Network Cloud Infrastructure: Worldwide Forecast 2023-2028

"The network cloud infrastructure market will grow to USD28.8 billion by 2028, driven by CSPs' investments in cloud-native core networks and vRAN/Open RAN."

This report provides forecasts for communications service providers' (CSPs') spending on network cloud infrastructure and related services for 2023-2028.

This forecast report and accompanying data annex provide:

• a detailed worldwide forecast for spending in the network cloud infrastructure market, split into:
  • five main application sub-segments:
    • network cloud hardware
    • container-as-a-service (CaaS)
    • virtual infrastructure management (VIM/IaaS)
    • OS/virtualisation layer and software-defined networking (SDN) control
    • network functions (xNFs) in cloud-based mobile core, IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) and RAN domains
    • two delivery types:
    • product
    • professional services

• an examination of the key market drivers and how they will affect spending during the forecast period

• analysis of the business environment and regional dynamics that will influence the network cloud infrastructure market

• a detailed market definition

• recommendations for CSPs and vendors.

Questions answered in this report:

• What are the key trends and factors that will affect the network cloud infrastructure market during 2023-2028?
• What are the growth rates in each of the sub-segments?
• What are the regional factors that will drive growth?
• What should vendors do to exploit new business opportunities?
• What are the major drivers and inhibitors that will influence CSP spending on network cloud infrastructure services?

Geographical coverage