This document provides a summary of a keynote presentation given at the SCWS conference in May 2017 about the growth of small cell networks. The summary discusses:
1) How small cell networks have grown significantly since 2007, with over 18 million small cells now deployed and a variety of use cases providing business value.
2) Projections indicate continued strong growth in outdoor small cells driven by network densification, as well as indoor small cell revenue reaching $1.8 billion by 2021.
3) The Small Cell Forum plays a key role in driving small cell adoption through initiatives like case studies, outreach campaigns, and work to lower deployment barriers.
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Establishing new ownership models
• Extending the ecosystem extends the market
• Mobile service is improved for business and consumers
• New deployment service opportunities are established
Business models are moving towards increased sharing of capex, risk and value of small cell deployments