Joe Madden's report on the status of the Small Cell Market, first presented at MWC15 on the Small Cell Forum stand.

1. Small Cell Market Update
February 2015
Joe Madden, Principal Analyst

2. About Mobile Experts
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 Market Forecasts
 Base Stations and Small Cells
 Handsets
 5G
 Carrier Wi-Fi
 Cloud RAN
 Backhaul

3. 17,000 Rural/Remote Small Cells
Shipped to Date

4.  When is a macro network enough?
 Where do we need in-building
options?
2014 Shipments w will operators
balance DAS, Small Cells, and Wi-Fi?
Growth in Europe

5. Small Cell Adoption75+ operators use small cells worldwide
47 in the home
70 in an enterprise or public building
23 in an outdoor urban zone
30+ in rural or remote apps

6. Small Cell Growth
New operators are entering the race
for your mobile dollar....and using
femtocells

7. Small Cell Forecast
Using Small Cell Forum definitions for “Urban”, “Enterprise”, etc.
See SCF website or contact Mobile Experts for definitions.

8. 5G --- Small Cells to Play a Pivotal Role
MEXP has identified four case study
scenarios with billion-dollar market
potential
 “Wireless Fiber” in millimeter bands
 MTC for Healthcare
 MTC for Transportation
 MTC for Industrial/Energy
Our view: Small Cells will be critical
to make any 5G service viable

9. Joe Madden
408 540-7284
joe@mobile-experts.net
Joe Madden
+1 408.540.7284
joe@mobile-experts.net