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世界のシグナリングシステム7(SS7)市場:市場規模・現状・予測

• 英文タイトル:Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size, Status and Forecast 2019-2025

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レポート概要
当資料は、シグナリングシステム7(SS7)のグローバル市場について調査・分析したレポートで、種類別(アクセスリンクを含む、ブリッジリンク、クロスリンク、斜めリンク、拡張リンク、その他)、用途別(小売、BFSI、健康管理、教育、メディア&エンターテイメント、その他)、主要地域別(アメリカ、ヨーロッパ、中国、日本、東南アジア、インド、中南米)の市場規模、市場予測、関連企業情報などが含まれています。

・シグナリングシステム7(SS7)の世界市場規模
・主要企業別市場シェア
・シグナリングシステム7(SS7)の世界市場規模:種類別(アクセスリンクを含む、ブリッジリンク、クロスリンク、斜めリンク、拡張リンク、その他)
・シグナリングシステム7(SS7)の世界市場規模:用途別(小売、BFSI、健康管理、教育、メディア&エンターテイメント、その他)
・シグナリングシステム7(SS7)のアメリカ市場規模(種類別、用途別)
・シグナリングシステム7(SS7)のヨーロッパ市場規模(種類別、用途別)
・シグナリングシステム7(SS7)の中国市場規模(種類別、用途別)
・シグナリングシステム7(SS7)の日本市場規模(種類別、用途別)
・シグナリングシステム7(SS7)の東南アジア市場規模(種類別、用途別)
・シグナリングシステム7(SS7)のインド市場規模(種類別、用途別)
・シグナリングシステム7(SS7)の中南米市場規模(種類別、用途別)
・主要企業別分析(企業概要、製品動向、販売量など)
・シグナリングシステム7(SS7)の世界市場予測(2019年-2025年)
・シグナリングシステム7(SS7)の地域別市場予測(2019年-2025年)
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SS7 is a set of telephony signaling protocols that are used to set up most of the world’s public switched telephone network (PSTN) telephone calls. SS7 primarily sets up and tears down telephone calls, but other uses include number translation, prepaid billing mechanisms, local number portability, short message service (SMS), and a variety of mass-market services.The Asian region offers a huge growth potential for SS7 Signaling Transfer Point due to rapid technological development and existence of a large number of industries. Asian countries are slated to register the highest CAGR of 3.75% over the forecast period, 2016-2022, owing to increase demand in technology and investments by various network operator in the region.
In 2018, the global Signaling System 7 (SS7) market size was xx million US$ and it is expected to reach xx million US$ by the end of 2025, with a CAGR of xx% during 2019-2025.

This report focuses on the global Signaling System 7 (SS7) status, future forecast, growth opportunity, key market and key players. The study objectives are to present the Signaling System 7 (SS7) development in United States, Europe and China.

The key players covered in this study
Dialogic Inc (U.S.)
Ericsson AB (Sweden)
Sonus Networks, Inc (U.S.)
Tieto Oyj (Finland)
NetNumber, Inc (U.S.)
Oracle Corporation (U.S.)
Mitel Networks (Canada)
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (China)

Market segment by Type, the product can be split into
Comprises Access Link
Bridge Link
Cross Link
Diagonal Link
Extended Link
Fully Associated Link

Market segment by Application, split into
Retail
BFSI
Healthcare
Education
Media & Entertainment
Transportation & Logistics
Others

Market segment by Regions/Countries, this report covers
United States
Europe
China
Japan
Southeast Asia
India
Central & South America

The study objectives of this report are:
To analyze global Signaling System 7 (SS7) status, future forecast, growth opportunity, key market and key players.
To present the Signaling System 7 (SS7) development in United States, Europe and China.
To strategically profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their development plan and strategies.
To define, describe and forecast the market by product type, market and key regions.

In this study, the years considered to estimate the market size of Signaling System 7 (SS7) are as follows:
History Year: 2014-2018
Base Year: 2018
Estimated Year: 2019
Forecast Year 2019 to 2025
For the data information by region, company, type and application, 2018 is considered as the base year. Whenever data information was unavailable for the base year, the prior year has been considered.

