Report Abstract
1Q26 Wireless Infrastructure Market Report | 4G, 5G, 6G RAN & Core Network Analysis
In This Report:
This quarterly wireless infrastructure report provides the most comprehensive view of the global RAN and core network markets available. Based on 20 years of service provider rollout pattern analysis and exclusive vendor sales data, it delivers actionable market intelligence across all major network domains.
Coverage:
- RAN: 4G, 5G, and 6G Radio Access Networks
- Open vRAN: Virtualized and open architecture deployments
- Core Networks: EPC, vEPC, and 5G Core nodes
- Time Period: Historical (2016-2025) + Forecast (2026-2031)
- Granularity: Quarterly market size and annual projections
What You Get:
- Quarterly vendor market share rankings (30+ vendors tracked)
- Revenue and unit shipment data by technology and region
- Regional breakdowns: North America, EMEA, Asia Pacific, CALA
- Open vRAN market sizing and adoption trends
- Detailed market forecast model through 2031
- PowerPoint analysis + Excel data files with methodology
Table of Contents
Key Takeaways
- 1Q26 Market Review
- 1Q26 RAN and core analysis
- Region analysis
- A close look at the world’s largest BTS footprints: China and India
- 5G commercial networks added in 2025
- RAN and core Vendor leadership board
- Vendor analysis
- Looking forward: 2026 and beyond
- The global telecom capex outlook remains murky
- The Capex-to-Opex shift accelerates and is here to stay
- The four reasons we are here today
- Consequently, only open RAN and 5G core will grow throughout 2031
- 5-year (2026-2031) forecast by region
- Asia Pacific
- North America
- Europe Middle East Africa
- Caribbean Latin America