The NFV, SDN & Wireless Network Infrastructure Market: 2017 – 2030 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies and Forecasts

Service providers continue to face increasing CapEx and OpEx burdens, amid growing requirements for high-speed mobile broadband services. By eliminating reliance on expensive proprietary hardware platforms, NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) and SDN (Software Defined Networking) promise to reduce service provider CapEx. In addition, both technologies can significantly slash OpEx due to a reduction in physical space, labor and power consumption.

Driven by the promise of TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) reduction, mobile operators are aggressively jumping on the NFV and SDN bandwagon, targeting deployments across a multitude of areas. SNS Telecom & IT estimates that NFV and SDN investments in service provider networks – both mobile and fixed-line – will account for nearly $22 Billion by the end of 2020. Approximately 40% of these investments will be directed towards the mobile core, IMS/VoLTE and RAN segments of mobile operator networks.

Spanning over 2,000 pages, the "NFV, SDN & Wireless Network Infrastructure Market: 2017 – 2030 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies and Forecasts” report package encompasses three comprehensive reports covering covering NFV, SDN, conventional 2G, 3G, 4G & 5G wireless network infrastructure, and HetNet (Heterogeneous Network) infrastructure:
- The SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Ecosystem: 2017 – 2030 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts
- The Wireless Network Infrastructure Ecosystem: 2017 – 2030 – Macrocell RAN, Small Cells, C-RAN, RRH, DAS, Carrier Wi-Fi, Mobile Core, Backhaul & Fronthaul
- The HetNet Ecosystem (Small Cells, Carrier Wi-Fi, C-RAN & DAS): 2017 – 2030 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts

This report package provides an in-depth assessment of NFV, SDN, network virtualization, 2G, 3G, 4G & 5G wireless network infrastructure and HetNet gear. Besides analyzing enabling technologies, key trends, market drivers, challenges, use cases, mobile operator case studies, regional CapEx commitments, regulatory landscape, standardization, opportunities, future roadmap, value chain, ecosystem player profiles and strategies, the report package also presents revenue and unit shipment forecasts for multiple submarkets including:

Conventional 2G, 3G, 4G & 5G Wireless Network Infrastructure
- Standalone Macrocell RAN
- Mobile Core
- Macrocell Backhaul

HetNet Infrastructure
- Small Cells
- Small Cell Backhaul
- Carrier Wi-Fi
- C-RAN (Centralized RAN)
- C-RAN Fronthaul
- DAS (Distributed Antenna Systems)

NFV
- NFVI (NFV Infrastructure)
- NFV MANO (Management & Orchestration) Software
- VNF (Virtualized Network Function) Software

SDN
- SDN-Enabled Switches, Routers & Other Appliances
- SDN Controller Software
- SDN Orchestration Software
- SDN Network Applications
- SD-WAN Appliances
- SD-WAN Control & Overlay Software

The report package comes with an associated Excel datasheet suite covering quantitative data from all numeric forecasts presented in the report package.Topics Covered:
The report package covers the following topics:

Wireless Network Infrastructure Topics
- 2G (GSM and CDMA) technology and market trends
- 3G (W-CDMA/HSPA, TD-SCDMA and CDMA-2000) technology and market trends
- 4G (LTE, LTE-Advanced, LTE-Advanced Pro and WiMAX) technology and market trends
- 5G (IMT-2020) technology and market trends
- Mobile core technology and market trends
- Mobile transport (backhaul and fronthaul) technology and market trends
- HetNet (carrier Wi-Fi, small cell, C-RAN and DAS) technology and market trends
- Analysis of key trends such as NFV, Cloud RAN, enterprise RAN, millimeter wave radio access, unlicensed and shared access small cells, neutral hosting, VoLTE, LTE Broadcast and network slicing
- Market drivers for wireless network infrastructure investments
- Challenges and barriers to the market
- Profiles and strategies of over 550 wireless network infrastructure vendors
- Global and regional market analysis and forecasts
- SWOT analysis of the wireless network infrastructure market

NFV & SDN 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 – 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
- Global and regional market analysis and forecasts

Key Questions Answered:
The report package provides answers to the following key questions: 
- How big is the 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G wireless network infrastructure opportunity?
- How will LTE, LTE-Advanced, LTE-Advanced Pro and 5G deployments proceed, and how long will 2G/3G technologies coexist with LTE and 5G networks?
- What is the opportunity for mobile transport – backhaul and fronthaul – networking gear?
- How will the market shape for small cell, C-RAN, carrier Wi-Fi and DAS deployments?
- How big is the SDN, NFV and network virtualization opportunity?
- What is the status of SDN and NFV deployments across service provider, data center and enterprise networks?
- How big is the opportunity for mobile operator use cases, including virtualized mobile core and Cloud RAN?
- 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,  mobile operators and other ecosystem players adopt to remain competitive?

