ABI: IEEE 1588 v.2, TR-069 Simplifying Femtocell Management, Integration Market
July 2, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The increasing adoption of industry standards such as TR-069 and IEEE 1588 v.2, as well as innovative use of global positioning system (GPS) and TV signals, are likely to simplify the femtocell management and integration market significantly, according to ABI Research.
Analysts said critical functions that need to be supplied by network management and integration vendors include performance management, remote configuration, security provisioning, timing, traffic routing and management, update management, access control and authentication and accounting.
Companies providing device and service management solutions for femtocell networks will garner $360 million in revenue within this market by 2013, analysts said.
"As the market evolves in terms of RFP [request for proposal] activity and trials, it is becoming increasingly clear that real differentiation is swinging more to how the integration and management of the femtocell network is being facilitated," said ABI Research vice president and research director Stuart Carlaw.
"Although they are rarely emphasized, it is clear that security and timing solutions are growing in importance. The fact that a femtocell is a very exposed network element that can be an entry point for malicious attack and timing in a heavily distributed network is challenging and could cause catastrophic disruption. It is imperative that carriers and vendors address these issues in conjunction with more traditional management tasks," Carlaw said.
Source: ABI Research.