Global Distributed Antenna System Market by Coverage (Indoor and Outdoor), Ownership (Enterprise, Carrier, and Neutral-Host), Offering (Services and Components), Vertical (Commercial, Public Safety), User Facility, Region, and Forecast 2018-2023

Distributed Antenna System (DAS) Industry Overview 2018-2023:

The global distributed antenna system (DAS) market was valued at $ 8.21 Billion in 2018 and is expected to reach $ 13.74 Billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 10.9% during the forecast period, 2018–2023. Growth in mobile data traffic, increase in number of connected devices because of the Internet of Things (IoT), rise in the need for effective spectrum, and surge in the consumer demand for extended network coverage and uninterrupted connectivity are a few major factors thriving the growth of the market.

Segment Analysis

The distributed antenna system (DAS) market is segmented based on offerings, coverage, ownership, technology, user facility, vertical, end user, and region. By offerings, the market is classified into components and services. By coverage, the market is divided into indoor, outdoor, and hybrid. By technology, the market is categorized into small cells, carrier wi-fi, and self-organizing network (son). By ownership, the market is divided into neutral-host, carrier, and enterprise. By user facility, the market is classified into >500K Ft2, 200K-500K FT2,and <200K Ft2. By vertical, the market is bifurcated into commercial and public safety. The market across various regions is analyzed including North America, APAC, Europe, Middle East, and rest of the world.

Carrier Ownership Segment Held the Largest Size of The Distributed Antenna System Market In 2017

Carrier ownership segment grabbed the major size of the distributed antenna system market in 2017. In this type, the carriers are responsible for the installation and ownership of the distributed antenna system. Also, the owner is not required to invest any capital for the installation of system. Under this model, indoor coverage has great potential to claim a good return on investment (ROI). Therefore, the high ROI achieved in carrier ownership models for indoor DAS (iDAS) makes it an ideal ownership model.

Services Segment Anticipated to Grow at the Highest Growth Rate Over the Forecast Period

A distributed antenna system can be installed using several installation methods. Hence, before installing a distributed antenna system all types of methods for installation should be taken into consideration. All these installation services form a major group of services that contribute to the overall development of the distributed antenna system industry.

Driver: Growing Mobile Data Traffic

The growing number of internet subscribers has boosted the demand for installation of more microcells. However, mobile service providers are facing difficulties to provide seamless coverage by means of microcells base stations. On the other hand, rise in the number of mobile devices, with advanced processing and multimedia features is boosting the demand for more efficient and intelligent networks. There has been an evolution in connectivity technologies from 2G to 3G, 3.5G, and 4G, and is expected to continue even in the future. This will result in commercialization of 4.5G (LTE/LTE-A/LTE-AP) and 5G by the end of 2019. With the advancement in mobile connectivity technologies, the requirement for providing and managing bandwidth is also increasing. Depending on the macro-cellular networks alone would not help the service providers to satisfy the growing needs of the customers.

Limitation: Higher Expenditure on The Installation of Distributed Antenna Systems

The installation of distributed antenna systems is a time-taking process, and it contains rigorous RF engineering and RF testing. The procedure also consists of substantial pre-sales expenditures related to the task, for instance supervision of the site where the DAS is been installed, customizations in DAS setup, etc. Besides, the installation of DAS also requires dedicated wiring all over the building and also the participation of expert engineers in the pre-installation, installation, and post-installation process. All these factors make the DAS system rather costly and undesirable for smaller services.

Altogether, there are various factors deciding the total cost for a distributed antenna system. These factors mainly include frequency and type of building. VHF and UHF are more complex and increase the cost of DAS installation drastically. Also, the cost would significantly increase if a facility owner chooses multiple carriers.

Opportunity: Rising Need For Public Safety Connectivity

Installation of public safety networks are very essential for security of people, especially in areas like airports, tunnels, parking lots, high-rise buildings, shopping malls, and others. Over the past years, there has been substantial growth in local, state, and national legislation, that requires minimum coverage standards for public safety communication systems. Also, the growth in need for in-building wireless systems for public safety, that includes bidirectional amplifiers, repeaters, and active DAS is driven by legislative standards and new public safety building codes applied by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and International Code Council (ICC).

