The SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Ecosystem: 2017 – 2030 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts
"While the advantages of SDN (Software Defined Networking) and network virtualization are well known in the enterprise IT and data center world, both technologies also bring a host of benefits to the telecommunications service provider community. Not only can these technologies help address the explosive capacity demand of mobile traffic, but they can also reduce the CapEx and OpEx burden faced by service providers to handle this demand by diminishing reliance on expensive proprietary hardware platforms. The recognition of these benefits has led to the emergence of the NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) concept that seeks to virtualize and effectively consolidate many service provider network elements onto multi-tenant industry-standard servers, switches and storage.
Service providers u2013 both mobile and fixed-line u2013 have already begun making significant investments in SDN and NFV across a number of use cases including but not limited to uCPE/vCPE, SD-WAN, vEPC, vIMS, Cloud RAN and vCDN. SNS Research estimates that service provider SDN and NFV investments will grow at a CAGR of approximately 45% between 2017 and 2020, eventually accounting for nearly $22 Billion in revenue by the end of 2020.
The “SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Ecosystem: 2017 u2013 2030 u2013 Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts” report presents an in-depth assessment of the SDN, NFV and network virtualization ecosystem including enabling technologies, key trends, market drivers, challenges, use cases, deployment case studies, regulatory landscape, standardization, opportunities, future roadmap, value chain, ecosystem player profiles and strategies. The report also presents market size forecasts from 2017 till 2030. The forecasts are segmented for 10 submarkets, 2 user base categories, 9 functional areas, 6 regions and 34 countries.
The report comes with an associated Excel datasheet suite covering quantitative data from all numeric forecasts presented in the report."
"Topics Covered
The report covers the following topics:
- SDN, NFV and network virtualization ecosystem
- Market drivers and barriers
- Enabling technologies, protocols, architecture and key trends
- SDN and NFV use cases across service provider, data center and enterprise networks
- Commercial SDN and NFV deployments \u2013 including 10 comprehensive case studies
- Review of key functional areas including uCPE\/vCPE, SD-WAN, data center SDN, vEPC, vIMS, Cloud RAN and vCDN
- Assessment of CapEx savings potential of service provider SDN and NFV investments
- Management and orchestration platforms for software-centric networks
- Standardization, regulatory and collaborative initiatives
- Industry roadmap and value chain
- Profiles and strategies of over 270 ecosystem players including SDN\/NFV specialists
- Strategic recommendations for enabling technology providers, network infrastructure vendors, IT giants, pure-play SDN\/NFV specialists, enterprises, data center operators and service providers
- Market analysis and forecasts from 2017 till 2030
Forecast Segmentation
Market forecasts are provided for each of the following submarkets, user base and functional area categories:
Submarkets
- SDN\/SD-WAN Hardware & Software
- NFV Hardware & Software
- Other Network Virtualization Software
User Base Categories
- Service Providers
- Enterprises & Data Centers
SDN\/SD-WAN Submarkets
- SDN-Enabled Switches, Routers & Other Appliances
- SDN Controller Software
- SDN Orchestration Software
- SDN Network Applications
- SD-WAN Appliances
- SD-WAN Control & Overlay Software
NFV Submarkets
- NFVI (NFV Infrastructure)
- NFV MANO (Management & Orchestration) Software
- VNF (Virtualized Network Function) Software
Service Provider Functional Area Categories
- CDN (Content Delivery Network)
- CPE (Customer Premises Equipment)
- Data Center
- Fixed Access Network
- IMS & VoLTE
- Mobile Core
- Policy Control
- RAN (Radio Access Network)
- Transport Network
- Other Areas
The following regional and country markets are also covered:
Regional Markets
- Asia Pacific
- Eastern Europe
- Latin & Central America
- Middle East & Africa
- North America
- Western Europe
Country Markets
- Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, UK, USA
Key Questions Answered
The report provides answers to the following key questions:
- How big is the SDN, NFV and network virtualization opportunity?
- What trends, challenges and barriers are influencing its growth?
- How is the ecosystem evolving by segment and region?
- What will the market size be in 2020 and at what rate will it grow?
- Which regions, submarkets and countries will see the highest percentage of growth?
- What is the status of SDN and NFV deployments across service provider, data center and enterprise networks?
- How big is the opportunity for service provider and cloud managed SD-WAN services?
- How are service provider-led initiatives driving SDN and NFV investments?
- How does regulation impact the adoption of software-centric networks?
