs. 5G NR gNB Physical Unit Protocol Stack Partitions
Exhibit 8: Purpose Built Multi-Slot Chassis/Backplane DU/BBU Examples
Exhibit 9: Nokia Multi-Slot Chassis/Backplane AMIx Example
Exhibit 10: Generic Purpose Built 2G/3G/4G & 5G Macrocell Site DU/BBU Configuration
Exhibit 11: 5G vRAN Architectures
Exhibit 12: Global DU/BBU Shipments, 2022-2023 (Units)
Exhibit 13: Global DU/BBU Market Share by Baseband Type, 2022-2023 (Units)
Exhibit 14: Global DU/BBU Market Share by Baseband Type, 2023 (% Market Share)
Exhibit 15: Global DU/BBU Forecast 2024-2028, (Units)
Exhibit 16: Global DU/BBU Forecast 2024-2028, (% YoY Growth)
Exhibit 17: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Exhibit 18: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (% Market Share)
Exhibit 19: Global DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (% Growth)
Exhibit 20: 3GPP 5G NR/5G NR Advanced Timeline
Exhibit 21: 5G NR NSA/SA Network Launches Timeline
Exhibit 22: 3GPP Rel 17 NR-Light/RedCap Performance Comparison
Exhibit 23: OBSAI vs. CPRI Fronthaul Members
Exhibit 24: 3GPP Fronthaul Split Options
Exhibit 25: O-RAN Fronthaul Split Specification
Exhibit 26: Global 5G NR DU Shipments by Radio Type, 2023 (Units)
Exhibit 27: Global 5G NR DU Shipments by Region, 2023 (Units)
Exhibit 28: Global 5G NR DU Shipments by Region, 2022-2023 (Units)
Exhibit 29: Global 5G NR DU Forecast, 2024-2028 (% Growth YoY)
Exhibit 30: Global 5G NR DU Forecast without China, 2024-2028 (% Growth YoY)
Exhibit 31: Global 5G NR DU Forecast Including/Excluding China, 2024-2028 (Units)
Exhibit 32: Global 5G NR DU Forecast by Radio Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Exhibit 33: Global 5G NR DU Forecast by Region, 2024-2028 (Units)
Exhibit 34: Global Non-Massive MIMO Multi-RAT DU/BBU Shipments by Region, 2023 (Units)
Exhibit 35: Global Non-Massive MIMO Multi-RAT DU/BBU Shipments by Region, 2022-2023 (Units)
Exhibit 36: Global Non-Massive MIMO Multi-RAT DU/BBU Forecast, 2024-2028 (% Growth YoY)
Exhibit 37: Global Non-Massive MIMO Multi-RAT DU/BBU Forecast without China, 2024-2028 (% Growth YoY)
Exhibit 38: Global Non-Massive MIMO Multi-RAT DU/BBU Forecast Including/Excluding China, 2024-2028 (Units)
Exhibit 39: Global Non-Massive MIMO Multi-RAT DU/BBU Forecast by Region, 2024-2028 (Units)
Exhibit 40: Global DU/BBU Shipments Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2022-2023 (Units)
Exhibit 41: Global Open RAN/vRAN DU/BBU Shipments by Region, 2023 (Units)
Exhibit 42: NTT DoCoMo OREX-R Partners
Exhibit 43: NTT DoCoMo OREX-R Radio Partners
Exhibit 44: Global Open RAN/vRAN DU/BBU Shipments, 2024-2028 (% Growth YoY)
Exhibit 45: Global DU/BBU Shipments Purpose Built vs. Open RAN/vRAN, 2024-2028 (Units)
Exhibit 46: Global DU/BBU Market Share by Region, 2023 (% Market Share)
Exhibit 47: North America DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Exhibit 48: Latin America DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Exhibit 49: Europe DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Exhibit 50: Africa DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Exhibit 51: The Middle East DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Exhibit 52: Rest of Asia Pacific DU/BBU Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Exhibit 53: China DU/BBU Shipment Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)
Exhibit 54: India DU/BBU Shipment Forecast by Baseband Type, 2024-2028 (Units)