下一代 RAN 的營運商要求：調查結果與分析

"隨著營運商採用下一代 RAN，虛擬化、開放性和人工智慧將成為關鍵考慮因素。"

本報告是根據 Analysys Mason 於 2024 年第四季對 64 家一級和二級行動純運營商或融合運營商進行的一項調查的結果。它深入了解了營運商採用 vRAN 和 Open RAN 架構的時間表，以及營運商對下一代 RAN 的要求。它還詳細介紹了營運商在部署新架構時面臨的主要課題，並探討了營運商希望透過下一代網路實現的商業目標。

調查結果表明，如果利害關係人能夠解決關鍵的架構課題並滿足營運商的需求，未來幾年對於 Open RAN 的採用至關重要。

本報告解答的問題

• 營運商計劃如何為下一代 RAN 採用不同的架構。
• 營運商在部署 vRAN 和 Open RAN 架構時面臨的主要課題是什麼？這些課題如何發展？
• 營運商對下一代 RAN 有哪些要求？供應商如何應對這些課題？
• 營運商在採用新一代 RAN AI 方面對網路基礎設施有哪些要求？

對象地區

"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.