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According to the latest research, the global SDN and NFV market size was valued at USD 38457.45 million in 2022 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 16.75% during the forecast period, reaching USD 97391.65 million by 2028.
Virtualization is enabling network architects to design, implement, and manage network services far more efficiently than ever before. Software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) are two of the key capabilities fostering this transformation. While both SDN and NFV make networking architectures more flexible and dynamic, they perform different roles in defining those architectures and the infrastructure they support.
Software-defined networking (SDN) manages networks by separating the control plane from the forwarding plane. Architects and administrators use software to configure and manage network functions via a centralized control point. This approach creates dynamic, agile, and scalable networks that use the virtualized infrastructure of modern data centers to respond rapidly to changing business requirements.
Network functions virtualization (NFV) decouples network functions from proprietary hardware appliances (routers, firewalls, VPN terminators, SD-WAN, etc.) and delivers equivalent network functionality without the need for specialized hardware. These virtual network functions (VNF) run on high-performance x86 servers and offer the distinct advantage of on-demand deployment.
User-side endogenous demand is urgent
Different from the traditional network technology upgrade driven by equipment vendors, SDN and NFV have been driven by the initial demanders of the network, that is, Internet companies and telecom operators as the main force since their birth. SDN and NFV are the core technologies and paths that Internet companies and telecom operators choose when facing the future network, so as to better enhance their competitiveness and create greater network value. The technical characteristics of SDN and NFV can and must solve various problems faced by traditional networks, and support the demand of Internet companies and telecom operators for next generation networks.
With the development of cloud computing, big data and other emerging information technology business applications, new business applications have higher and higher demand for the network, and flexibility, scalability and ease of use have become the basic capabilities that operators must have in the future network. It will be the key of the future network that users can open the virtual network with guaranteed quality on their own demand. Therefore, the emergence of SDN and NFV technologies has quickly become the focus of operators' attention.
SDN and NFV Market Challenges
After being bound to proprietary and expensive hardware and software packages for many years, many enterprises are excited about the development prospects of SDN and NFV. These methods provide new freedom and flexibility, but with the development of data center technology, some enterprises feel that they have fallen behind. The industry potential of SDN and NFV will be challenged and affected.
Enterprises, mobile operators and data centers have always built their network infrastructure based on their custom-designed physical hardware and software. Examples include gateways, switches, routers, network load balancers, mobile cores and mobile applications in wireless access networks, such as vEPC, vCPE, vRAN, and security applications (such as firewall, NGFW, IDS/IPS, SSL/IPSe offload devices, DLP and anti-virus applications).
Region Overview:
In global comparison, a significant portion of the revenue was generated in Asia-Pacific (34.06% in 2022).
Company Overview:
Cisco is one of the major players operating in the SDN and NFV market, holding a share of 17.73% in 2022.
Cisco
Cisco Systems, Inc. provides information technology and networking services. The Company offers enterprise network security, software development, data collaboration, cloud computing, and other related services.
VMware
VMware is a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all apps, enabling digital innovation with enterprise control.
VMware work to harness the next wave of innovation and solve our customers toughest challenges through disruptive technologies, like edge computing, AI, blockchain, machine learning, Kubernetes, and more.
Segmentation Overview:
By type, SDN segment accounted for the largest share of market in 2022.
SDN
SDN is a networking architecture which aims to improve overall network performance and make networks agile and flexible by enabling a dynamic and programmatically efficient network configuration. SDN is a technology that separates control plane management of network devices from underlying data plane that forwards network traffic in order to enable more automated provisioning and policy-based management of network resources.
NFV
NFV is a network architecture which aims to accelerate service deployment for network operators and reduce cost by separating functions like firewall or encryption from dedicated hardware and moving them to virtual servers, collapsing various functions into a physical server, which ultimately reduces overall cost. NFV allows various network operators to implement network policy without being taken care of where to place functions in network and how to route traffic through these functions.
Application Overview:
The market's largest segment by application is the segment Telecom and IT, with a market share of 57.81% in 2022.
This report elaborates on the market size, market characteristics, and market growth of the SDN and NFV industry between the year 2018 to 2028, and breaks down according to the product type, downstream application, and consumption area of SDN and NFV. The report also introduces players in the industry from the perspective of the value chain and looks into the leading companies.
