Growth Opportunities in Global Enterprise Network Services, 2024–2028

The global enterprise network services market has experienced modest contraction in recent years with this capital-intensive and mature market. Key macroeconomic factors, including elevated interest rates and persistent inflation, have exerted downward pressure on market dynamics. In addition, price compression in network services has intensified as competition rises and firms leverage cost-reducing technologies. The adoption of software-defined networking has further contributed to this trend by enabling enterprises to shift to lower-cost, cloud-based network access and services.

These declines are not entirely offset by areas that are growing for network providers, such as managed services, expanding to the LAN, security offerings, private 5G, and the internet of things. The challenge of today’s operators is supporting both legacy and modern infrastructures.

The market includes more than 35 players, but the top 4 hold a combined 55.0% market share. The projected revenue CAGR from 2023 is 2028 is 1.5%, with connection CAGR of 2.9%.


Scope of Analysis
Scope of Analysis
Strategic Imperatives
Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
The Strategic Imperative 8™
The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the Network Services Industry
Growth Opportunity Analysis
Growth Metrics
Growth Drivers
Growth Restraints
Revenue Forecast
Revenue Forecast Analysis
Connection Forecast
Connection Forecast Analysis
Growth Opportunity Universe
Growth Opportunity 1: Continue Layering in Security
Growth Opportunity 1: Continue Layering in Security (continued)
Growth Opportunity 2: Monetize Observability
Growth Opportunity 2: Monetize Observability (continued)
Growth Opportunity 3: Expand Private 5G
Growth Opportunity 3: Expand Private 5G (continued)
Next Steps
Benefits and Impacts of Growth Opportunities
Next Steps
List of Exhibits
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