Frost Radar in the 5G Testing Equipment Market

Description

5G deployments is an important trend in the telecom industry. The deployments call for substantial incorporation of network virtualization as the entire 5G spectrum can be split into a number of virtualized network slices which can be independently owned and managed by any kind of enterprise from any type of industry vertical. 5G will also serve as a platform for connected devices which range from low bandwidth applications to applications that require high throughput and low latency and as such need to operate on a network bandwidth spectrum of a range that is considerably higher than its predecessors. While it will take sometime before any carrier can fully deploy a 5G network which addresses all the specified use-cases, there is a significant amount of ground that needs to be covered in terms of developing the specified network architecture. Network Operators, device manufacturers and chipset manufacturers require a host of testing solutions that can test and validate the design and power requirements of those components which are a part of the 5G eco-system. The challenges associated with the successful deployment of 5G are undoubtedly many for the communications testing industry to capitalize upon, provided that they have the right solutions to address the end-users’ requirement. A key factor that stands out is the affordability of the equipment that stakeholders across the 5G value chain use to address their deployment challenges. Testing equipment are expensive, and as the frequency spectrum increases, so does the requirement to procure higher resolution testing equipment that are capable of testing at higher frequencies. They require testing solutions that are affordable and have a higher degree of utilization. Another requirement is the need for an end-to-end solution which can conduct testing from manufacturing a device to solution that continuously optimizes the 5G network. Prominent communication testing Vendors have tried addressing these issues by offering a slew of asset optimising services such as leasing out equipment when not in use; they have also strategically acquired other testing companies which offer testing solutions that complement their own. These are just a few of the many activities that communication testing vendors have undertaken to outshine their competition.
This radar on the 5G testing equipment market provides SWOT analysis on the top 18 companies, and scores them against innovation and growth index. Frost & Sullivan benchmarks the top 18 companies across 10 different criteria. Industry leaders on both the Growth and Innovation indices are recognized as best practice recipients.