The market for mobile radio access network equipment was essentially flat in the third quarter of this year, but growth continues at the core, according to new analyst data published this week.
A flat RAN market is more noteworthy than it might seem, coming as it does after two years of steep declines. There are significant regional variations at play, Dell'Oro's latest data shows, but overall the analyst firm is pointing to stabilisation, and that can only be a good thing for the vendor community.
Dell'Oro's numbers cover the world outside of China. When North America is also excluded, the market showed growth in Q3, it said. Increases in the EMEA region were almost enough to offset declines in North America and the Asia-Pacific, the firm said.
