Policy mgmt market to hit $471mn in 2010

NEW YORK, USA: Worldwide revenue for policy servers deployed in fixed line and mobile networks grew 73 percent in 2009, and is on track to reach $471 million in 2010.

This is according to Infonetics Research's '2010 Policy Servers market size, share, and forecast report', which tracks policy management software deployed in 3G broadband, WiMAX, and LTE wireless networks and in fixed line broadband and cable broadband networks.

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Shira Levine, directing analyst for next gen OSS and policy at Infonetics Research, said: "Policy management has really taken on a larger role within the operational environment and is increasingly being integrated with adjacent capabilities, such as charging, subscriber data management and performance management."

Infonetics increased its long-term forecasts for the policy management market, which is expected to grow to $1.6 billion by 2014.

Shira added, "The market continues to mature, as evidenced by Tekelec’s acquisition of Camiant earlier this year, and we will see additional M&A activity going forward, with larger network and IT suppliers looking to round out their product portfolios with the capabilities of some of the smaller, more innovative policy players."

Revenue from wireless and fixed line policy deployments hit a 60 percent-40 percent split in 2009, and the wireless proportion of the market will continue to grow as mobile operators increasingly look to policy servers as a way to maximize the value of their WiMAX and LTE deployments.

Moreover, managing bandwidth consumption remains one of the greatest drivers for policy server deployments by both the fixed and wireless operators, and as data traffic continues to skyrocket, particularly over 3G networks, that will not change any time soon.