[Exact]: PCRF Market - 30%+ CAGR; Tekelec, Huawei and Openet Lead

A new report by Greg Collins (pictured), Founder and Principal Analyst, Exact Ventures concludes that the "..Policy Charging and Rules Function (PCRF) server market grew nearly 40 percent in the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same quarter of 2011 ..  the introduction and growth of voice-over-LTE, which is latency sensitive, will reinforce the continued advance of the PCRF market"

"The PCRF market is forecast to grow on average more than 30 percent annually in each of the next five years"

Similar forecast was provided recently by ABI Research (33% CAGR, 2012-17 - here); Infonetics sees CAGR of 26% (2011-16, here)

"The PCRF can also help operators efficiently deploy multifaceted revenue generating and customer segmenting services, such as data share plans, complex family plans, usage tiers, and “zero-rating” applications that allow use of the network for free,” he added. In the third quarter of this year, Ericsson took the top spot for PCRF market revenues, followed by Tekelec, Huawei, and Openet".

See "Policy Server (PCRF) Revenues Grow Nearly 40 Percent in 3Q12, According to Exact Ventures" - here.