レポート目次

Table of Contents

1 Report Overview
1.1 Study Scope
1.2 Key Market Segments
1.3 Players Covered
1.4 Market Analysis by Type
1.4.1 Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size Growth Rate by Type (2014-2025)
1.4.2 Comprises Access Link
1.4.3 Bridge Link
1.4.4 Cross Link
1.4.5 Diagonal Link
1.4.6 Extended Link
1.4.7 Fully Associated Link
1.5 Market by Application
1.5.1 Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Application (2014-2025)
1.5.2 Retail
1.5.3 BFSI
1.5.4 Healthcare
1.5.5 Education
1.5.6 Media & Entertainment
1.5.7 Transportation & Logistics
1.5.8 Others
1.6 Study Objectives
1.7 Years Considered

2 Global Growth Trends
2.1 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size
2.2 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Growth Trends by Regions
2.2.1 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Regions (2014-2025)
2.2.2 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Regions (2014-2019)
2.3 Industry Trends
2.3.1 Market Top Trends
2.3.2 Market Drivers
2.3.3 Market Opportunities

3 Market Share by Key Players
3.1 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Manufacturers
3.1.1 Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Revenue by Manufacturers (2014-2019)
3.1.2 Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Revenue Market Share by Manufacturers (2014-2019)
3.1.3 Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI)
3.2 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Key Players Head office and Area Served
3.3 Key Players Signaling System 7 (SS7) Product/Solution/Service
3.4 Date of Enter into Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market
3.5 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans

4 Breakdown Data by Type and Application
4.1 Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Type (2014-2019)
4.2 Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application (2014-2019)

5 United States
5.1 United States Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size (2014-2019)
5.2 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Key Players in United States
5.3 United States Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Type
5.4 United States Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application

6 Europe
6.1 Europe Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size (2014-2019)
6.2 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Key Players in Europe
6.3 Europe Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Type
6.4 Europe Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application

7 China
7.1 China Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size (2014-2019)
7.2 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Key Players in China
7.3 China Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Type
7.4 China Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application

8 Japan
8.1 Japan Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size (2014-2019)
8.2 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Key Players in Japan
8.3 Japan Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Type
8.4 Japan Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application

9 Southeast Asia
9.1 Southeast Asia Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size (2014-2019)
9.2 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Key Players in Southeast Asia
9.3 Southeast Asia Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Type
9.4 Southeast Asia Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application

10 India
10.1 India Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size (2014-2019)
10.2 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Key Players in India
10.3 India Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Type
10.4 India Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application

11 Central & South America
11.1 Central & South America Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size (2014-2019)
11.2 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Key Players in Central & South America
11.3 Central & South America Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Type
11.4 Central & South America Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application

12 International Players Profiles
12.1 Dialogic Inc (U.S.)
12.1.1 Dialogic Inc (U.S.) Company Details
12.1.2 Company Description and Business Overview
12.1.3 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Introduction
12.1.4 Dialogic Inc (U.S.) Revenue in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)
12.1.5 Dialogic Inc (U.S.) Recent Development
12.2 Ericsson AB (Sweden)
12.2.1 Ericsson AB (Sweden) Company Details
12.2.2 Company Description and Business Overview
12.2.3 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Introduction
12.2.4 Ericsson AB (Sweden) Revenue in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)
12.2.5 Ericsson AB (Sweden) Recent Development
12.3 Sonus Networks, Inc (U.S.)
12.3.1 Sonus Networks, Inc (U.S.) Company Details
12.3.2 Company Description and Business Overview
12.3.3 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Introduction
12.3.4 Sonus Networks, Inc (U.S.) Revenue in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)
12.3.5 Sonus Networks, Inc (U.S.) Recent Development
12.4 Tieto Oyj (Finland)
12.4.1 Tieto Oyj (Finland) Company Details
12.4.2 Company Description and Business Overview
12.4.3 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Introduction
12.4.4 Tieto Oyj (Finland) Revenue in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)
12.4.5 Tieto Oyj (Finland) Recent Development
12.5 NetNumber, Inc (U.S.)
12.5.1 NetNumber, Inc (U.S.) Company Details
12.5.2 Company Description and Business Overview
12.5.3 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Introduction
12.5.4 NetNumber, Inc (U.S.) Revenue in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)
12.5.5 NetNumber, Inc (U.S.) Recent Development
12.6 Oracle Corporation (U.S.)
12.6.1 Oracle Corporation (U.S.) Company Details
12.6.2 Company Description and Business Overview
12.6.3 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Introduction
12.6.4 Oracle Corporation (U.S.) Revenue in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)
12.6.5 Oracle Corporation (U.S.) Recent Development
12.7 Mitel Networks (Canada)
12.7.1 Mitel Networks (Canada) Company Details
12.7.2 Company Description and Business Overview
12.7.3 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Introduction
12.7.4 Mitel Networks (Canada) Revenue in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)
12.7.5 Mitel Networks (Canada) Recent Development
12.8 Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (China)
12.8.1 Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (China) Company Details
12.8.2 Company Description and Business Overview
12.8.3 Signaling System 7 (SS7) Introduction
12.8.4 Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (China) Revenue in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)
12.8.5 Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (China) Recent Development

