Diameter Signaling Control Worldwide

Communications market innovation firm Infonetics Innovation on Friday released its Diameter Signaling Control Worldwide and Regional Market Size and Forecasts report, its first in-depth analysis of the emerging Diameter signaling market.

The report contends that the Diameter protocol

The report contends that the Diameter protocol, which was developed as the then-generation signaling protocol for operator networks, is in the early stages of being utilized, and that Diameter traffic continues to grow steadily as more subscribers run over all IP-based mobile networks. Network operators have just begun to recognize the scaling challenges associated with this buildup of Diameter traffic and the impact on their networks.

"Diameter traffic in the signaling and control plane of all-IP based networks is guaranteed to continue to increase, forcing operators to utilize Diameter signaling controllers to more efficiently manage and scale that traffic," affirms Diane Myers, directing analyst for VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and IMS at Infonetics Technology. "The key drivers behind the increase in signaling traffic is the fast-escalating use of mobile broadband networks, new devices and smartphones devices and everything in between), and mobile applications, particularly gaming and social networking apps like Facebook that are in constant use or always on. Even battery-saving gadgets can spur signaling each time they reactivate a mobile phone, adding to Diameter signaling traffic congestion."

Myers adds, "As LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) networks expand, driving furthermore traffic to the network, the Diameter signaling controller market will take off rapidly: we forecast a 106% compound annual growth rate in vendor revenue through 2016, in line with global growth in LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) networks and LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) subscribers."

Infonetics' new Diameter signaling report provides worldwide and regional market size and forecasts through 2016 of manufacturer revenue and transactions-per-second licenses for Diameter signaling controllers, which provide centralized routing, traffic management, and load-balancing between Diameter and non-Diameter components within IMS and mobile broadband networks. The accompanying Diameter signaling control analysis report includes market top takeaways, market trends and drivers, an overview of Diameter signaling, use cases, forecast notes, regional trends, and vendor activity. Diameter signaling control vendors tracked: Acme Packet, Alcatel-Lucent, Alepo, Amdocs, Aricent, Comptel, F5 Networks, Intellinet, Openet, Tekelec, Traffix, and others. Regions tracked: North America, Asia Pacific, EMEA, and Central and Latin America.

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Infonetics Innovation is an international market technology and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps customers plan, strategize, and compete more effectively.