Frost Radar™: 5G Network Infrastructure, 2025

Telecom Frost Radar™: 5G Network Infrastructure, 2025

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Telecom

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26-May-2025
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Global
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KB5C-01-00-00-00
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Frost Radar™: 5G Network Infrastructure, 2025
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The global 5G network infrastructure market is significant, measuring in the tens of billions of dollars annually. In the past, the market for cellular network infrastructure had one primary customer type: communications service providers (CSPs). Today, CSPs still make up the largest portion of the market, but enterprises in many different verticals are now exploring private 5G networks and providing a new (albeit small) outlet for network infrastructure. Regardless of whether the customer is a CSP and the network is considered public 5G or the customer is an enterprise with a private 5G network, all three parts of a 5G network—RAN, transport, and core/edge—are essential.

From a field of more than 100 industry participants, Frost & Sullivan independently plotted the top 23 companies in this Frost Radar™ analysis. These companies either lead the market overall, lead a segment, or are thought leaders in certain segments.

Frost & Sullivan analyzes numerous companies in an industry. Those selected for further analysis based on their leadership or other distinctions are benchmarked across 10 Growth and Innovation criteria to reveal their position on the Frost Radar™. The publication presents competitive profiles of each company on the Frost Radar™ considering their strengths and the opportunities that best fit those strengths.

Adtran

Affirmed Networks, A Microsoft Company

Amdocs

Aviat Networks

Casa Systems

Ciena

Cisco

Ericsson

Fujitsu

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Huawei

Infinera

JMA Wireless

Mavenir

NEC

Netcracker

Nokia

Parallel Wireless

Radisys

Rakuten Symphony

Ribbon Communications

Samsung Networks

ZTE

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Frost Radar™: Benchmarking Future Growth Potential 2 Major Indices, 10 Analytical Ingredients, 1 Platform

Growth Index

Growth Index (GI) is a measure of a company’s growth performance and track record, along with its ability to develop and execute a fully aligned growth strategy and vision; a robust growth pipeline system; and effective market, competitor, and end-user focused sales and marketing strategies.

  • Market Share (previous 3 years)
    This is a comparison of a company’s market share relative to its competitors in a given market space for the previous 3 years.
  • Revenue Growth (previous 3 years)
    This is a look at a company’s revenue growth rate for the previous 3 years in the market/industry/category that forms the context for the given Frost Radar™.
  • Growth Pipeline
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  • Vision and Strategy
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  • Sales and Marketing
    This is a measure of the effectiveness of a company’s sales and marketing efforts in helping it drive demand and achieve its growth objectives.

Innovation Index

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  • INNOVATION SCALABILITY
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  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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  • PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
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  • MEGATRENDS LEVERAGE
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  • CUSTOMER ALIGNMENT
    This evaluates the applicability of a company’s products/services/solutions to current and potential customers, as well as how its innovation strategy is influenced by evolving customer needs.

Significance of Being on the Frost Radar™

Companies plotted on the Frost RadarTM are the leaders in the industry for growth, innovation, or both. They are instrumental in advancing the industry into the future.

  • GROWTH POTENTIAL
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  • BEST PRACTICES
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  • CUSTOMER VALUE
    Your organization has demonstrated the ability to significantly enhance its customer value proposition.
  • PARTNER POTENTIAL
    Your organization is top of mind for customers, investors, value chain partners, and future talent as a significant value provider.

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The global 5G network infrastructure market is significant, measuring in the tens of billions of dollars annually. In the past, the market for cellular network infrastructure had one primary customer type: communications service providers (CSPs). Today, CSPs still make up the largest portion of the market, but enterprises in many different verticals are now exploring private 5G networks and providing a new (albeit small) outlet for network infrastructure. Regardless of whether the customer is a CSP and the network is considered public 5G or the customer is an enterprise with a private 5G network, all three parts of a 5G network—RAN, transport, and core/edge—are essential.

From a field of more than 100 industry participants, Frost & Sullivan independently plotted the top 23 companies in this Frost Radar™ analysis. These companies either lead the market overall, lead a segment, or are thought leaders in certain segments.

Frost & Sullivan analyzes numerous companies in an industry. Those selected for further analysis based on their leadership or other distinctions are benchmarked across 10 Growth and Innovation criteria to reveal their position on the Frost Radar™. The publication presents competitive profiles of each company on the Frost Radar™ considering their strengths and the opportunities that best fit those strengths.
More Information
Deliverable Type Frost Radar
Industries Telecom
No Index No
Is Prebook No
Keyword 1 5G infrastructure market
Keyword 2 Mobile network infrastructure
Keyword 3 5G rollout strategy
Podcast No
Predecessor None
WIP Number KB5C-01-00-00-00