Key Points this Global SDN and NFV Market Report Include:
Market Size Estimates: SDN and NFV market size estimation in terms of revenue and sales from 2018-2028
Market Dynamic and Trends: SDN and NFV market drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges
Macro-economy and Regional Conflict: Influence of global inflation and Russia & Ukraine War on the SDN and NFV market
Segment Market Analysis: SDN and NFV market revenue and sales by type and by application from 2018-2028
Regional Market Analysis: SDN and NFV market situations and prospects in major and top regions and countries
SDN and NFV Market
SDN and NFV Industry Chain: SDN and NFV market raw materials & suppliers, manufacturing process, distributors by region, downstream customers
SDN and NFV Industry News, Policies by regions
SDN and NFV Industry Porters Five Forces Analysis
Key players in the global SDN and NFV market are covered in Chapter 2:
Arista Networks
Huawei
Nokia
NEC
VMware
Dell
Cisco
Ericsson
Broadcom
Ciena
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Juniper Networks
Amdocs
Oracle
IBM
In Chapter 6 and Chapter 9, on the basis of types, the SDN and NFV market from 2018 to 2028 is primarily split into:
SDN
NFV
In Chapter 7 and Chapter 10, on the basis of applications, the SDN and NFV market from 2018 to 2028 covers:
Telecom and IT
BFSI
Government and Public Utilities
Manufacturing
Others
Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate of the following regions from 2018 to 2028 are covered in Chapter 8 and Chapter 11:
United States
Europe
China
Japan
India
Southeast Asia
Latin America
Middle East and Africa
Others
In summary, this report relies on sources from both primary and secondary, combines comprehensive quantitative analysis with detailed qualitative analysis, and pictures the market from a macro overview to micro granular segment aspects. Whatever your role in this industry value chain is, you should benefit from this report with no doubt.
Chapter Outline
This report consists of 12 chapters. Below is a brief guideline to help you quickly grasp the main contents of each chapter:
Chapter 1 first introduces the product overview, market scope, product classification, application, and regional division, and then summarizes the global SDN and NFV market size in terms of revenue, sales volume, and average price.
Chapter 2 analyzes the main companies in the SDN and NFV industry, including their main businesses, products/services, sales, prices, revenue, gross profit margin, and the latest developments/updates.
Chapter 3 is an analysis of the competitive environment of SDN and NFV market participants. This mainly includes the revenue, sales, market share, and average price of the top players, along with the market concentration ratio in 2022 and the players' M&A and expansion in recent years.
Chapter 4 is an analysis of the SDN and NFV industrial chain, including raw material analysis, manufacturing cost structure, distributors, and major downstream buyers.
Chapter 5 focuses on SDN and NFV market dynamics and marketing strategy analysis, which include opportunities, challenges, industry development trends under inflation, industry news and policies analyzed by region, Porter's Five Forces analysis, as well as direct and indirect marketing, and the development trends of marketing channels.
Chapters 6-8 have segmented the SDN and NFV market by type, application, and region, with a focus on sales and value from 2018 to 2023 from both vertical and horizontal perspectives.
Chapters 9-11 provide detailed SDN and NFV market forecast data for 2023-2028, broken down by type and application, region, and major countries to help understand future growth trends.
Chapter 12 concludes with an explanation of the data sources and research methods. Verify and analyze through preliminary research to obtain final quantitative and qualitative data.
2022
Virtualization is enabling network architects to design, implement, and manage network services far more efficiently than ever before. Software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) are two of the key capabilities fostering this transformation. While both SDN and NFV make networking architectures more flexible and dynamic, they perform different roles in defining those architectures and the infrastructure they support.
Software-defined networking (SDN) manages networks by separating the control plane from the forwarding plane. Architects and administrators use software to configure and manage network functions via a centralized control point. This approach creates dynamic, agile, and scalable networks that use the virtualized infrastructure of modern data centers to respond rapidly to changing business requirements.
Network functions virtualization (NFV) decouples network functions from proprietary hardware appliances (routers, firewalls, VPN terminators, SD-WAN, etc.) and delivers equivalent network functionality without the need for specialized hardware. These virtual network functions (VNF) run on high-performance x86 servers and offer the distinct advantage of on-demand deployment.
User-side endogenous demand is urgent
Different from the traditional network technology upgrade driven by equipment vendors, SDN and NFV have been driven by the initial demanders of the network, that is, Internet companies and telecom operators as the main force since their birth. SDN and NFV are the core technologies and paths that Internet companies and telecom operators choose when facing the future network, so as to better enhance their competitiveness and create greater network value. The technical characteristics of SDN and NFV can and must solve various problems faced by traditional networks, and support the demand of Internet companies and telecom operators for next generation networks.
With the development of cloud computing, big data and other emerging information technology business applications, new business applications have higher and higher demand for the network, and flexibility, scalability and ease of use have become the basic capabilities that operators must have in the future network. It will be the key of the future network that users can open the virtual network with guaranteed quality on their own demand. Therefore, the emergence of SDN and NFV technologies has quickly become the focus of operators' attention.
SDN and NFV Market Challenges
After being bound to proprietary and expensive hardware and software packages for many years, many enterprises are excited about the development prospects of SDN and NFV. These methods provide new freedom and flexibility, but with the development of data center technology, some enterprises feel that they have fallen behind. The industry potential of SDN and NFV will be challenged and affected.
Enterprises, mobile operators and data centers have always built their network infrastructure based on their custom-designed physical hardware and software. Examples include gateways, switches, routers, network load balancers, mobile cores and mobile applications in wireless access networks, such as vEPC, vCPE, vRAN, and security applications (such as firewall, NGFW, IDS/IPS, SSL/IPSe offload devices, DLP and anti-virus applications).
Region Overview:
In global comparison, a significant portion of the revenue was generated in Asia-Pacific (34.06% in 2022).
Company Overview:
Cisco is one of the major players operating in the SDN and NFV market, holding a share of 17.73% in 2022.
