J'son & Partners Consulting: main trends and prospects for the development of transport networks Backhaul in Russia and in the world

The company J'son & Partners Consulting presented a summary of the main research trends and prospects Backhaul transport networks in Russia and in the world, where it is noted that in the transition to high-speed HSPA + networks and 4G/LTE distribution transport networks (Mobile Backhaul) are often the "weak link "of the network infrastructure. For this reason, operators are actively upgrading their "transport", preparing for a sharp increase in the volume of data traffic.

Classical transport network of the mobile communications network consists of two major segments:

distribution network (backhaul), connecting the base station controllers and mobile switching centers (Mobile Switching Center, MSC);
backbone network (backbone), which provides high-speed transport between switching centers.
Filed J'son & Partners Consulting, in 2012 the total Russian mobile data traffic has increased by 123% to $ 550 PB. According to forecasts, the figure for the period 2011 to 2016 will increase by 12.8 times - up to 3160 BP. With the rapid growth of mobile data traffic and network development 4G/LTE, working hard to improve the quality of communication, the largest Russian operators will actively continue to upgrade its distribution network traffic.

According to J'son & Partners Consulting, in 2012 the Russian operators increased their investment in the distribution network traffic by 9% to 5.3 billion rubles., Representing about 2% of the global market for Mobile Backhaul Equipment macrocells. In the coming years, Russian operators will continue to invest in Backhaul, and by the end of 2015 the annual cost would be about $ 7 billion rubles. The average annual growth rate of investment in Mobile Backhaul between 2012 and 2015., Range from 7% to 10%.