MEC Investments over $18 B Projected over Next Five Years, According to Dell’Oro Group
|“The five-year compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) for MEC is expected to be 141 percent,” stated David Bolan, Research Director at Dell’Oro Group. “In 2020, we saw the first 5G Standalone network deployed with Public MEC and Private MEC at China Mobile. We expected more in 2020, but we are projecting a pick up in 2021 and 2022, albeit, at a slower pace than what we thought in our previous forecast.
Open RAN Market Expected to Approach $10 B, According to Dell’Oro Group
|“The conversation and the overall attitude towards Open RAN has clearly changed over the past six months,” said Stefan Pongratz, Vice President and analyst with the Dell’Oro Group. “It is no longer a question if Open RAN will happen and the question now is more on the timing and the scope,” continued Pongratz.
Dell’Oro Group Announces Appointment of Senior Research Director, Wireless LAN
|Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT industries, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Matthias Machowinski to the role of Senior Research Director, Wireless LAN, effective immediately. With two decades of experience in communications and networking technology research and advisory services, Mr. Machowinski has a deep understanding of the enterprise network—both wireless and wireline. At Dell’Oro Group, Mr. Machowinski will lead the Wireless LAN research program, which includes enterprise-class Wi-Fi infrastructure, management solutions and mobility, and expand Dell’Oro Group’s research on network automation and subscription-based offerings.
SD-WAN Market Growth Will Accelerate in 2021, According to Dell’Oro Group
|“The pandemic caused some delays in SD-WAN deployments in 2020, but the underlying demand drivers for modernizing WAN infrastructures remains strong,” said Shin Umeda, Vice President at Dell’Oro Group.
Pivot to Cloud Fuels Strong Double-Digit Growth in Web App Firewalls and Secure Web Gateways, According to Dell’Oro Group
|“The pandemic has accelerated enterprise transformation and increased the attention on web app security and remote user access,” said Mauricio Sanchez, Research Director, Network Security and Data Center Appliances.