- What level of CapEx savings can SDN and NFV facilitate for service providers?
- Do SDN and NFV pose a threat to traditional network infrastructure vendors?
- Who are the key market players and what are their strategies?
- What strategies should enabling technology providers, network infrastructure vendors, SDN\/NFV specialists, service providers and other ecosystem players adopt to remain competitive?
Key Findings
The report has the following key findings:
- SNS Research estimates that service provider SDN and NFV investments will grow at a CAGR of approximately 45% between 2017 and 2020, eventually accounting for nearly $22 Billion in revenue by the end of 2020.
- Spearheaded by internet giants, data center operators and large enterprises, the adoption of software-centric networking is also continuing to grow in the enterprise and data center segment. SNS Research estimates that SDN and network virtualization investments in this segment accounted for $12 Billion in 2017 alone.
- New market players are beginning to emerge as service providers accelerate their transition to software-centric networks. For example, with their early wins in NFV-compliant mobile core and IMS platforms, companies such as Mavenir Systems and Affirmed Networks have emerged as direct competitors to established wireless network infrastructure giants.
- With the emergence of initiatives such as the Linux Foundation's ONAP (Open Network Automation Platform), ETSI's OSM (Open-Source MANO) and SK Telecom's T-MANO, solutions are beginning to be commercialized that can perform integrated management and orchestration of VNFs from multiple vendors."
The SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Ecosystem: 2017 – 2030 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts
Chapter 1: Introduction |
Executive Summary |
Topics Covered |
Forecast Segmentation |
Key Questions Answered |
Key Findings |
Methodology |
Target Audience |
Companies & Organizations Mentioned |
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Chapter 2: An Overview of SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization |
What is Network Virtualization? |
What is SDN (Software Defined Networking)? |
SDN Protocols |
OpenFlow |
BGP-TE (Border Gateway Protocol – Traffic Engineering) |
PCEP (Path Computation Element Protocol) |
I2RS (Interface to the Routing System) |
VxLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN) |
ALTO (Application Layer Traffic Optimization) |
IETF Software Driven Networks |
SDN Implementation Approaches |
Network Virtualization Approach |
Evolutionary Approach |
The “Central Control” Approach |
What is NFV (Network Functions Virtualization)? |
NFV Enabling Technologies |
Cloud Computing and Network Virtualization |
Open Management and Control Protocols |
Industry Standard High-Volume Servers |
NFV Implementation Architecture |
NFVI (NFV Infrastructure) |
Hardware Resources |
Virtualized Resources |
VNFs (Virtualized Network Functions) |
NFV-MANO (NFV-Management and Orchestration) |
VIM (Virtualized Infrastructure Manager) |
NFVO (NFV Orchestrator) |
VNF Manager |
How SDN and NFV Differ from Each Other? |
Similarities and Differences |
Can Both Technologies Complement Each Other? |
How Are Vendors Positioning their Solutions? |
Market Drivers |
Leveraging Generic Low-Cost Hardware |
Multi-Tenancy on Same Hardware |
Reduced Power Consumption |
Faster TTM (Time-to-Market) |
Improved Operational Efficiency & Performance |
Centralized Provisioning and Network Control |
Ability to Launch New Services & Virtual Networks Quickly |
Dynamic Scaling of Services |
Opening the Door to Multi-vendor Interoperability |
CapEx and OpEx Reduction |
Fast Troubleshooting and Improved Diagnostics |
Vendor Support |
Market Barriers |
Lack of Standardization & Technology Maturity |
Uncertain Cost-Benefits Tradeoffs |
NFV May Slow/Delay Traffic |
Will Multi-vendor Interoperability Really Work? |
Co-Existence with Legacy Networks: Integration Challenges |
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Chapter 3: SDN & NFV Use Case Scenarios |
