Worldwide Telecom Network Functions Virtualization Software (VNF and NFVI) Forecast, 2022–2026
This IDC study presents the worldwide market forecast for telecom network functions virtualization software (VNF and NFVI) for the 2021–2026 period."Adoption of cloud-native network functions (CNFs) are slowing gaining momentum and are deployed alongside virtual network functions (VNFs) across communications SPs' cloud-based digital infrastructure for service agility, lower cost of ownership, and elastic scaling of the network. However, they face a range of dauting challenges, including lack of in-house expertise in cloud-native orchestration and infrastructure, difficulty defining and implementing comprehensive security, and operational complexity of managing on-premises, cloud, and multicloud networks." — Ajeet Das, research director, Carrier Network Infrastructure research at IDC
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- IDC Market Forecast Figure
- Executive Summary
- Advice for Technology Suppliers
- Market Forecast
- Overall Spending on Telecom NFV Software
- Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure
- Virtual Network Functions
- Core Transport Network VNF Forecast
- Mobile Infrastructure VNF Forecast
- Mobile Backhaul VNF Forecast
- Access VNF Forecast
- CPE VNF Forecast
- Market Context
- Drivers and Inhibitors
- Drivers
- Communications SPs Continue to Look for Ways to Cost-Effectively Offer New Network Services
- 5G Pushes Communications SPs to Virtualize, and Communications SPs Will Begin to Cloudify Network Functions for Easier Distribution Across the Core and Edge Networks
- Multi-Access Edge Computing Buildouts Provide a Fertile Ground for Carrier VNFs and CNFs to Be Deployed
- Inhibitors
- Telco Cloud Best Practice Debate: Virtual Machines or Bare Metal?
- Significant Market Developments
- Changes from Prior Forecast
- Market Definition
- Methodology
- Related Research
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