Gartner päivitti viime viikolla “maagista nelikenttäänsä”. Tässä arviossa on otettu huomioon valmistajien RAN, core, siirtoverkko ja infran palvelut eli kutakuinkin kaikki mahdollinen.
Nokia on hienosti mukana kolmen markkinajohtajan joukossa. Olen aiemmin käyttänyt Gartnerin palveluita vuosia ja arvostan heidän kykyään analysoida markkinaa ja tuoda esille tulevaisuuden trendejä perusteluineen. Tässä valossa pidän Nokian asemaa heidän arviossaan oikean suuntaisena. Mistä Nokia löytää viimeisen hypyn kohti teknologiajohtajien kärkeä? Siellähän se tähtäin pitää ilman muuta olla.
Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for 5G Network Infrastructure for Communications Service Providers >
3 Leaders:
- Ericsson is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company that offers services, software and infrastructure in information and communications technology for CSPs. Ericsson has long had a strong focus on 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)-based mobile networks, and it was one of the leaders in terms of numbers of LTE deals. The company’s 5G offerings, including Ericsson Radio System, 5G Core, Orchestration and 5G Transport, together with its professional services, help it maintain a strong position to win 5G business.
- Huawei is a Chinese information and communications technology (ICT) provider, and its business spans carrier business, consumer business and enterprise business. The company’s 5G market success came from its end-to-end robust cellular network portfolio, including macrocells, small cells, single RAN BBUs, converged core, transport network and professional services, together with devices. Huawei continues investing in 5G R&D, with the focus on network performance, capacity and energy efficiency using innovative hardware and software. The company plans to contribute to CSPs by continuously providing an enhanced 5G product portfolio.
- Nokia is a Finnish multinational telecommunications and IT company. While Nokia’s telecom infrastructure business has grown through multiple acquisitions and mergers, such as Alcatel-Lucent, a new CEO took the helm of the company in August 2020 and announced a new operating model and strategy refresh. Its business focuses on mobile, fixed IP and optical networks, cloud, and network services, supported by patents and standards from Nokia Bell Labs. Nokia is one of the market leaders in terms of numbers of 4G LTE deals and is pursuing the same path with 5G contracts.
Visionaries: ZTE, Samsung, NEC, Mavenir
Niche Players: Fujitsu, Rakuten Symphony (?), FiberHome Telecommunication Technologies (China)