Mobile Backhaul Transport Market Forecast to Grow to $5.3 Billion by 2025, According to Dell’Oro Group

Written by Jimmy Yu

Geographies that Favor Microwave Transmission Equipment to Drive Growth


REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – January 26, 2023 – According to a recent forecast report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, mobile backhaul transport is forecast to grow for the next three years due to 5G network expansion in geographies that favor wireless backhaul, reaching $5.3 billion by 2025. As a result, demand for Microwave Transmission equipment is expected to continue rising.

“Demand for wireless backhaul is on the rise,” said Jimmy Yu, Vice President of Dell’Oro Group. “Early in the 5G deployment cycle, the main backhaul technology used was fiber-based, resulting in five solid years of fiber backhaul revenue growth. Going forward, we expect more of the 5G deployments to take place in locations without accessibility to fiber as well as in countries that traditionally favor wireless backhaul systems, driving a lot more growth for Microwave Transmission equipment in the future,” added Yu.

Additional highlights from the Microwave Transmission & Mobile Backhaul 5-Year Forecast January 2023 Report:

  • The Microwave Transmission market ended a market contraction in 2020 that was caused by declining 4G deployments. The next growth cycle driven by 5G started in 2021 and is projected to grow at an average annual rate of 4 percent until 2025.
  • Approximately 75 percent of the Microwave Transmission market will be driven by mobile backhaul. The remainder will be from sales into vertical markets such as enterprises, utilities, and government.
  • Due to the higher backhaul capacity requirement for 5G, E/V Band systems are forecast to be in much higher demand, growing approximately 20 percent annually for the next five years.

About the Report

The Dell’Oro Group Microwave Transmission & Mobile Backhaul 5-Year Forecast Report offers complete, in-depth coverage with tables covering manufacturers’ revenue, radio transceivers, and average selling prices. The report tracks fronthaul, mobile backhaul by cell type (macro and small cell) and technology (wireless and fiber/copper). The microwave transmission tables forecast point-to-point TDM, Packet and Hybrid Microwave as well as full indoor and full outdoor unit configurations. To purchase the report, please contact us at dgsales@delloro.com.

About Dell’Oro Group

Dell’Oro Group is a market research firm that specializes in strategic competitive analysis in the telecommunications, security, enterprise networks, data center infrastructure markets. Our firm provides in-depth quantitative data and qualitative analysis to facilitate critical, fact-based business decisions. For more information, contact Dell’Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit https://www.delloro.com.

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About the Author

Jimmy Yu

Vice President

Jimmy Yu leads market research in the Data Center Interconnect with IPoDWDM & WDM Systems, High End Routing & Aggregation, Microwave Transmission and Mobile Backhaul Transport, and Optical Transport. Mr. Yu originally joined Dell’Oro Group in 2001, and spent over

Jimmy Yu

Vice President

Jimmy Yu leads market research in the Data Center Interconnect with IPoDWDM & WDM Systems, High End Routing & Aggregation, Microwave Transmission and Mobile Backhaul Transport, and Optical Transport. Mr. Yu originally joined Dell’Oro Group in 2001, and spent over

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