Market Report
Open vRAN Market Report 2026: 5-Year Forecast | DU, CU & RU Market Sizing
Report Abstract
Open vRAN Market Report 2026: Global Analysis & Forecast Through 2031 | RU, DU & CU Market Sizing
In This Report:
This report analyzes the open RAN market worldwide — predominantly virtualized at this point — across all major architecture layers: Distributed Units (DUs), Central Units (CUs), and 4G/5G/6G Radio Units (RUs), for both outdoor and indoor use cases. It is the only report on the market to combine half-year granularity, regional breakdowns by open RU/vDU/vCU, hardware vs. software segmentation, and coverage of 50+ RU suppliers in a single publication.
What You Get:- Historical market data from 2018 to 2025
- Annual and half-year market sizing and vendor market shares
- 5-year forecast through 2031 by region and segment
- Hardware vs. software revenue breakdown
- Open RU / vDU / vCU segmentation per region
- Competitive landscape covering 50+ RU suppliers and the broader vendor ecosystem
Report Details:
Pages: 41
Format: PDF analysis + Excel data file (vendor ecosystem, definitions & methodology)
Coverage: 4G / 5G / 6G | Outdoor & Indoor
Forecast Period: 2025–2031
Historical Data: 2018–2025
Regions: North America, Europe Middle East Africa, Asia Pacific, Caribbean & Latin America
Companies Covered: Ericsson, 1Finity, Mavenir, NEC, Nokia, Parallel Wireless, Rakuten Symphony, Samsung and others.
Delivery: Immediate download
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Why This Report: As open RAN deployments scale globally and virtualization becomes the dominant architecture, understanding where the market is heading — and who is winning — is critical. This report cuts through the complexity of a fast-moving, fragmented vendor landscape to give operators, vendors, and investors the data they need to make confident decisions.
About the Author
Stéphane Téral, Founder & Chief AnalystWith over 35 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, including 28 years in Silicon Valley, Stéphane Téral is regarded as one of the top analysts in his field, having been the trusted advisor at some of the world's largest telecom providers and manufacturers. He specializes in next-generation wireless infrastructure including 5G and 6G, network disaggregation and automation, cloud and quantum networking, programmable core networks and communications service provider digital transformation.
As an advisor to start-ups, service providers, vendors and the investment community, Stéphane helps clients identify new market opportunities, conducts due diligence, and advises on positioning, product development, business plans and M&A. A highly sought thinker and speaker, Stéphane is frequently quoted in prestigious publications such as The Economist, Nikkei Asia, Le Monde, Les Echos, L’Usine Nouvelle, Barron's, and The Wall Street Journal. He also chairs and presents at global industry events including Brooklyn 6G Summit, FYUZ, GSMA Mobile World Congress, OCP Regional Summit, and NGMN IC&E. Stéphane has been a frequent expert judge for industry and technology innovation awards, such as the GSMA Global Mobile Awards (the GLOMOS), and the Layer123 World Congress.
Stéphane founded TÉRAL RESEARCH in January 2023 after 2 years as a Chief Analyst at LightCounting, which he joined in May 2020, after serving as a Technology Fellow at IHS Markit where he was also rewarded with the 2016 Market Research Excellence Award. Previously, he spent 8 years as a principal analyst at Infonetics Research after starting his analyst career at RHK, where he developed the European optical coverage and helped carriers migrate from PSTN to next-generation networks. Prior to RHK, he was an R&D engineer and project manager with Alcatel where he deployed the CATV optical networks that allowed the 1992 Olympics and the grand opening of Euro Disney to be televised using fiber optics for the first time. Stéphane is a McGowan Scholar at the McLaren School of Business of the University of San Francisco where he received his MBA with an emphasis in telecommunications. He holds an engineering degree in telecommunications from the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France.