The global market for SDN and NFV was estimated to be worth US$ 44530 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 127100 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 16.4% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
Virtualization is enabling networking to design, implement, and manage network services far more efficiently than all premise bases. Among virtualization, SND and NFV are the two key technologies enabling the transition.
Two technology trends that are transforming network management, particularly those that are widely-distributed and employ public, private or hybrid cloud services, are software-defined networks (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV). North America, Europe, APAC are the representative regions, and the local vendors play important roles. NFV is expected to be more than SDN market, and has higher growth rate in the following years. The application field is mainly in Telecom and IT, BFSI, Government and Public Utilities currently. In addition, wider application scenario such as medical, energy and education will rise in the future. SDN and NFV industry concentration is relatively high. Top players such as Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, Intel, HP have market share more than 20% in total. United States has many vendors. The market entrance barrier is high.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for SDN and NFV, focusing on the total sales revenue, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of SDN and NFV by region & country, by Type, and by Application.
The SDN and NFV market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding SDN and NFV.
Market Segmentation
By Company
- Cisco
- Ericsson
- Huawei
- Nokia
- Intel
- HP
- IBM
- Juniper Networks
- Broadcom
- Dell
- Oracle
- NEC (Netcracker)
- Ciena (Blue Planet)
- Arista Networks
- Amdocs
- Comarch
- ZTE
- H3C
Segment by Type
Segment by Application
- Telecom and IT
- BFSI
- Government and Public Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Others
By Region
- North America
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Southeast Asia
- India
- Australia
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Nordic Countries
- Rest of Europe
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Rest of Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Rest of MEA
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size. This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of SDN and NFV company competitive landscape, revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Revenue of SDN and NFV in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 6: Revenue of SDN and NFV in country level. It provides sigmate data by Type, and by Application for each country/region.
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product revenue, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.
Table of Contents
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 SDN and NFV Product Introduction
- 1.2 Global SDN and NFV Market Size Forecast (2020-2031)
- 1.3 SDN and NFV Market Trends & Drivers
- 1.3.1 SDN and NFV Industry Trends
- 1.3.2 SDN and NFV Market Drivers & Opportunity
- 1.3.3 SDN and NFV Market Challenges
- 1.3.4 SDN and NFV Market Restraints
- 1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.5 Study Objectives
- 1.6 Years Considered
2 Competitive Analysis by Company
- 2.1 Global SDN and NFV Players Revenue Ranking (2024)
- 2.2 Global SDN and NFV Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.3 Key Companies SDN and NFV Manufacturing Base Distribution and Headquarters
- 2.4 Key Companies SDN and NFV Product Offered
- 2.5 Key Companies Time to Begin Mass Production of SDN and NFV
- 2.6 SDN and NFV Market Competitive Analysis
- 2.6.1 SDN and NFV Market Concentration Rate (2020-2025)
- 2.6.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Companies by SDN and NFV Revenue in 2024
- 2.6.3 Global Top Companies by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in SDN and NFV as of 2024)
- 2.7 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
3 Segmentation by Type
- 3.1 Introduction by Type
- 3.2 Global SDN and NFV Sales Value by Type
- 3.2.1 Global SDN and NFV Sales Value by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.2.2 Global SDN and NFV Sales Value, by Type (2020-2031)
- 3.2.3 Global SDN and NFV Sales Value, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
4 Segmentation by Application
- 4.1 Introduction by Application
- 4.1.1 Telecom and IT
- 4.1.2 BFSI
- 4.1.3 Government and Public Utilities
- 4.1.4 Manufacturing
- 4.1.5 Others
- 4.2 Global SDN and NFV Sales Value by Application
- 4.2.1 Global SDN and NFV Sales Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.2.2 Global SDN and NFV Sales Value, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.2.3 Global SDN and NFV Sales Value, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
5 Segmentation by Region
- 5.1 Global SDN and NFV Sales Value by Region
- 5.1.1 Global SDN and NFV Sales Value by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.1.2 Global SDN and NFV Sales Value by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.1.3 Global SDN and NFV Sales Value by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.1.4 Global SDN and NFV Sales Value by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.2 North America
- 5.2.1 North America SDN and NFV Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.2.2 North America SDN and NFV Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.3 Europe
- 5.3.1 Europe SDN and NFV Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.3.2 Europe SDN and NFV Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.4 Asia Pacific
- 5.4.1 Asia Pacific SDN and NFV Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.4.2 Asia Pacific SDN and NFV Sales Value by Region (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.5 South America
- 5.5.1 South America SDN and NFV Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.5.2 South America SDN and NFV Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.6 Middle East & Africa
- 5.6.1 Middle East & Africa SDN and NFV Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.6.2 Middle East & Africa SDN and NFV Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
6 Segmentation by Key Countries/Regions
- 6.1 Key Countries/Regions SDN and NFV Sales Value Growth Trends, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 6.2 Key Countries/Regions SDN and NFV Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.3 United States