List of Companies Mentioned
3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project)
3GPP2 (3rd Generation Partnership Project 2)
3Roam
4ipnet
4RF
5G PPP (5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership)
6Harmonics
6WIND
A1 Telekom Austria Group
A10 Networks
AAS (Amphenol Antenna Solutions)
ABB
Accedian Networks
Accelink Technologies Corporation
Accelleran
Accton Technology Corporation/Edgecore Networks
Accuris Networks
Accuver
Ace Technologies Corporation
AceAxis
ACOME
Actelis Networks
Actiontec Electronics
Active Broadband Networks
Actus Networks
ADARA Networks
Adax
ADB
ADI (Analog Devices Inc.)
ADLINK Technology
ADRF (Advanced RF Technologies)
ADTRAN
ADVA Optical Networking
Advantech
Advantech Wireless
Aerohive Networks
AeroMobile
Affarii Technologies
Affirmed Networks
Agema Systems
Airgain
AirHop Communications
Air-Lynx
Airrays
Airspan Networks
Akamai Technologies
AKM (Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation)
Akoustis Technologies
ALAXALA Networks Corporation
ALBEDO Telecom
Albis-Elcon
ALCOMA
Alepo
Alianza
Allied Data Technologies
Allied Telesis
Allot Communications
Alpha Networks
Alpha Technologies
Alpha Wireless
Alphabet
Altai Technologies
ALTEN Calsoft Labs
Altice Group
Altiostar Networks
Altran
Alvarion Technologies
Amarisoft
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)
Amdocs
América Móvil Group
American Tower Corporation
Anertai Communications
ANEVIA
Anokiwave
Anritsu Corporation
Apple
APRESIA Systems
Aptilo Networks
Aquantia Corporation
Arcadyan Technology Corporation
Argela
ARIB (Association of Radio Industries and Businesses, Japan)
Aricent
Arista Networks
ARM Holdings
Arqiva
ARRIS International
Artemis Networks
Artesyn Embedded Technologies
Artiza Networks
Aruba Networks
Aselan
ASF (Apache Software Foundation)
Askey Computer Corporation
ASOCS
ASPIDER-NGI
Astellia
ASTRI (Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute)
AT&T
ATDI
Athonet
ATIS (Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions)
AttoCore
AudioCodes
Autelan
Avanti Communications Group
Avaya
Avi Networks
Aviat Networks
AVM (AVM Computersysteme Vertriebs)
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
Axiata Group
Axxcelera Broadband Wireless
Azcom Technology
Baicells Technologies
Baidu
BandwidthX
Barefoot Networks
Barracuda Networks
BATM Advanced Communications
BATS (Broadband Antenna Tracking Systems)
Baylin Technologies
BCE (Bell Canada)
Beeline
Belkin International
Benetel
Benu Networks
Bharti Airtel Group
Big Switch Networks
Bird Technologies
Black Box Corporation
BLiNQ Networks
Blu Wireless Technology
Blue Danube Systems
BlueWaveTel
BluWan
Boingo Wireless
Boomsense/Bangxun Technology
BoostEdge
Brain4Net
BridgeWave Communications
Broadband Forum
Broadcom
Broadpeak
Brocade Communications Systems
Browan Communications
BSG Wireless
BT Group
BTI Wireless
C Squared Systems
CA Technologies
CableFree (Wireless Excellence)
CableLabs
Cadence Design Systems
CAICT (China Academy of Information and Communications Technology)
Calix
Cambium Networks
Cambridge Consultants
Canoga Perkins Corporation
Canonical
Carlson Wireless Technologies
Carnegie Technologies
CarrierComm
Casa Systems
Cavium
CBNL (Cambridge Broadband Networks Ltd.)
CBRS Alliance
CCA (Competitive Carriers Association)
CCI (Communication Components, Inc.)
CCI (Competitive Companies, Inc.)
CCI Systems
CCN (Cirrus Core Networks)
CCS (Cambridge Communication Systems)
CCSA (China Communications Standards Association)
Cedexis
CeedTec
Cellcom (New-Cell)
Cellcomm Solutions
CellMax Technologies
CellMining
Cellnex Telecom
Cellular One
Cellwize Wireless Technologies
cellXica
CelPlan Technologies
Celtro
Centec Networks
CenturyLink
CENX
Ceragon Networks
Certes Networks
CertusNet
CEVA
Check Point Software Technologies
China Mobile
China Telecom
China Unicom
Chunghwa Telecom
Cielo Networks
Ciena Corporation
CIMI Corporation
Cirpack
Cisco Systems
Citrix Systems
Clavister
ClearPath Networks
ClearSky Technologies
Cloudberry Mobile
CloudGenix
Cloudify
Cloudstreet
CND (Core Network Dynamics)
Cobham Group
Cobham Wireless
Cohere Technologies
Coherent Logix
Cohesive Networks
Collinear Networks
Collision Communications
Colt Technology Services Group
Comba Telecom
Comcast
Comcores
CommAgility
CommScope
Comodo
Comtech EF Data Corporation
Comtech Korea
Comtech Telecommunications Corporation
Comtrend Corporation
Concurrent
Connect Tech
Contela
Corecess
Coriant
Corning
Corsa Technology
Cox Communications
CPqD (Center for Research and Development in Telecommunications, Brazil)
Cradlepoint
Creanord
Crown Castle International Corporation
CS Corporation
CTIA
Cumulus Networks
Cyxtera Technologies
D2 Technologies
Dali Wireless