Global SDN and NFV Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2031

Summary

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.

According to APO Research, The global SDN and NFV market was estimated at US$ million in 2025 and is projected to reach a revised size of US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2026-2031.

North American market for SDN and NFV is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for SDN and NFV is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Europe market for SDN and NFV is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

The major global companies of SDN and NFV include Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, Intel, HP, IBM, Juniper Networks and Broadcom, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for SDN and NFV, 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.

The SDN and NFV market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global SDN and NFV market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, gross margin by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

SDN and NFV Segment 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

SDN and NFV Segment by Type

SDN
NFV

SDN and NFV Segment by Application

Telecom and IT
BFSI
Government and Public Utilities
Manufacturing
Others

SDN and NFV Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global SDN and NFV market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of SDN and NFV and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of SDN and NFV.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of global and regional market size and CAGR for the history and forecast period (2020-2025, 2026-2031). It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: 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 3: 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 4: Introduces 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 5: Detailed analysis of SDN and NFV companies' competitive landscape, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product introduction, revenue, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Concluding Insights of the report

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1 Market Overview

1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.3 Global SDN and NFV Market Size Overview by Region 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
1.4 Global SDN and NFV Market Size by Region (2020-2031)
1.4.1 Global SDN and NFV Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
1.4.2 Global SDN and NFV Market Size by Region (2026-2031)
1.5 Key Regions SDN and NFV Market Size (2020-2031)
1.5.1 North America SDN and NFV Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.2 Europe SDN and NFV Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.3 Asia-Pacific SDN and NFV Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.4 South America SDN and NFV Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.5 Middle East & Africa SDN and NFV Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
2 SDN and NFV Market by Type

2.1 Type Introduction
2.1.1 SDN
2.1.2 NFV
2.2 Global SDN and NFV Market Size by Type
2.2.1 Global SDN and NFV Market Size Overview by Type (2020-2031)
2.2.2 Global SDN and NFV Historic Market Size Review by Type (2020-2025)
2.2.3 Global SDN and NFV Market Size Forecasted by Type (2026-2031)
2.3 Global SDN and NFV Market Size by Regions
2.3.1 North America SDN and NFV Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Europe SDN and NFV Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Asia-Pacific SDN and NFV Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.4 South America SDN and NFV Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.5 Middle East and Africa SDN and NFV Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
3 SDN and NFV Market by Application

3.1 Type Introduction
3.1.1 Telecom and IT
3.1.2 BFSI
3.1.3 Government and Public Utilities
3.1.4 Manufacturing
3.1.5 Others
3.2 Global SDN and NFV Market Size by Application
3.2.1 Global SDN and NFV Market Size Overview by Application (2020-2031)
3.2.2 Global SDN and NFV Historic Market Size Review by Application (2020-2025)
3.2.3 Global SDN and NFV Market Size Forecasted by Application (2026-2031)
3.3 Global SDN and NFV Market Size by Regions
3.3.1 North America SDN and NFV Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.2 Europe SDN and NFV Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.3 Asia-Pacific SDN and NFV Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.4 South America SDN and NFV Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.5 Middle East and Africa SDN and NFV Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
4 Global Market Dynamics

4.1 SDN and NFV Industry Trends
4.2 SDN and NFV Industry Drivers
4.3 SDN and NFV Industry Opportunities and Challenges
4.4 SDN and NFV Industry Restraints
5 Competitive Insights by Company

5.1 Global Top Players by SDN and NFV Revenue (2020-2025)
5.2 Global SDN and NFV Industry Company Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
5.3 Global SDN and NFV Key Company Headquarters & Area Served
5.4 Global SDN and NFV Company, Product Type & Application
5.5 Global SDN and NFV Company Commercialization Time
5.6 Market Competitive Analysis
5.6.1 Global SDN and NFV Market CR5 and HHI
5.6.2 Global Top 5 and 10 SDN and NFV Players Market Share by Revenue in 2024
5.6.3 2024 SDN and NFV Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
6 Company Profiles