Cisco
Cisco Systems, Inc. provides information technology and networking services. The Company offers enterprise network security, software development, data collaboration, cloud computing, and other related services.
VMware
VMware is a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all apps, enabling digital innovation with enterprise control.
VMware work to harness the next wave of innovation and solve our customers toughest challenges through disruptive technologies, like edge computing, AI, blockchain, machine learning, Kubernetes, and more.
Segmentation Overview:
By type, SDN segment accounted for the largest share of market in 2022.
SDN
SDN is a networking architecture which aims to improve overall network performance and make networks agile and flexible by enabling a dynamic and programmatically efficient network configuration. SDN is a technology that separates control plane management of network devices from underlying data plane that forwards network traffic in order to enable more automated provisioning and policy-based management of network resources.
NFV
NFV is a network architecture which aims to accelerate service deployment for network operators and reduce cost by separating functions like firewall or encryption from dedicated hardware and moving them to virtual servers, collapsing various functions into a physical server, which ultimately reduces overall cost. NFV allows various network operators to implement network policy without being taken care of where to place functions in network and how to route traffic through these functions.
Application Overview:
The market's largest segment by application is the segment Telecom and IT, with a market share of 57.81% in 2022.
This report elaborates on the market size, market characteristics, and market growth of the SDN and NFV industry between the year 2018 to 2028, and breaks down according to the product type, downstream application, and consumption area of SDN and NFV. The report also introduces players in the industry from the perspective of the value chain and looks into the leading companies.
Key Points this Global SDN and NFV Market Report Include:
Market Size Estimates: SDN and NFV market size estimation in terms of revenue and sales from 2018-2028
Market Dynamic and Trends: SDN and NFV market drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges
Macro-economy and Regional Conflict: Influence of global inflation and Russia & Ukraine War on the SDN and NFV market
Segment Market Analysis: SDN and NFV market revenue and sales by type and by application from 2018-2028
Regional Market Analysis: SDN and NFV market situations and prospects in major and top regions and countries
SDN and NFV Market
Competitive Landscape
and Major Players: Analysis of 10-15 leading market players, sales, price, revenue, gross, gross margin, product/service profile and recent development/updates, etc.SDN and NFV Industry Chain: SDN and NFV market raw materials & suppliers, manufacturing process, distributors by region, downstream customers
SDN and NFV Industry News, Policies by regions
SDN and NFV Industry Porters Five Forces Analysis
Key players in the global SDN and NFV market are covered in Chapter 2:
Arista Networks
Huawei
Nokia
NEC
VMware
Dell
Cisco
Ericsson
Broadcom
Ciena
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Juniper Networks
Amdocs
Oracle
IBM
In Chapter 6 and Chapter 9, on the basis of types, the SDN and NFV market from 2018 to 2028 is primarily split into:
SDN
NFV
In Chapter 7 and Chapter 10, on the basis of applications, the SDN and NFV market from 2018 to 2028 covers:
Telecom and IT
BFSI
Government and Public Utilities
Manufacturing
Others
Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate of the following regions from 2018 to 2028 are covered in Chapter 8 and Chapter 11:
United States
Europe
China
Japan
India
Southeast Asia
Latin America
Middle East and Africa
Others
In summary, this report relies on sources from both primary and secondary, combines comprehensive quantitative analysis with detailed qualitative analysis, and pictures the market from a macro overview to micro granular segment aspects. Whatever your role in this industry value chain is, you should benefit from this report with no doubt.
Chapter Outline
This report consists of 12 chapters. Below is a brief guideline to help you quickly grasp the main contents of each chapter:
Chapter 1 first introduces the product overview, market scope, product classification, application, and regional division, and then summarizes the global SDN and NFV market size in terms of revenue, sales volume, and average price.
Chapter 2 analyzes the main companies in the SDN and NFV industry, including their main businesses, products/services, sales, prices, revenue, gross profit margin, and the latest developments/updates.
Chapter 3 is an analysis of the competitive environment of SDN and NFV market participants. This mainly includes the revenue, sales, market share, and average price of the top players, along with the market concentration ratio in 2022 and the players' M&A and expansion in recent years.
Chapter 4 is an analysis of the SDN and NFV industrial chain, including raw material analysis, manufacturing cost structure, distributors, and major downstream buyers.
Chapter 5 focuses on SDN and NFV market dynamics and marketing strategy analysis, which include opportunities, challenges, industry development trends under inflation, industry news and policies analyzed by region, Porter's Five Forces analysis, as well as direct and indirect marketing, and the development trends of marketing channels.
Chapters 6-8 have segmented the SDN and NFV market by type, application, and region, with a focus on sales and value from 2018 to 2023 from both vertical and horizontal perspectives.
Chapters 9-11 provide detailed SDN and NFV market forecast data for 2023-2028, broken down by type and application, region, and major countries to help understand future growth trends.
Chapter 12 concludes with an explanation of the data sources and research methods. Verify and analyze through preliminary research to obtain final quantitative and qualitative data.
Years considered for this report:
Historical Years:
2018-2022Base Year:
2022Estimated Year:
2023Forecast Period:
2023-2028Frequently Asked Questions
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