Challenge:  Difficulties Associated with the Implementation of Distributed Antenna Systems

The installation of oDAS or iDAS is a very complicated procedure. Various government protocols together with the infrastructural aspects such as the location and area of the facilities need to be considered as a pre-requisite for the implementation of the distributed antenna system. At present, the usual contracts for DAS only involves the hardware (remote radio heads, hubs, antennas, nodes, and others) which usually costs around USD 5–10 million. The implementation of active and passive DAS is based on the factors such as the cost of systems, type of cabling (fiber optic or coaxial) involved, location of the facility where the system needs to be installed, and power requirement of the systems.

North America to Dominate the Market by Holding the Largest Market Share Throughout the Forecast Period

The growth in mobile data traffic, growing number of internet subscribers, and rising focus of government on the improvement of telecommunication systems to fulfil the customers’ demand for seamless connectivity are expected to push the growth of the market in the North American region. Among all the regions, North American region seized the major share of the global distributed antenna system market in 2017. Additionally, the market in APAC is anticipated to grow at the highest CAGR from 2018 to 2023 due to the rising number of smartphone users, increasing penetration of high-speed internet connectivity, and rapid development in the region.

Key Market Players

Some of the key players of the market are:

• Boingo Wireless Inc (US)
• Corning Incorporated (US)
• CommScope Inc.(US)
• Whoop Wireless (US)
• Cobham Wireless (UK)
• HUBER+SUHNER (Switzerland)
• Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited (Hong Kong)
• Advanced RF Technologies, Inc. (ADRF) (US)
• SOLiD Technologies (South Korea)
• American Tower Corporation (US)
• AT&T Inc (US)
• Zinwave (US)
• Bird Technologies (US)
• JMA Wireless (US)
• Westell Technologies, Inc (US)
• Betacom (US)
• Galtronics (Canada)
• Connectivity Wireless, LLC (US)
• Dali Wireless, Inc. (US)
• BTI Wireless (US).

CommScope Inc. is the leader among the suppliers of DAS equipment, mainly due to its market perception, product portfolio, R&D activities, and geographic coverage. It is the top provider of wired and wireless solutions worldwide.

In October 2015, the company acquired Airvana (US), a provider of small cell solutions for wireless networks at public venues, offices, and homes to increase its indoor wireless capacity and coverage services. In October 2016, the company also announced new ultra-wideband antennas for wireless networks supporting 1400 and 600 MHz frequency bands. Strategic initiatives such as product developments and acquisitions are likely to further advance its offerings, enabling it to supply a wide range of customers internationally.

Industry Highlights

• In August 2017, Comba Telecom introduced 700/800MHz CriticalPoint Public Safety Fiber DAS solution, which integrates the RF signal source and DAS head-end into a single unit. The integration decreases the total cost of DAS head-end equipment and its installation, compared to the more traditional fiber DAS equipment.
• In January 2018, SOLiD and Cheytec Telecommunications (US) partnered to deliver the in-building wireless solution, including DAS as well as RF signal source, to enterprise customers and building owners. The partnership will decrease the financial risk for middle rise (range from 100,000–500,000 ft2) customers and would accelerate in-building wireless network installations.
• In February 2018, Nokia (Finland) and CommScope collaborated to develop a solution-Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI)-to reduce the interface complexity between a base transceiver system (BTS) and active DAS. The CPRI solutions rule out the requirement for the radio heads to feed an active DAS and consequently decreased the space and power requirements of an active DAS.

Key Segments

By Technology:

• Small Cells
• Carrier Wi-Fi
• Self-Organizing Network (SON)

By Offering:

• Services

  • Installation Services
  • Pre-Sales Services
  • Post-Installation Services

• Components

  • Head-end Units
  • Antenna Nodes/ Radio Nodes
  • Radio Units
  • Bidirectional Amplifiers
  • Others (couplers, splitters, cables, and repeaters)

By Coverage:

• Indoor

  • Active
  • Passive

• Outdoor
• Hybrid

By User Facility:

• >500K Ft2
• 200K-500K FT2
• <200K Ft2

By Ownership:

• Neutral-Host
• Carrier
• Enterprise

By Vertical:

• Commercial

  • Public Venues
  • Healthcare
  • Retail
  • Hospitality
  • Education
  • Industrial Enterprises
  • Airports and transportation
  • Government

• Public Safety

Geographic Analysis:

• North America

  • US
  • Canada
  • Mexico

• Europe

  • UK
  • Germany
  • France
  • Netherlands
  • Rest of Europe

• Asia Pacific

  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Rest of APAC

• Rest of the World (RoW)

  • Middle East and Africa
  • South America