Enterprise, Data Center & Generic Use Cases |
Network Virtualization |
Data Center Optimization |
SD-WAN (Software Defined WAN) |
Tap Aggregation |
Dynamic WAN Re-Routing |
Network Exchange: Interconnecting Physical Networks |
Improved Traffic Engineering |
Converged Storage |
Service Provider Centric Use Cases |
vRAN (Virtualized RAN) & Cloud RAN |
Wireline Fixed Access Network Virtualization |
vCPE/uCPE (Virtualized & Universal Customer Premises Equipment) |
Mobile Backhaul Virtualization |
Mobile Core & Gi-LAN Virtualization |
IMS & VoLTE Virtualization |
DPI Virtualization |
Policy Control Virtualization |
OSS/BSS Virtualization |
Virtual Routers |
Virtualization & Control of Security Functions |
Virtualization of CDNs (Content Delivery Networks) |
MEC (Multi-Access Edge Computing) |
Network Slicing |
Service Chaining |
Bandwidth-on-Demand |
Packet-Optical Integration |
SDN/NFV Iaas (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) |
VNFaas (VNF-as-a-Service) |
VNPaaS (Virtual Network-Platform-as-a-Service) |
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Chapter 4: SDN & NFV Deployment Case Studies & Commitments |
Case Studies |
AT&T |
Overview |
Key Vendors |
SDN/NFV Deployment Review |
Baidu |
Overview |
Key Vendors |
SDN/NFV Deployment Review |
CenturyLink |
Overview |
Key Vendors |
SDN/NFV Deployment Review |
Equinix |
Overview |
Key Vendors |
SDN/NFV Deployment Review |
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Overview |
Key Vendors |
SDN/NFV Deployment Review |
NTT Group |
Overview |
Key Vendors |
SDN/NFV Deployment Review |
SK Telecom |
Overview |
Key Vendors |
SDN/NFV Deployment Review |
Telefónica Group |
Overview |
Key Vendors |
SDN/NFV Deployment Review |
Verizon Communications |
Overview |
Key Vendors |
SDN/NFV Deployment Review |
Vodafone Group |
Overview |
Key Vendors |
SDN/NFV Deployment Review |
Review of Other SDN & NFV Commitments |
Service Providers |
A1 Telekom Austria Group |
Altice Group |
ASPIDER-NGI |
Axiata Group |
BCE (Bell Canada) |
BT Group |
China Mobile |
China Telecom |
China Unicom |
Colt Technology Services Group |
Comcast |
Digicel |
DT (Deutsche Telekom) |
Etisalat |
IIJ (Internet Initiative Japan) |
KDDI Corporation |
KPN |
KT Corporation |
LG Uplus |
NAKA Mobile |
Ngena |
Ooredoo |
Orange |
PCCW Global |
Singtel |
SoftBank Group |
Sprint Corporation |
STC (Saudi Telecom Company) |
Swisscom |
Telecom Italia |
Telenor Group |
Telstra |
Turk Telekom |
Windstream Communications |
Enterprises & Data Centers |
Internet Giants |
Data Center Operators |
Large Enterprises |
SMEs (Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises) |
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Chapter 5: Industry Roadmap and Value Chain |
Industry Roadmap |
Pre-2020: Moving Towards Network-Wide Orchestration |
2020 – 2025: Large-Scale Service Provider Rollouts |
2025 – 2030: Continued Investments with 5G & Next Generation Network Rollouts |
Value Chain |
Enabling Technology Providers |
Pure-Play SDN & NFV Specialists |
Network Infrastructure Vendors |
IT Industry Giants |
Mobile Infrastructure Vendors |
Policy, OSS, BSS & Other Software Vendors |
Enterprises |
Service Providers |
Data Center Operators |
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Chapter 6: Standardization, Regulatory & Collaborative Initiatives |
3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) |
End-to-End Management for Virtualized 3GPP Networks |
5G PPP (5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership) |
SDN / NFV WG (Working Group) |
Key Projects Focusing on the Use of SDN & NFV |
ASF (Apache Software Foundation) |
Mesos |
ARIA TOSCA |
CloudStack |
ATIS (Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions) |
NFV-F (NFV Forum) |
Broadband Forum |
TR-317 & TR-328: vCPE Implementation |
SDN and NFV Work Area |
CloudCO (Cloud Central Office) |
Migration to SDN-Enabled Management and Control |
FANS (Fixed Access Network Sharing) |
Support for SDN in Access Network Nodes |
YANG Models for SDN in Access Nodes |
Other Work |
CableLabs |
