Infonetics Research: Mobile Broadband, Smartphones, LTE Drive Diameter Signaling Controllers to 106% CAGR to 2016 Today the majority of Diameter signaling controller revenue comes from North America, due in large part to leading LTE network deployments; h

Infonetics Research: Mobile Broadband, Smartphones, LTE Drive Diameter Signaling Controllers to 106% CAGR to 2016 Today the majority of Diameter signaling controller revenue comes from North America, due in large part to leading LTE network deployments; h | Bild: © dpa

The report contends that the Diameter protocol, which was developed as the next-generation signaling protocol for operator networks, is in the early stages of being utilized, and that Diameter traffic continues to grow steadily as more subscribers run over all IP-based mobile networks (i.e., LTE and IMS). Network operators have just begun to recognize the scaling challenges associated with this buildup of Diameter traffic and the impact on their networks.

ANALYST NOTE

?Diameter traffic in the signaling and control plane of all-IP based networks is guaranteed to continue to increase, forcing operators to utilize Diameter signaling controllers to more efficiently manage and scale that traffic,? affirms Diane Myers, directing analyst for VoIP and IMS at Infonetics Research. ?The key drivers behind the increase in signaling traffic is the fast-escalating use of mobile broadband networks, new devices and smartphones (from high-end Apple iPhones to less expensive Huawei devices and everything in between), and mobile applications, particularly gaming and social networking apps like Facebook that are in constant use or always on. Even battery-saving gadgets can spur signaling each time they reactivate a mobile phone, adding to Diameter signaling traffic congestion.?

Myers adds, ?As LTE networks expand, driving even more traffic to the network, the Diameter signaling controller market will take off rapidly: we forecast a 106% compound annual growth rate in vendor revenue through 2016, in line with global growth in LTE networks and LTE subscribers.?

DIAMETER SIGNALING CONTROL MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

REPORT SYNOPSIS

Infonetics' new Diameter signaling report provides worldwide and regional market size and forecasts through 2016 of manufacturer revenue and transactions-per-second licenses for Diameter signaling controllers, which provide centralized routing, traffic management, and load-balancing between Diameter and non-Diameter elements within IMS and mobile broadband networks. The accompanying Diameter signaling control analysis report includes market top takeaways, market trends and drivers, an overview of Diameter signaling, use cases, forecast notes, regional trends, and vendor activity. Diameter signaling control vendors tracked: Acme Packet, Alcatel-Lucent, Alepo, Amdocs, Aricent, Comptel, F5 Networks, Intellinet, Openet, Tekelec, Traffix, and others. Regions tracked: North America, Asia Pacific, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), and Central and Latin America.

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