Global 5G Lightweight Core Network Market Growth (Status and Outlook) 2025-2031

The global 5G Lightweight Core Network market size is predicted to grow from US$ 912 million in 2025 to US$ 1878 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.8% from 2025 to 2031.

5G Lightweight Core Network refers to a 5G core network architecture optimized for specific application scenarios, aiming to reduce complexity, cost and resource consumption while maintaining the key functions of the 5G core network. Lightweight 5GC is customized for industry users based on the standard 5GC functional architecture. Among them, the lightweight 5GC product with a simplified structure integrates four major network functions: AMF, SMF, UDM and UPF. It is mainly aimed at scenarios such as the Internet of Things (IoT), industrial Internet, and private networks, meeting the requirements of low power consumption, low cost, and high-density connections.

United States market for 5G Lightweight Core Network is estimated to increase from US$ million in 2024 to US$ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % from 2025 through 2031.

China market for 5G Lightweight Core Network is estimated to increase from US$ million in 2024 to US$ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % from 2025 through 2031.

Europe market for 5G Lightweight Core Network is estimated to increase from US$ million in 2024 to US$ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % from 2025 through 2031.

Global key 5G Lightweight Core Network players cover Huawei, ZTE, Ericsson, Nokia, Guangzhou Aipulu Network Technology Co., Ltd., etc. In terms of revenue, the global two largest companies occupied for a share nearly % in 2024.

LPI (LP Information)' newest research report, the “5G Lightweight Core Network Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world 5G Lightweight Core Network sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected 5G Lightweight Core Network sales for 2025 through 2031. With 5G Lightweight Core Network sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world 5G Lightweight Core Network industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global 5G Lightweight Core Network landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyses the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on 5G Lightweight Core Network portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global 5G Lightweight Core Network market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for 5G Lightweight Core Network and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global 5G Lightweight Core Network.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of 5G Lightweight Core Network market by product type, application, key players and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:
Cloud Deployment Mode
All-in-one Deployment Mode
Hybrid Deployment Mode

Segmentation by Application:
Smart City
Smart Transportation
Smart Mining
Smart Industrial
Others

This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analyzing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Huawei
ZTE
Ericsson
Nokia
Guangzhou Aipulu Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Shiju Network
Putian Technology
Hytera Communications Co., Ltd.

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