Global Network Function Virtualization Market 2023-2027

Global Network Function Virtualization Market 2023-2027


The network function virtualization market is forecasted to grow by USD 49.79 bn during 2022-2027, accelerating at a CAGR of 24.39% during the forecast period. The report on the network function virtualization market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by advances in network infrastructure, increase in number of smart-connected devices, and high penetration of wireless network infrastructure.

Technavio's network function virtualization market is segmented as below:

By Component
  • Solutions
  • Services
By End-user
  • IT and telecom
  • BFSI
  • Government
  • Others
By Geography
  • North America
  • Europe
  • APAC
  • Middle East and Africa
  • South America
This study identifies the increasing acceptance of cloud computing as one of the prime reasons driving the network function virtualization market growth during the next few years. Also, rising adoption of BYOD and introduction of next-generation networks will lead to sizable demand in the market.

The report on the network function virtualization market covers the following areas:
  • Network function virtualization market sizing
  • Network function virtualization market forecast
  • Network function virtualization market industry analysis
The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading network function virtualization market vendors that include 6WIND, A10 Networks Inc., Access Co. Ltd., Ciena Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Cloud Software Group Inc., Dell Technologies Inc., Fortinet Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Intel Corp., International Business Machines Corp., Juniper Networks Inc., Nokia Corp., Oracle Corp., Radware Ltd., Sandvine Corp., Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, and Ekinops SA. Also, the network function virtualization market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key vendors.

The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive research - both primary and secondary. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast the accurate market growth.


