Small cells: worldwide forecast 2024–2030

This report provides forecasts for addressable revenue for suppliers of equipment, software and services for small-cell networks between 2024 and 2030. It provides details on revenue by cellular technology, RAN architecture type and site type. The report outlines the major drivers of revenue growth in the small-cell sector and provides recommendations for vendors and operators.

Questions answered in this report

• What are the key trends and factors that will affect the small-cell market during 2024–2030?
• What will the main areas for new revenue be, and how will emerging technologies such as vRAN and Open RAN perform?
• What are the regional factors that will drive growth?
• What should vendors do to exploit new business opportunities and address non-traditional deployers such as private network operators?
• How important will 5G be in driving new small-cell network deployments?

Geographical coverage

• Worldwide
• Central and Eastern Europe
• Developed Asia–Pacific
• Emerging Asia–Pacific
• Latin America
• Middle East and North Africa
• North America
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• Western Europe

Service types

• Site type:
  • indoor/outdoor 
  • public/private
• RAN architecture type:
  • integrated
  • centralised
  • virtualised
  • Open RAN
• Network:
  • 5G
  • non-5G