SNAPS (SDN/NFV Application development Platform and Stack) |
CAICT (China Academy of Information and Communications Technology) |
SDNFVIA (SDN/NFV Industry Alliance) |
CloudNFV & ExperiaSphere |
Open Platform for NFV |
Service-Layer Based MANO |
Django Software Foundation |
Django Web Framework |
ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) |
NFV ISG (Industry Specification Group) |
Release 1 |
Release 2 |
Release 3 |
OSM (Open Source MANO) Group |
ZSM (Zero touch network and Service Management) ISG |
FreeBSD Foundation |
FreeBSD Operating System |
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) |
IEEE SDN Initiative |
IEEE 1903: NGSON (Next Generation Service Overlay Networks) |
IEEE 1913: SDQC (Software-Defined Quantum Communication) |
IEEE 1915.1, 1916.1 & 1917.1: Standards for SDN/NFV Security, Performance & Reliability |
IEEE 1921.1: SDN Bootstrapping Procedures |
IEEE 1930.1: SDN based Middleware for Control and Management |
Other Standards & Recommended Practices |
IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) & IRTF (Internet Research Task Force) |
SDN Protocols, Working Groups, & Research Programs |
NFV Working Groups & Research Programs |
ITU (International Telecommunications Union) |
Standardization Activities for SDN & Network Virtualization |
JCA-SDN (Joint Coordination Activity on Software-Defined Networking) |
SG (Study Group) 13 on Future Networks |
SG (Study Group) 11: Signaling Requirements, Protocols & Test Specifications |
Other Study Groups: Transport, Multimedia & Security |
Linux Foundation |
ODL (OpenDayLight) |
OpenContrail |
OPNFV (Open Platform for NFV) |
ONAP (Open Network Automation Platform) |
CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation) |
Kubernetes |
Cloud Foundry Foundation |
CF (Cloud Foundry) Application Runtime |
CF Container Runtime |
CF BOSH & Other Projects |
ONOS (Open Network Operating System) |
OCI (Open Container Initiative) |
CORD (Central Office Re-architected as a Datacenter) |
Open Switch |
Open vSwitch |
DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) |
FD.io (Fast Data Project) |
Xen Project |
Xen Hypervisor |
Xen Cloud Platform |
XAPI |
Mirage OS |
Unikraft |
Xen ARM |
Node.js |
Other Relevant Projects & Specifications |
MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) |
Third Network Vision |
Third Network Orchestration Services |
LSO (Lifecycle Services Orchestration) Framework, APIs & SDKs |
Inter-Provider LSO Sonata APIs & SDK |
Intra-Provider LSO Presto APIs & SDK |
Software-Driven Reference Implementations and MEFnet |
NetBSD Foundation |
NetBSD Operating System |
OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) |
TOSCA (Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications) |
OCP (Open Compute Project) Foundation |
Telco Project |
Networking Project |
OMG (Object Management Group) |
SDN Working Group |
ONF (Open Networking Foundation) |
Software Defined Standards |
OpenFlow |
Other Recommendations & Publications |
Platforms |
CORD (Central Office Re-Architected as a Datacenter) |
CORD-XOS |
CORD-Trellis |
ONOS (Open Network Operating System) |
MININET |
Solutions |
R-CORD, M-CORD & E-CORD |
ODTN (Open Disaggregated Transport Network) |
Incubator Projects |
Delta |
Information Modeling |
iSDX |
Open Datapath |
Open Transport Configuration & Control |
ONUG (Open Networking User Group) |
ONUG Working Groups |
OSE (Open SD-WAN Exchange) |
M&A (Monitoring & Analytics) |
S-DSS (Software-Defined Security Services) |
HMC (Hybrid Multi-Cloud) |
Container |
OpenStack Foundation |
OpenStack Operating System |
Compute |
Storage, Backup & Recovery |
Networking & Content Delivery |
Data & Analytics |
Security, Identity & Compliance |
Management Tools |
Deployment Tools |
Application Services |
Monitoring & Metering |
P4 Language Consortium |
P4 Programming Language for Network Switches |
SDN/NFV Forum, South Korea |
Committees & Working Groups |
TIP (Telecom Infra Project) |
Use of SDN & NFV in Access, Transport & Core Networks |
TM Forum |
ZOOM (Zero-touch Orchestration, Operations and Management) Project |
Core Frameworx |
