The technology's heterogeneity is expected to create interference and latency complications during handovers, while heavy power requirements are pushing VoLTE providers to partner with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to develop VoLTE-specific phones with longer battery life, the company said in its Global VoLTE Testing and Monitoring Market report.
The VoLTE testing and monitoring market earned revenues of US$524.6 million in 2014 and is likely to reach nearly US$1.5 billion in 2021, Frost said.
"The heterogeneous network infrastructure comprising 2G, 3G, 4G and VoLTE deployments will require end-to-end testing solutions that comprise both legacy-based and contemporary network monitoring systems," said Frost & Sullivan Measurement & Instrumentation Research Associate Rohan Joy Thomas.
The VoLTE testing and monitoring market will also get a boost from the deployment of small cells specific to LTE. This infrastructure, termed 'self-optimising networks' (SON), is expected to be more intelligent than current macro cell deployment. Still, it has all the attendant complexities of interference and latency during handovers between small cells or between a small cell and a macro cell.
In addition, these small cells are deployed over a greater area, making it unfeasible to send testing engineers to each base station to ensure uptime. This necessitates remote testing and monitoring solutions that are deployable across such small cells.
Although VoLTE-specific testing and monitoring equipment is highly sophisticated, it comes at a high premium. End users may not perceive any value in purchasing expensive equipment to test and monitor a network that has not yet been fully deployed.
New entrants to the market will need a differentiated product portfolio to succeed, Thomas said. "Entrenched participants usually acquire smaller participants that have a more differentiated approach to network monitoring," noted Thomas. "Apart from helping provide more comprehensive solutions, these acquisitions also help market participants lower the attrition rate."
While North America leads the market in terms of VoLTE network deployment, the highest penetration rate is in Asia-Pacific. Growth is spearheaded by South Korea, Japan and Singapore, with many others expected to follow suit.
The VoLTE testing and monitoring market will also get a boost from the deployment of small cells specific to LTE. This infrastructure, termed 'self-optimising networks' (SON), is expected to be more intelligent than current macro cell deployment. Still, it has all the attendant complexities of interference and latency during handovers between small cells or between a small cell and a macro cell.
In addition, these small cells are deployed over a greater area, making it unfeasible to send testing engineers to each base station to ensure uptime. This necessitates remote testing and monitoring solutions that are deployable across such small cells.
Although VoLTE-specific testing and monitoring equipment is highly sophisticated, it comes at a high premium. End users may not perceive any value in purchasing expensive equipment to test and monitor a network that has not yet been fully deployed.
New entrants to the market will need a differentiated product portfolio to succeed, Thomas said. "Entrenched participants usually acquire smaller participants that have a more differentiated approach to network monitoring," noted Thomas. "Apart from helping provide more comprehensive solutions, these acquisitions also help market participants lower the attrition rate."
While North America leads the market in terms of VoLTE network deployment, the highest penetration rate is in Asia-Pacific. Growth is spearheaded by South Korea, Japan and Singapore, with many others expected to follow suit.
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