6.1 Cisco
6.1.1 Cisco Comapny Information
6.1.2 Cisco Business Overview
6.1.3 Cisco SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 Cisco SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.1.5 Cisco Recent Developments
6.2 Ericsson
6.2.1 Ericsson Comapny Information
6.2.2 Ericsson Business Overview
6.2.3 Ericsson SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Ericsson SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.2.5 Ericsson Recent Developments
6.3 Huawei
6.3.1 Huawei Comapny Information
6.3.2 Huawei Business Overview
6.3.3 Huawei SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 Huawei SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.3.5 Huawei Recent Developments
6.4 Nokia
6.4.1 Nokia Comapny Information
6.4.2 Nokia Business Overview
6.4.3 Nokia SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Nokia SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.4.5 Nokia Recent Developments
6.5 Intel
6.5.1 Intel Comapny Information
6.5.2 Intel Business Overview
6.5.3 Intel SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 Intel SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.5.5 Intel Recent Developments
6.6 HP
6.6.1 HP Comapny Information
6.6.2 HP Business Overview
6.6.3 HP SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 HP SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.6.5 HP Recent Developments
6.7 IBM
6.7.1 IBM Comapny Information
6.7.2 IBM Business Overview
6.7.3 IBM SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 IBM SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.7.5 IBM Recent Developments
6.8 Juniper Networks
6.8.1 Juniper Networks Comapny Information
6.8.2 Juniper Networks Business Overview
6.8.3 Juniper Networks SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 Juniper Networks SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.8.5 Juniper Networks Recent Developments
6.9 Broadcom
6.9.1 Broadcom Comapny Information
6.9.2 Broadcom Business Overview
6.9.3 Broadcom SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 Broadcom SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.9.5 Broadcom Recent Developments
6.10 Dell
6.10.1 Dell Comapny Information
6.10.2 Dell Business Overview
6.10.3 Dell SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 Dell SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.10.5 Dell Recent Developments
6.11 Oracle
6.11.1 Oracle Comapny Information
6.11.2 Oracle Business Overview
6.11.3 Oracle SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 Oracle SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.11.5 Oracle Recent Developments
6.12 NEC (Netcracker)
6.12.1 NEC (Netcracker) Comapny Information
6.12.2 NEC (Netcracker) Business Overview
6.12.3 NEC (Netcracker) SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.12.4 NEC (Netcracker) SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.12.5 NEC (Netcracker) Recent Developments
6.13 Ciena (Blue Planet)
6.13.1 Ciena (Blue Planet) Comapny Information
6.13.2 Ciena (Blue Planet) Business Overview
6.13.3 Ciena (Blue Planet) SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.13.4 Ciena (Blue Planet) SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.13.5 Ciena (Blue Planet) Recent Developments
6.14 Arista Networks
6.14.1 Arista Networks Comapny Information
6.14.2 Arista Networks Business Overview
6.14.3 Arista Networks SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.14.4 Arista Networks SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.14.5 Arista Networks Recent Developments
6.15 Amdocs
6.15.1 Amdocs Comapny Information
6.15.2 Amdocs Business Overview
6.15.3 Amdocs SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.15.4 Amdocs SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.15.5 Amdocs Recent Developments
6.16 Comarch
6.16.1 Comarch Comapny Information
6.16.2 Comarch Business Overview
6.16.3 Comarch SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.16.4 Comarch SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.16.5 Comarch Recent Developments
6.17 ZTE
6.17.1 ZTE Comapny Information
6.17.2 ZTE Business Overview
6.17.3 ZTE SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.17.4 ZTE SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.17.5 ZTE Recent Developments
6.18 H3C
6.18.1 H3C Comapny Information
6.18.2 H3C Business Overview
6.18.3 H3C SDN and NFV Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.18.4 H3C SDN and NFV Product Portfolio
6.18.5 H3C Recent Developments
7 North America

7.1 North America SDN and NFV Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2 North America SDN and NFV Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.3 North America SDN and NFV Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8 Europe

8.1 Europe SDN and NFV Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2 Europe SDN and NFV Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.3 Europe SDN and NFV Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9 Asia-Pacific

9.1 Asia-Pacific SDN and NFV Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.2 Asia-Pacific SDN and NFV Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.3 Asia-Pacific SDN and NFV Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10 South America

10.1 South America SDN and NFV Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.2 South America SDN and NFV Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.3 South America SDN and NFV Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11 Middle East & Africa

11.1 Middle East & Africa SDN and NFV Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.2 Middle East & Africa SDN and NFV Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.3 Middle East & Africa SDN and NFV Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12 Concluding Insights
13 Appendix

13.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
13.2 Research Methodology
13.3 Research Process
13.4 Authors List of This Report
13.5 Data Source
13.5.1 Secondary Sources
13.5.2 Primary Sources

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