Software-Defined Radio: Technologies and Global Markets

The global software defined radio market was valued at $41.9 billion in 2013 and $47.7 billion in 2014. The market is expected to reach $56.3 billion by 2019, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.4% from 2014 through 2019.

This report provides:
-An overview of the global markets for software-defined radio (SDR) technologies.
-Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2013 and 2014, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2019.
-Market intelligence on SDR based solutions in the commercial, government, and military industry segments.
-A breakdown of the market into the regions: North America, Europe, APAC, the Middle East, and the rest of the world
-Discussion on technical developments that will decrease the cost of SDR products whilst meeting performance requirements specific to mobile communication networks.
-Information on key suppliers of software defined radio products, and analyses based on their market share and product types.

INTRODUCTION

EVOLUTION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
Over the last 20 years, significant changes have taken place in the wireless communications industry due to developments in digital electronics and developments in radio communications systems themselves. In the past, analog circuits constituted most of the wireless transceiver. Nowadays, analog hardwired components are gradually being replaced by digital components as a result of developments in processor technology. Key reasons for using digital electronics in radio communication systems are the well-known benefits of digital transmission, such as immunity to noise. Also, a significant amount of the radio transceiver functionality can be implemented in software, allowing for modern features to be rapidly implemented without the need to change the hardware. Such radios are commonly known as software-defined radios (SDRs).

These changes have impacted radios across all industries. In the commercial space, cellular communication standards have rapidly evolved from global system for mobile communications (GSM) to long-term evolution (LTE). The LTE system is capable of high download and upload speeds, enabling operators to provide consumers with various bandwidth intensive services. New standards that enable even higher data rates such as LTE-advanced are about to be deployed. These developments are all reliant on recent advances in electronics.

The capabilities of military communication systems have dramatically improved over the last few years. These changes are driven by technical advances in communications technology and electronics, as well as by the growing importance of advanced wireless communication systems on the battlefield.

Public safety organizations are also recognizing the significance of utilizing systems with advanced wireless communications capabilities. Equipment with enhanced capabilities has been recently developed.

Cognitive radios are an evolution of software-defined radios. They implement baseband processing functions in software and use agile radio frequency (RF) front ends that can operate across a wide range of frequencies. This report forecasts the market size for SDRs and cognitive radios in the commercial, military and public safety segments.

Definitions include:
-The term radio refers to technology for wirelessly transmitting or receiving electromagnetic radiation to facilitate transfer of information.
-The term software is defined as the use of software processing within the radio to implement key functions.
-In this context, software is a set of instructions that can be modified. These instructions run on a processor within the radio device. This includes firmware that can also run on a processor.
-The term software-defined radio is defined as a radio in which some or all physical layer functions are software defined.

The focus of this report is on software-defined radio and one of its key applications, cognitive radio. Software-defined radio is considered an important part of the wireless communications technology evolution. It finds applications in many different domains, including the satellite, transportation, commercial, government and public safety, and military industry segments. The military and public safety domains are driven by the fact that software-defined radios offer military and public safety communication systems a much higher degree of flexibility and upgradeability. With the use of SDRs, military and public safety communication systems no longer need to rely on hardware changes to implement a more sophisticated feature.

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