  • Executive Summary
    • Market overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Global Market Characteristics
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market by Geography
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Component
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by End-user
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Vendor Market Positioning
  • Market Landscape
    • Market ecosystem
      • Table Parent market
      • Table Market Characteristics
  • Market Sizing
    • Market definition
      • Table Offerings of vendors included in the market definition
    • Market segment analysis
      • Table Market segments
    • Market size 2022
    • Market outlook: Forecast for 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
  • Historic Market Size
    • Global network function virtualization market 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Data Table on global network function virtualization market 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
    • Component Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Component Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
    • End-user Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – End-user Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
    • Geography Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Geography Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
    • Country Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Country Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
  • Five Forces Analysis
    • Five forces summary
      • Table Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2022 and 2027
    • Bargaining power of buyers
      • Table Chart on Bargaining power of buyers – Impact of key factors 2022 and 2027
    • Bargaining power of suppliers
      • Table Bargaining power of suppliers – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of new entrants
      • Table Threat of new entrants – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of substitutes
      • Table Threat of substitutes – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of rivalry
      • Table Threat of rivalry – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Market condition
      • Table Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2022 and 2027
  • Market Segmentation by Component
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Component - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Component - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
    • Comparison by Component
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Component
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Component
    • Solutions - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Solutions - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Solutions - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Solutions - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Solutions - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Services - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Services - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Services - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Services - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Services - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Component
      • Table Market opportunity by Component ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Component ($ billion)
  • Market Segmentation by End-user
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on End-user - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on End-user - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
    • Comparison by End-user
      • Table Chart on Comparison by End-user
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by End-user
    • IT and telecom - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on IT and telecom - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on IT and telecom - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on IT and telecom - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on IT and telecom - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • BFSI - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on BFSI - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on BFSI - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on BFSI - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on BFSI - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Government - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Government - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Government - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Government - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Government - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by End-user
      • Table Market opportunity by End-user ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by End-user ($ billion)
  • Customer Landscape
    • Customer landscape overview
      • Table Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
  • Geographic Landscape
    • Geographic segmentation
      • Table Chart on Market share by geography 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Market share by geography 2022-2027 (%)
    • Geographic comparison
      • Table Chart on Geographic comparison
      • Table Data Table on Geographic comparison
    • North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022- 2027
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Canada - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Canada - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Canada - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Canada - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Canada - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • UK - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on UK - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on UK - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by geography
      • Table Market opportunity by geography ($ billion)
      • Table Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ billion)
  • Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
    • Market drivers
      • Advances in network infrastructure
      • Increase in number of smart-connected devices
      • High penetration of wireless network infrastructure
    • Market challenges
      • System integration and interoperability issues
      • Data privacy and security concerns
      • Lack of skilled network consultants
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
      • Table Impact of drivers and challenges in 2022 and 2027
    • Market trends
      • Increasing acceptance of cloud computing
      • Rising adoption of BYOD
      • Introduction of next-generation networks
  • Vendor Landscape
    • Overview
    • Vendor landscape
      • Table Overview on Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
    • Landscape disruption
      • Table Overview on factors of disruption
    • Industry risks
      • Table Impact of key risks on business
  • Vendor Analysis
    • Vendors covered
      • Table Vendors covered
    • Market positioning of vendors
      • Table Matrix on vendor position and classification
    • 6WIND
      • Table 6WIND - Overview
      • Table 6WIND - Product / Service
      • Table 6WIND - Key offerings
    • A10 Networks Inc.
      • Table A10 Networks Inc. - Overview
      • Table A10 Networks Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table A10 Networks Inc. - Key offerings
    • Ciena Corp.
      • Table Ciena Corp. - Overview
      • Table Ciena Corp. - Business segments
      • Table Ciena Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table Ciena Corp. - Segment focus
    • Cisco Systems Inc.
      • Table Cisco Systems Inc. - Overview
      • Table Cisco Systems Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Cisco Systems Inc. - Key news
      • Table Cisco Systems Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Cisco Systems Inc. - Segment focus
    • Cloud Software Group Inc.
      • Table Cloud Software Group Inc. - Overview
      • Table Cloud Software Group Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table Cloud Software Group Inc. - Key offerings
    • Dell Technologies Inc.
      • Table Dell Technologies Inc. - Overview
      • Table Dell Technologies Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Dell Technologies Inc. - Key news
      • Table Dell Technologies Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Dell Technologies Inc. - Segment focus
    • Fortinet Inc.
      • Table Fortinet Inc. - Overview
      • Table Fortinet Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table Fortinet Inc. - Key offerings
    • Fujitsu Ltd.
      • Table Fujitsu Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Fujitsu Ltd. - Business segments
      • Table Fujitsu Ltd. - Key news
      • Table Fujitsu Ltd. - Key offerings
      • Table Fujitsu Ltd. - Segment focus
    • Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
      • Table Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. - Overview
      • Table Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. - Business segments
      • Table Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. - Key news
      • Table Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. - Key offerings
      • Table Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. - Segment focus
    • Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
      • Table Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. - Business segments
      • Table Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. - Key news
      • Table Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
      • Table Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. - Segment focus
    • Intel Corp.
      • Table Intel Corp. - Overview
      • Table Intel Corp. - Business segments
      • Table Intel Corp. - Key news
      • Table Intel Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table Intel Corp. - Segment focus
    • International Business Machines Corp.
      • Table International Business Machines Corp. - Overview
      • Table International Business Machines Corp. - Business segments
      • Table International Business Machines Corp. - Key news
      • Table International Business Machines Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table International Business Machines Corp. - Segment focus
    • Nokia Corp.
      • Table Nokia Corp. - Overview
      • Table Nokia Corp. - Business segments
      • Table Nokia Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table Nokia Corp. - Segment focus
    • Oracle Corp.
      • Table Oracle Corp. - Overview
      • Table Oracle Corp. - Business segments
      • Table Oracle Corp. - Key news
      • Table Oracle Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table Oracle Corp. - Segment focus
    • Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
      • Table Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson - Overview
      • Table Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson - Business segments
      • Table Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson - Key news
      • Table Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson - Key offerings
      • Table Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson - Segment focus
  • Appendix
    • Scope of the report
      • Market definition
      • Objectives
      • Notes and caveats
    • Inclusions and exclusions checklist
      • Table Inclusions checklist
      • Table Exclusions checklist
    • Currency conversion rates for US$
      • Table Currency conversion rates for US$
    • Research methodology
      • Table Research methodology
      • Table Validation techniques employed for market sizing
      • Table Information sources
    • List of abbreviations
      • Table List of abbreviations

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