13 Market Forecast 2019-2025
13.1 Market Size Forecast by Regions
13.2 United States
13.3 Europe
13.4 China
13.5 Japan
13.6 Southeast Asia
13.7 India
13.8 Central & South America
13.9 Market Size Forecast by Product (2019-2025)
13.10 Market Size Forecast by Application (2019-2025)

14 Analyst’s Viewpoints/Conclusions

15 Appendix
15.1 Research Methodology
15.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
15.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
15.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
12.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
15.1.2 Data Source
15.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
15.1.2.2 Primary Sources
15.2 Disclaimer
15.3 Author Details

List of Tables and Figures

Table Signaling System 7 (SS7) Key Market Segments
Table Key Players Signaling System 7 (SS7) Covered
Table Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size Growth Rate by Type 2014-2025 (Million US$)
Figure Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size Market Share by Type 2014-2025
Figure Comprises Access Link Figures
Table Key Players of Comprises Access Link
Figure Bridge Link Figures
Table Key Players of Bridge Link
Figure Cross Link Figures
Table Key Players of Cross Link
Figure Diagonal Link Figures
Table Key Players of Diagonal Link
Figure Extended Link Figures
Table Key Players of Extended Link
Figure Fully Associated Link Figures
Table Key Players of Fully Associated Link
Table Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size Growth by Application 2014-2025 (Million US$)
Figure Retail Case Studies
Figure BFSI Case Studies
Figure Healthcare Case Studies
Figure Education Case Studies
Figure Media & Entertainment Case Studies
Figure Transportation & Logistics Case Studies
Figure Others Case Studies
Figure Signaling System 7 (SS7) Report Years Considered
Table Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size 2014-2025 (Million US$)
Figure Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size and Growth Rate 2014-2025 (Million US$)
Table Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Regions 2014-2025 (Million US$)
Table Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Regions 2014-2019 (Million US$)
Table Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Regions 2014-2019
Figure Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Regions 2014-2019
Figure Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Regions 2019
Table Market Top Trends
Table Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Revenue by Manufacturers (2014-2019) (Million US$)
Table Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Manufacturers (2014-2019)
Figure Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Manufacturers in 2018
Table Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Manufacturers Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI)
Table Key Players Head office and Area Served
Table Key Players Signaling System 7 (SS7) Product/Solution/Service
Table Date of Enter into Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market
Table Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans
Table Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Type (2014-2019) (Million US$)
Table Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size Share by Type (2014-2019)
Figure Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size Market Share by Type (2014-2019)
Table Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application (2014-2019) (Million US$)
Table Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size Share by Application (2014-2019)
Figure Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size Market Share by Application (2014-2019)
Figure Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Revenue Market Share by Application in 2018
Figure United States Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size 2014-2019 (Million US$)
Table United States Key Players Signaling System 7 (SS7) Revenue (2018-2019) (Million US$)
Table United States Key Players Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share (2018-2019)
Table United States Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Type (2014-2019) (Million US$)
Table United States Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Type (2014-2019)
Table United States Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application (2014-2019) (Million US$)
Table United States Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Application (2014-2019)
Figure Europe Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size 2014-2019 (Million US$)
Table Europe Key Players Signaling System 7 (SS7) Revenue (2018-2019) (Million US$)
Table Europe Key Players Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share (2018-2019)
Table Europe Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Type (2014-2019) (Million US$)
Table Europe Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Type (2014-2019)
Table Europe Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application (2014-2019) (Million US$)
Table Europe Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Application (2014-2019)
Figure China Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size 2014-2019 (Million US$)
Table China Key Players Signaling System 7 (SS7) Revenue (2018-2019) (Million US$)
Table China Key Players Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share (2018-2019)
Table China Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Type (2014-20189) (Million US$)
Table China Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Type (2014-2019)
Table China Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application (2014-2019) (Million US$)
Table China Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Application (2014-2019)
Figure Japan Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size 2014-2019 (Million US$)
Table Japan Key Players Signaling System 7 (SS7) Revenue (2018-2019) (Million US$)
Table Japan Key Players Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share (2018-2019)
Table Japan Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Type (2014-2019) (Million US$)
Table Japan Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Type (2014-2019)
Table Japan Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application (2014-2019) (Million US$)
Table Japan Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Application (2014-2019)
