Automated Assurance: Worldwide Forecast 2019-2023

"Intelligent assurance automation based on ML/AI, the need to assure virtual, hybrid and cloud-native networks for 5G and dynamic business services such as SD-WAN will drive revenue growth during the forecast period."

The overall assurance market will reach USD6.8 billion by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 1.9%. 5G will drive the next wave of spending on assurance as new investments in legacy networks are capped. Disruptive networking and cloud technologies such as network function virtualisation (NFV), software-defined networking (SDN), edge computing and network slicing will require new assurance techniques, and will therefore cause a shift in communications service providers' (CSPs') spending patterns.

This forecast report provides:

• a detailed, 5-year worldwide forecast for spending in the automated assurance systems market, split into:
  • five application segments : probe systems, service management, fault and event management, performance monitoring and workforce automation
  • two delivery types : product-related and professional services
  • four telecoms services : mobile, IoT, consumer fixed and business fixed
  • eight geographical regions : Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), developed Asia-Pacific (DVAP), emerging Asia-Pacific (EMAP), Latin America (LATAM), the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), North America (NA), Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and Western Europe (WE)
• an examination of key market drivers and inhibitors, and how they will change during the forecast period
• analysis of the business environment and regional dynamics that will influence the automated assurance systems market
• a detailed market definition
• recommendations for CSPs and vendors.

Author

Anil Rao Principal Analyst, Research

Anil is the lead analyst for the Automated Assurance and Service Design and Orchestration research programmes, covering a broad range of topics on the existing and new-age operational systems that will power operators' digital transformations. His main areas of focus include service creation, provisioning and service operations in NFV/SDN-based networks, 5G, IoT and edge clouds; the use of analytics, ML and AI to increase operations efficiency and agility; and the broader imperatives around operations automation and zero touch networks. In addition to producing both quantitative and qualitative research for both programmes, Anil also works with clients on a range of consulting engagements such as strategy assessment and advisory, market sizing, competitive analysis and market positioning, and marketing support through thought leadership collateral. Anil is also a frequent speaker and chair at industry events, and holds a BEng in Computer Science from the University of Mysore and an MBA from Lancaster University Management School, UK.