The radio access network (RAN) market is, thanks in large part to operators’ 5G investments, growing faster than it has in about a decade, according to Dell’Oro Group. Global RAN revenues neared $35 billion in 2020 and were closer to $31 billion in 2010, Stefan Pongratz, VP at the market research firm, told SDxCentral.

China had concerns that the Acacia deal could put its own technology suppliers in an unfavourable position. Acacia, which was a Cisco partner before the merger proposal, provides a technology called coherent optical solutions designed to improve performance of telecoms networks. It is one of the few suppliers that can deliver optical wavelength speeds as high as 600 Gbps, so buying Acacia is a critical component in Cisco’s long term technology strategy, according Jimmy Yu, vice-president and industry analyst at Dell’Oro Group.

Research firm Dell’Oro Group recently reiterated that it expects the global mobile network equipment market to “grow at a healthy pace over the next three years” in part due to a “favorable outlook for FWA.”

Dell’Oro Group, a telecommunication market research firm, echoes both of these experiences. The firm expects the SASE market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 116%, achieving a market value of $5.1 billion by the year 2024. Dell’Oro Group Research Director Mauricio Sanchez claims this growth is driven, at least in the short term, by the small to mid-sized business market.