下一代 RAN 的营运商要求：调查结果与分析

"随着营运商采用下一代 RAN，虚拟化、开放性和人工智慧将成为关键考虑因素。"

本报告是根据 Analysys Mason 于 2024 年第四季对 64 家一级和二级行动纯运营商或融合运营商进行的一项调查的结果。它深入了解了营运商采用 vRAN 和 Open RAN 架构的时间表，以及营运商对下一代 RAN 的要求。它还详细介绍了营运商在部署新架构时面临的主要课题，并探讨了营运商希望透过下一代网路实现的商业目标。

调查结果表明，如果利害关係人能够解决关键的架构课题并满足营运商的需求，未来几年对于 Open RAN 的采用至关重要。

本报告解答的问题

• 营运商计划如何为下一代 RAN 采用不同的架构。
• 营运商在部署 vRAN 和 Open RAN 架构时面临的主要课题是什么？这些课题如何发展？
• 营运商对下一代 RAN 有哪些要求？供应商如何应对这些课题？
• 营运商在采用新一代 RAN AI 方面对网路基础设施有哪些要求？

对象地区

"Virtualisation, openness and AI will be critical considerations for operators when adopting next-generation RANs."

This report is based on findings from a survey of 64 Tier 1 and Tier 2 mobile-only or converged telecoms operators that was conducted by Analysys Mason in 4Q 2024. It provides insights into operators' timelines for the adoption of vRAN and Open RAN architectures, as well as their requirements for their next-generation RANs. It also provides details of the major challenges that operators face when deploying new architectures, and explores the commercial goals that operators want to achieve with their next-generation networks.

The findings show that the next few years could be critical for Open RAN adoption, as long as stakeholders can address the architecture's major challenges and address operators' requirements.

Questions answered in this report:

• What are operators' plans for adopting various architectures in their next-generation RANs?
• What are the major challenges that operators are facing in their deployment of vRAN and Open RAN architectures, and how are these evolving?
• What are operators' requirements for their next-generation RANs, and how can challenger vendors address these?
• What are operators' requirements for network infrastructure in terms of next-generation RAN AI adoption?

Geographical coverage:

All respondents are either planning to adopt Open RAN/vRAN architecture by 2027 or have already deployed it.