Worldwide Telco Cloud Infrastructure Software (NFVI, VNF, and CNF) Forecast, 2023-2027

IDC Market Forecast Figure

• Figure: Worldwide Telco Cloud Infrastructure Software (NFVI, VNF, and CNF) Revenue Snapshot

Executive Summary

Advice for Technology Suppliers

Market Forecast

• Overall Spending on Telecom NFV Software

• Table: Worldwide Telco Cloud Infrastructure Software (NFVI, VNF, and CNF) Revenue, 2018–2027 ($M)

• Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure

• Table: Worldwide Telecom Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure Revenue by Segment, 2018–2027 ($M)

• Virtual Network Functions and Cloud-Native Functions

• Table: Worldwide Virtual Network Functions/Cloud-Native Network Functions Revenue by Domain, 2018–2027 ($M)

• Core Transport Network VNF Forecast

• Table: Worldwide Virtual Network Functions/Cloud-Native Network Functions Core Transport Network Revenue by Function, 2018–2027 ($M)

• Mobile Infrastructure VNF Forecast

• Table: Worldwide Virtual Network Functions/Cloud-Native Network Functions Mobile Infrastructure Revenue by Segment, 2018–2027 ($M)

• Mobile Backhaul VNF Forecast

• Table: Worldwide Virtual Network Functions/Cloud-Native Network Functions Mobile Backhaul Revenue by Segment, 2018–2027 ($M)

• Access VNF Forecast

• Table: Worldwide Virtual Network Functions/Cloud-Native Network Functions Access Revenue by Segment, 2018–2027 ($M)

• CPE VNF Forecast

• Table: Worldwide Virtual Network Functions/Cloud-Native Network Functions CPE Revenue by Segment, 2018–2027 ($M)

Market Context

• Drivers and Inhibitors

• Drivers

• Comms SPs Continue to Look for Ways to Cost-Effectively Offer New Network Services

• 5G Pushes Comms SPs to Virtualize, and Comms 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

• Table: Worldwide Telecom Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure Revenue, 2018–2027: Comparison of November 2022 and December 2023 Forecasts ($B)

• Figure: Worldwide Telecom Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure Revenue, 2018–2027: Comparison of November 2022 and December 2023 Forecasts

• Table: Worldwide Telecom Virtual Network Functions/Cloud-Native Network Functions Revenue, 2018–2027: Comparison of November 2022 and December 2023 Forecasts ($B)

• Figure: Worldwide Telecom Virtual Network Functions/Cloud-Native Network Functions Revenue, 2018–2027: Comparison of November 2022 and December 2023 Forecasts

Market Definition

• Figure: ETSI Architectural Framework

Methodology

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