Virtualization Proof-of-Concept Catalysts |
TTA (Telecommunications Technology Association of Korea) |
PG220 (Future Internet Project Group) |
Vendor Led Initiatives & Ecosystem Programs |
ADTRAN's Mosaic Open Network Alliance |
ADVA's Ensemble Harmony Ecosystem |
Amdocs' NFV Partner Program |
Big Switch Networks' Open Source Projects |
ONL (Open Network Linux) |
Project Floodlight & Others |
Canonical's Open Source Projects |
Ubuntu |
Juju |
Linux Containers |
Ciena Blue Orbit Ecosystem |
Cloudify's Open-Source NFV Orchestration Platform |
Docker's Partner Program & Moby Project |
HPE's OpenNFV Partner Program & SDN Ecosystem Alliance |
OpenNFV Partner Program |
SDN Ecosystem Alliance |
Intel's Network, Cloud, Fabric & Storage Builders Programs |
Juniper's Data Center, Cloud, and NFV Partner Program |
Midokura's MidoNet |
NEC/NetCracker's Ecosystem 2.0 & SDN Partner Space |
Ecosystem 2.0 |
SDN Partner Space |
Nokia's CloudBand Ecosystem & VSP Integration Partner Program |
CloudBand Ecosystem |
VSP Integration Partner Program |
Red Hat's NFV Ecosystem & Open-Source Projects |
NFV Ecosystem |
OpenShift |
Fedora |
Wind River's Titanium Cloud Ecosystem |
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Chapter 7: Company Profiles |
6WIND |
A10 Networks |
Accedian Networks |
Accelleran |
Accton Technology Corporation/Edgecore Networks |
Actus Networks |
ADARA Networks |
Adax |
ADLINK Technology |
ADTRAN |
ADVA Optical Networking |
Advantech |
Affirmed Networks |
Airspan Networks |
Akamai Technologies |
ALAXALA Networks Corporation |
Albis Technologies |
Alepo |
Alianza |
Allied Telesis |
Allot Communications |
Alpha Networks |
ALTEN Calsoft Labs |
Altiostar Networks |
Alvarion Technologies |
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) |
Amdocs |
ANEVIA |
Argela |
Aricent |
Arista Networks |
ARM Holdings |
ARRIS International |
Artesyn Embedded Technologies |
ASOCS |
Astellia |
Athonet |
AttoCore |
AudioCodes |
Avaya |
Avi Networks |
AWS (Amazon Web Services) |
Baicells Technologies |
Barefoot Networks |
Barracuda Networks |
Benu Networks |
Big Switch Networks |
Brain4Net |
Broadcom |
Broadpeak |
CA Technologies |
Canoga Perkins Corporation |
Canonical |
Casa Systems |
CCN (Cirrus Core Networks) |
Cedexis |
Centec Networks |
CENX |
Ceragon Networks |
Certes Networks |
CertusNet |
Check Point Software Technologies |
Ciena Corporation |
Cisco Systems |
Citrix Systems |
Clavister |
ClearPath Networks |
CloudGenix |
Cloudify |
CND (Core Network Dynamics) |
Cobham Group |
Cohesive Networks |
Colt Technology Services Group |
Comodo |
Concurrent |
Contela |
Coriant |
Corsa Technology |
Cradlepoint |
Creanord |
Cumulus Networks |
Cyxtera Technologies |
DASAN Zhone Solutions |
Datavision |
Dell Technologies |
Delta |
Dialogic |
Dimetis |
Docker |
Dorado Software |
Druid Software |
DXC Technology |
ECI Telecom |
Edgeware |
Ekinops |
ELUON Corporation |
Enea |
ENENSYS Technologies |
EnterpriseWeb |
Ericsson |
Ethernity Networks |
Exaware |
EXFO |
Expeto Wireless |
Expway |
Extreme Networks |
F5 Networks |
FibroLAN |
Flash Networks |
Flex |
Fortinet |
FRAFOS |
Fraunhofer FOKUS |
Fujitsu |
Gigamon |
Global Wavenet |
Guangzhou Iplook Technologies |
Harmonic |
Hitachi |
HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) |
Huawei |
HUBER+SUHNER |
HyTrust |
IBM Corporation |
Illumio |
Imagine Communications Corporation |
Infinera |
Infoblox |
Inocybe Technologies |
Intel Corporation |
Interface Masters Technologies |
Intracom Telecom |
IP Infusion |
ip.access |
IPgallery |
iPhotonix |
IPITEK |
Italtel |
iwNetworks |
Juniper Networks |
KEMP Technologies |
Keysight Technologies |
Kleos |
Lanner Electronics |
Lemko Corporation |
Lenovo |
Linker Networks |
Lumeta Corporation |
Lumina Networks |
Luminate Wireless |
Luxoft Holding |
Maipu Communication Technology |
Marvell Technology Group |
MatrixStream Technologies |
Mavenir Systems |
MediaTek |
Megaport |
Mellanox Technologies |
Mesosphere |
Metaswitch Networks |
Microsoft Corporation |
Midokura |
Mirantis |
Mojatatu Networks |
MRV Communications |
Mushroom Networks |
Napatech |