U.S. Transportation Buildings: Cellular In-Building Wireless Spending Forecast, 2020-2025
There are thousands of airports, bus and railway stations/terminals in the U.S., and many of these have already deployed distributed antenna systems (DAS) and Wi-Fi systems to handle travelers’ voice/data traffic.
Additional in-building wireless (IBW) systems will be deployed to improve the overall experience of travelers and improve the efficiency of operations at the facilities.
This market study provides a revised forecast of the cellular in-building wireless (IBW) market for for two types of transportation buildings: airports and bus & railway stations/terminals. iGR found that due to the pandemic, the IBW market for 2020 and beyond is significantly different than it was previously.
The 2021 revised forecast was modeled with:
- New data and assumptions regarding the (ongoing) COVID-19 pandemic
- Newly available data (November 2020) from the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS)
- Information gathered from conversations with multiple solution providers in the IBW market.
Included in the market study is a five-year forecast for both network build spending and operational spending for the deployment of cellular IBW in U.S. transportation buildings in the sub 6 GHz, CBRS, and mmWave bands.
Key Questions Answered
- What is a smart transportation building? What applications and services are enabled in a smart or connected transportation building?
- How has COVID-19 impacted the IBW market for the two types of transportation buildings – airports and bus & railway stations/terminals?
- How much will be spent to build and operate sub 6 GHz, CBRS and mmWave IBW systems in U.S. airports and bus & railway stations/terminals from 2020 to 2025?
- What technologies are required for a smart transportation building?
- What are 5G, CBRS, and mmWave, some of the technologies and spectrums that will support cellular IBW?
Who Should Read
- Mobile operators, particularly those servicing the U.S. market
- Mobile backhaul providers, including telcos and cable MSOs
- Wired and wireless backhaul vendors and solution providers
- Mobile OEMs, particularly those servicing the U.S. market
- Wired and wireless infrastructure vendors, particularly those servicing the U.S. market
- Financial and investment analysts.
Table of Contents
- Abstract
- Executive Summary
- What This Means
- Methodology
- Sources
- 2021 Revised Forecast
- Definitions
- IBW in Transportation Buildings
- Why make transportation buildings smart?
- What is required for a Smart Transportation Building?
- Transportation IBW Examples
- Technologies and Spectrum Behind Connected Transportation Buildings
- 5G
- CBRS
- mmWave
- Outlook for the Transportation Building IBW Forecast
- Measuring Impact of COVID-19
- Current Trends and COVID Impact on Transportation Buildings
- Cellular IBW Spending Forecast Methodology and Assumptions
- Basic Pandemic Assumption
- Buildings Methodology
- Technology-specific Assumptions
- Other Transportation Building Assumptions
- Network Build Spending Methodology
- Operational Spending Methodology
- Cellular IBW Spending Forecast – Airports
- Sub 6 GHz Bands
- Network Build
- Operational
- Total Sub 6 GHz Spending
- CBRS
- Network Build
- Operational
- Total CBRS Spending
- mmWave
- Network Build
- Operational
- Total mmWave Spending
- Total Spending for Airports
- Cellular IBW Spending Forecast – Rail and Bus Stations / Terminals
- Sub 6 GHz Bands
- Network Build
- Operational
- Total Sub 6 GHz Spending
- CBRS
- Network Build
- Operational
- Total CBRS Spending
- mmWave
- Total Spending for Rail and Bus Stations
- Cellular IBW Spending Forecast – All Transportation Buildings
- Definitions
- About iGR
- Disclaimer
List of Tables
- Table A: Total Spending in Transportation Buildings by Spectrum, 2020-2025
- Table 1: Pandemic Influence on Building Categories
- Table 2: Commercial Buildings in the U.S.
- Table 3: Sub-types of Public Assembly Buildings
- Table 4: Passenger-Miles by Travel Mode (in millions), 2019
- Table 5: Sub 6 GHz Network Build Spending in Airports, 2020-2025
- Table 6: Sub 6 GHz Operational Spending in Airports, 2020-2025
- Table 7: Total Sub 6 GHz Spending for Airports, 2020-2025
- Table 8: CBRS Network Build Spending in Airports, 2020-2025
- Table 9: CBRS Operational Spending in Airports, 2020-2025
- Table 10: Total CBRS Spending for Airports, 2020-2025
- Table 11: mmWave Network Build Spending in Airports, 2020-2025
- Table 12: mmWave Operational Spending in Airports, 2020-2025
- Table 13: Total mmWave Spending for Airports, 2020-2025
- Table 14: Total Spending in Airports by Spectrum, 2020-2025
- Table 15: Sub 6 GHz Network Build Spending in Rail and Bus Stations, 2020-2025
- Table 16: Sub 6 GHz Operational Spending in Rail and Bus Stations, 2020-2025
- Table 17: Total Sub 6 GHz Spending for Rail and Bus Stations, 2020-2025
- Table 18: CBRS Network Build Spending in Rail and Bus Stations, 2020-2025
- Table 19: CBRS Operational Spending in Rail and Bus Stations, 2020-2025
- Table 20: Total CBRS Spending for Rail and Bus Stations, 2020-2025
- Table 21: Total Spending in Rail and Bus Stations by Spectrum, 2020-2025
- Table 22: Total Spending in Transportation Buildings by Type, 2020-2025
- Table 23: Total Spending in Transportation Buildings by Spectrum, 2020-2025
- Definitions Table
List of Charts and Figures
- Figure A: Total Spending in Transportation Buildings by Spectrum, 2020-2025
- Figure 1: Domestic & International, Passenger Enplanements (000), January 2019-January 2021
- Figure 2: Sub 6 GHz Network Build Spending in Airports, 2020-2025
- Figure 3: Sub 6 GHz Operational Spending in Airports, 2020-2025
- Figure 4: Total Sub 6 GHz Spending for Airports, 2020-2025
- Figure 5: CBRS Network Build Spending in Airports, 2020-2025
- Figure 6: CBRS Operational Spending in Airports, 2020-2025
- Figure 7: Total CBRS Spending for Airports, 2020-2025
- Figure 8: mmWave Network Build Spending in Airports, 2020-2025
- Figure 9: mmWave Operational Spending in Airports, 2020-2025
- Figure 10: Total mmWave Spending for Airports, 2020-2025
- Figure 11: Total Spending in Airports by Spectrum, 2020-2025
- Figure 12: Total Spending in Airports, 2020-2025
- Figure 13: Sub 6 GHz Network Build Spending in Rail and Bus Stations, 2020-2025
- Figure 14: Sub 6 GHz Operational Spending in Rail and Bus Stations, 2020-2025
- Figure 15: Total Sub 6 GHz Spending for Rail and Bus Stations, 2020-2025
- Figure 16: CBRS Network Build Spending in Rail and bus stations, 2020-2025
- Figure 17: CBRS Operational Spending in Rail and Bus Stations, 2020-2025
- Figure 18: Total CBRS Spending for Rail and Bus Stations, 2020-2025
- Figure 19: Total Spending in Rail and Bus Stations by Spectrum, 2020-2025
- Figure 20: Total Spending in Rail and Bus Stations, 2020-2025
- Figure 21: Total Spending in Transportation Buildings by Type, 2020-2025
- Figure 22: Total Spending in Transportation Buildings, 2020-2025
- Figure 23: Total Spending in Transportation Buildings by Spectrum, 2020-2025
For additional information on the U.S. Transportation Buildings: Cellular In-Building Wireless Spending Forecast, 2020-2025 market study, please contact Iain Gillott, at (512) 263-5682 or by email.
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