The small cell market is expected to grow by 33 per cent in 2014: ABI Research

According to ABI Research, AT&T, Verizon, Vodafone, Telefonica, Softbank, SK Telecom and Sprint are expected to drive growth in the outdoor small cells market. This space, as per the research firm, will grow by 33 per cent to reach $1.8 billion in 2014.

In 2014, 4G small cells are expected to witness the fastest growth, driven by venue and dense urban deployments. ABI Research forecasts that the number of LTE small cells will grow by 2X in 2014 and by a similar factor each year through 2019 where the value of LTE small cells will reach more than half of a $10 billion equipment market.

The Asia-Pacific region, given its large size and 4G deployments in South Korea and Japan and the start of commercial TD-LTE operations in China and India will grow to represent over 50 per cent of the worldwide small cell equipment market by 2019.