O-RAN Near-Real-Time RAN Intelligent Controller Market Outlook:
O-RAN Near-Real-Time RAN Intelligent Controller Market size was valued at USD 11.2 billion in 2025 and is set to exceed USD 592.01 billion by 2035, registering over 48.7% CAGR during the forecast period i.e., between 2026-2035. In the year 2026, the industry size of o-RAN near-real-time RAN intelligent controller is estimated at USD 16.11 billion.
The growth of the market can be attributed to the increasing need and demand for a much-advanced intelligent controller systems in the wake of 5G network architecture expansion. For instance, the 5G network is expected to cover nearly one-third of the total population by the end of 2035. Telecom companies are co-developing an open-source software that aligns the O-RAN Target architecture. This accelerates the deployment of open-source software for the 5G RAN, which in turn is expected to boost the growth of the market.
In addition to these, factors that are believed to fuel the market growth of O-RAN Near-Real-Time RAN Intelligent Controller include the soaring investments and collaboration between major key players to discover effective ways to manage the O-RAN architecture. For instance, in the year 2021, the O-RAN ALLIANCE announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), to promote regional and international standardization of the 3GPP technologies.