- 6.3.1 United States SDN and NFV Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.3.2 United States SDN and NFV Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.3.3 United States SDN and NFV Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe SDN and NFV Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.4.2 Europe SDN and NFV Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4.3 Europe SDN and NFV Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5 China
- 6.5.1 China SDN and NFV Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.5.2 China SDN and NFV Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5.3 China SDN and NFV Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6 Japan
- 6.6.1 Japan SDN and NFV Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.6.2 Japan SDN and NFV Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6.3 Japan SDN and NFV Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7 South Korea
- 6.7.1 South Korea SDN and NFV Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.7.2 South Korea SDN and NFV Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7.3 South Korea SDN and NFV Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8 Southeast Asia
- 6.8.1 Southeast Asia SDN and NFV Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.8.2 Southeast Asia SDN and NFV Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8.3 Southeast Asia SDN and NFV Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9 India
- 6.9.1 India SDN and NFV Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.9.2 India SDN and NFV Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9.3 India SDN and NFV Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
7 Company Profiles
- 7.1 Cisco
- 7.1.1 Cisco Profile
- 7.1.2 Cisco Main Business
- 7.1.3 Cisco SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.1.4 Cisco SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.1.5 Cisco Recent Developments
- 7.2 Ericsson
- 7.2.1 Ericsson Profile
- 7.2.2 Ericsson Main Business
- 7.2.3 Ericsson SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.2.4 Ericsson SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.2.5 Ericsson Recent Developments
- 7.3 Huawei
- 7.3.1 Huawei Profile
- 7.3.2 Huawei Main Business
- 7.3.3 Huawei SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.3.4 Huawei SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.3.5 Huawei Recent Developments
- 7.4 Nokia
- 7.4.1 Nokia Profile
- 7.4.2 Nokia Main Business
- 7.4.3 Nokia SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.4.4 Nokia SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.4.5 Nokia Recent Developments
- 7.5 Intel
- 7.5.1 Intel Profile
- 7.5.2 Intel Main Business
- 7.5.3 Intel SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.5.4 Intel SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.5.5 Intel Recent Developments
- 7.6 HP
- 7.6.1 HP Profile
- 7.6.2 HP Main Business
- 7.6.3 HP SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.6.4 HP SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.6.5 HP Recent Developments
- 7.7 IBM
- 7.7.1 IBM Profile
- 7.7.2 IBM Main Business
- 7.7.3 IBM SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.7.4 IBM SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.7.5 IBM Recent Developments
- 7.8 Juniper Networks
- 7.8.1 Juniper Networks Profile
- 7.8.2 Juniper Networks Main Business
- 7.8.3 Juniper Networks SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.8.4 Juniper Networks SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.8.5 Juniper Networks Recent Developments
- 7.9 Broadcom
- 7.9.1 Broadcom Profile
- 7.9.2 Broadcom Main Business
- 7.9.3 Broadcom SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.9.4 Broadcom SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.9.5 Broadcom Recent Developments
- 7.10 Dell
- 7.10.1 Dell Profile
- 7.10.2 Dell Main Business
- 7.10.3 Dell SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.10.4 Dell SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.10.5 Dell Recent Developments
- 7.11 Oracle
- 7.11.1 Oracle Profile
- 7.11.2 Oracle Main Business
- 7.11.3 Oracle SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.11.4 Oracle SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.11.5 Oracle Recent Developments
- 7.12 NEC (Netcracker)
- 7.12.1 NEC (Netcracker) Profile
- 7.12.2 NEC (Netcracker) Main Business
- 7.12.3 NEC (Netcracker) SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.12.4 NEC (Netcracker) SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.12.5 NEC (Netcracker) Recent Developments
- 7.13 Ciena (Blue Planet)
- 7.13.1 Ciena (Blue Planet) Profile
- 7.13.2 Ciena (Blue Planet) Main Business
- 7.13.3 Ciena (Blue Planet) SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.13.4 Ciena (Blue Planet) SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.13.5 Ciena (Blue Planet) Recent Developments
- 7.14 Arista Networks
- 7.14.1 Arista Networks Profile
- 7.14.2 Arista Networks Main Business
- 7.14.3 Arista Networks SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.14.4 Arista Networks SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.14.5 Arista Networks Recent Developments
- 7.15 Amdocs
- 7.15.1 Amdocs Profile
- 7.15.2 Amdocs Main Business
- 7.15.3 Amdocs SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.15.4 Amdocs SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.15.5 Amdocs Recent Developments
- 7.16 Comarch
- 7.16.1 Comarch Profile
- 7.16.2 Comarch Main Business
- 7.16.3 Comarch SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.16.4 Comarch SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.16.5 Comarch Recent Developments
- 7.17 ZTE
- 7.17.1 ZTE Profile
- 7.17.2 ZTE Main Business
- 7.17.3 ZTE SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.17.4 ZTE SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.17.5 ZTE Recent Developments
- 7.18 H3C
- 7.18.1 H3C Profile
- 7.18.2 H3C Main Business
- 7.18.3 H3C SDN and NFV Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.18.4 H3C SDN and NFV Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.18.5 H3C Recent Developments
8 Industry Chain Analysis
- 8.1 SDN and NFV Industrial Chain
- 8.2 SDN and NFV Upstream Analysis
- 8.2.1 Key Raw Materials
- 8.2.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.2.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 8.3 Midstream Analysis
- 8.4 Downstream Analysis (Customers Analysis)
- 8.5 Sales Model and Sales Channels
- 8.5.1 SDN and NFV Sales Model
- 8.5.2 Sales Channel
- 8.5.3 SDN and NFV Distributors
9 Research Findings and Conclusion
10 Appendix
- 10.1 Research Methodology
- 10.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 10.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
- 10.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
- 10.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
- 10.1.2 Data Source
- 10.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
- 10.1.2.2 Primary Sources
- 10.2 Author Details
- 10.3 Disclaimer