Skip to main content

Dell’Oro Group: RAN Market Projected to Stay Flat

Source Decision Insights Record Published November 11, 2025 Companies 1
Human View Machine View

85th article in the last 90 days, one of 91 articles referencing Dell'Oro Group. Previous coverage: Campus Network as a Service: Defining the Variants (Nov 2025).

Companies mentioned

Best suited for

Decision stage
Which to buy
Adoption curve
Early Majority

Our classification, not the publisher's statement. Best suited for, not only for.

According to a recent report by Dell’Oro Group, the Radio Access Network (RAN) market is projected to remain flat over the next decade, prompting inquiries into its future dynamics for IT decision-makers.

Market Overview

The report highlights that since 2000, worldwide RAN revenues have only seen a 1% Compound Annual Growth rate (CAGR) in nominal USD. When adjusted for inflation, this growth appears even more limited, with questions arising as the industry moves into advanced phases of 5G and 6G research.

Future Projections

Stefan Pongratz, Vice President of RAN and Telecom Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) research at Dell’Oro Group, noted that while the market has critical roles, factors like a slowdown in data traffic may pose risks. The expectation is for the RAN market to remain flat, driven by utilization challenges as the decade progresses.

Key Highlights from the Report

The baseline scenario in the report suggests the RAN market will not grow significantly in the next ten years. It anticipates data traffic challenges and recommends a 6G CAPEX increase, focusing on Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) systems that leverage existing infrastructure.

Alternate growth scenarios hinge on the trajectory of mobile data usage and include considerations of Private Wireless and Fixed-Wireless Access (FWA) markets. Additionally, cumulative RAN investments for 6G from 2029 to 2034 could comprise 55 to 60% of total CAPEX during this forecast period.

Conclusion

This report provides a detailed analysis of the RAN market, outlining potential pathways for investments and the crucial factors influencing growth. This summary reflects a timely update on the findings shared by Dell’Oro Group.

Blog post, originally published at delloro.com.

Mentions

Structured data (JSON-LD)

The schema.org markup this page publishes for search engines and AI agents, exactly as they read it.

[
  {
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@id": "https://decisioninsights.ai/#website",
    "@type": "WebSite",
    "name": "Decision Insights",
    "potentialAction": {
      "@type": "SearchAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://decisioninsights.ai/search/?q={search_term_string}&submit=1"
      }
    },
    "publisher": {
      "@id": "https://decisioninsights.ai/#organization"
    },
    "url": "https://decisioninsights.ai"
  },
  {
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@id": "https://decisioninsights.ai/#organization",
    "@type": "Organization",
    "contactPoint": {
      "@type": "ContactPoint",
      "contactType": "customer support",
      "email": "[email protected]"
    },
    "description": "Decision Insights is a Registry of technology companies, open source projects, and industry terms, built for people and for AI agents that need sourced, structured information.",
    "logo": {
      "@type": "ImageObject",
      "url": "https://wiretap-cdn-assets.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/decision-insights/[email protected]"
    },
    "name": "Decision Insights",
    "parentOrganization": {
      "@type": "Organization",
      "name": "Wiretap Labs",
      "sameAs": [
        "https://www.linkedin.com/company/wiretap-labs",
        "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/wiretap-labs"
      ],
      "url": "https://wiretaplabs.com"
    },
    "publishingPrinciples": "https://decisioninsights.ai/standards/",
    "sameAs": [
      "https://www.linkedin.com/company/decisioninsights"
    ],
    "url": "https://decisioninsights.ai"
  },
  {
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
    "itemListElement": [
      {
        "@type": "ListItem",
        "item": "https://decisioninsights.ai",
        "name": "Decision Insights",
        "position": 1
      },
      {
        "@type": "ListItem",
        "item": "https://decisioninsights.ai/records/",
        "name": "Records",
        "position": 2
      },
      {
        "@type": "ListItem",
        "item": "https://decisioninsights.ai/delloro-group-ran-market-projected-to-stay-flat/",
        "name": "Dell’Oro Group: RAN Market Projected to Stay Flat",
        "position": 3
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@id": "https://decisioninsights.ai/delloro-group-ran-market-projected-to-stay-flat/#blogposting",
    "@type": "BlogPosting",
    "about": {
      "@id": "https://decisioninsights.ai/registry/dell-oro-group/#organization",
      "@type": "Organization",
      "mainEntityOfPage": "https://decisioninsights.ai/registry/dell-oro-group/",
      "name": "Dell'Oro Group"
    },
    "articleSection": [
      "AI infrastructure",
      "Data Center",
      "Network Operator"
    ],
    "audience": [
      {
        "@type": "Audience",
        "additionalType": "Adoption curve",
        "audienceType": "Early Majority"
      }
    ],
    "author": {
      "@id": "https://decisioninsights.ai/author/decision-insights-signals/#person",
      "@type": "Person",
      "name": "Decision Insights Record",
      "url": "https://decisioninsights.ai/author/decision-insights-signals/"
    },
    "dateModified": "2026-08-23T14:17:14-06:00",
    "datePublished": "2025-11-11T12:02:08-07:00",
    "description": "Dell’Oro Group projects the RAN market to remain flat over the next decade, with a CAPEX increase expected around 2030.",
    "headline": "Dell’Oro Group: RAN Market Projected to Stay Flat",
    "isBasedOn": {
      "@type": "CreativeWork",
      "sourceOrganization": {
        "@id": "https://decisioninsights.ai/registry/dell-oro-group/#organization",
        "@type": "Organization",
        "mainEntityOfPage": "https://decisioninsights.ai/registry/dell-oro-group/",
        "name": "Dell'Oro Group"
      },
      "url": "https://www.delloro.com/news/6g-capex-ramp-to-start-around-2030/"
    },
    "keywords": [
      "6G",
      "Capital Expenditure",
      "Compound Annual Growth rate",
      "Fixed-Wireless Access",
      "Market",
      "Multiple-Input Multiple-Output",
      "Radio Access Network"
    ],
    "mainEntityOfPage": {
      "@id": "https://decisioninsights.ai/delloro-group-ran-market-projected-to-stay-flat/",
      "@type": "WebPage",
      "sdDatePublished": "2026-08-23",
      "sdPublisher": {
        "@id": "https://decisioninsights.ai/#organization"
      }
    },
    "mentions": [
      {
        "@id": "https://decisioninsights.ai/registry/dell-oro-group/#organization",
        "@type": "Organization",
        "mainEntityOfPage": "https://decisioninsights.ai/registry/dell-oro-group/",
        "name": "Dell'Oro Group"
      }
    ],
    "publisher": {
      "@id": "https://decisioninsights.ai/#organization"
    }
  },
  {
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@id": "https://decisioninsights.ai/author/decision-insights-signals/#person",
    "@type": "Person",
    "description": "Press releases and independent analyst research, structured into concise summaries for research and monitoring. Produced under our Standards & Methodology.",
    "name": "Decision Insights Record",
    "sameAs": [
      "https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/decisioninsights/"
    ],
    "url": "https://decisioninsights.ai/author/decision-insights-signals/"
  }
]

Is this your company? Get structured data for your own pages