Figure Southeast Asia Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size 2014-2019 (Million US$)
Table Southeast Asia Key Players Signaling System 7 (SS7) Revenue (2018-2019) (Million US$)
Table Southeast Asia Key Players Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share (2018-2019)
Table Southeast Asia Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Type (2014-2019) (Million US$)
Table Southeast Asia Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Type (2014-2019)
Table Southeast Asia Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application (2014-2019) (Million US$)
Table Southeast Asia Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Application (2014-2019)
Figure India Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size 2014-2019 (Million US$)
Table India Key Players Signaling System 7 (SS7) Revenue (2018-2019) (Million US$)
Table India Key Players Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share (2018-2019)
Table India Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Type (2014-2019) (Million US$)
Table India Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Type (2014-2019)
Table India Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application (2014-2019) (Million US$)
Table India Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Application (2014-2019)
Figure Central & South America Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size 2014-2019 (Million US$)
Table Central & South America Key Players Signaling System 7 (SS7) Revenue (2018-2019) (Million US$)
Table Central & South America Key Players Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share (2018-2019)
Table Central & South America Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Type (2014-2019) (Million US$)
Table Central & South America Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Type (2014-2019)
Table Central & South America Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application (2014-2019) (Million US$)
Table Central & South America Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Share by Application (2014-2019)
Table Dialogic Inc (U.S.) Company Details
Table Dialogic Inc (U.S.) Revenue in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019) (Million US$)
Figure Dialogic Inc (U.S.) Revenue Growth Rate in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)
Table Dialogic Inc (U.S.) Recent Development
Table Ericsson AB (Sweden) Company Details
Table Ericsson AB (Sweden) Revenue in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)(Million US$)
Figure Ericsson AB (Sweden) Revenue Growth Rate in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)
Table Ericsson AB (Sweden) Recent Development
Table Sonus Networks, Inc (U.S.) Company Details
Table Sonus Networks, Inc (U.S.) Revenue in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)(Million US$)
Figure Sonus Networks, Inc (U.S.) Revenue Growth Rate in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)
Table Sonus Networks, Inc (U.S.) Recent Development
Table Tieto Oyj (Finland) Company Details
Table Tieto Oyj (Finland) Revenue in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)(Million US$)
Figure Tieto Oyj (Finland) Revenue Growth Rate in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)
Table Tieto Oyj (Finland) Recent Development
Table NetNumber, Inc (U.S.) Company Details
Table NetNumber, Inc (U.S.) Revenue in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)(Million US$)
Figure NetNumber, Inc (U.S.) Revenue Growth Rate in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)
Table NetNumber, Inc (U.S.) Recent Development
Table Oracle Corporation (U.S.) Company Details
Table Oracle Corporation (U.S.) Revenue in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)(Million US$)
Figure Oracle Corporation (U.S.) Revenue Growth Rate in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)
Table Oracle Corporation (U.S.) Recent Development
Table Mitel Networks (Canada) Company Details
Table Mitel Networks (Canada) Revenue in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)(Million US$)
Figure Mitel Networks (Canada) Revenue Growth Rate in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)
Table Mitel Networks (Canada) Recent Development
Table Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (China) Company Details
Table Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (China) Revenue in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)(Million US$)
Figure Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (China) Revenue Growth Rate in Signaling System 7 (SS7) Business (2014-2019)
Table Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (China) Recent Development
Table Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Regions (Million US$) 2019-2025
Figure Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size Share by Regions (2019-2025)
Figure Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size Share by Regions in 2025
Figure United States Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size Forecast (2019-2025)(Million USD)
Figure Europe Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size Forecast (2019-2025)(Million USD)
Figure China Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size Forecast (2019-2025)(Million USD)
Figure Japan Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size Forecast (2019-2025)(Million USD)
Figure Southeast Asia Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size Forecast (2019-2025)(Million USD)
Figure India Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size Forecast (2019-2025)(Million USD)
Figure Central & South America Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size Forecast (2019-2025)(Million USD)
Table Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Product (2019-2025) (Million US$)
Figure Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Product (2019-2025)
Figure Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Product in 2025
Table Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application (2019-2025) (Million US$)
Figure Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application (2019-2025)
Figure Global Signaling System 7 (SS7) Market Size by Application in 2025
Table Research Programs/Design for This Report
Figure Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches for This Report
Figure Data Triangulation
Table Key Data Information from Secondary Sources
Table Key Data Information from Primary Sources