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Network as a Service (NaaS) denotes a subscription-based or flexible consumption model that allows clients to utilize and operate network infrastructure. This service model is employed to deliver networking infrastructure to customers, providing them with the necessary network capabilities without the need for extensive physical infrastructure investments.
The primary types of Network as a Service (NaaS) include LAN as a Service, WAN as a Service, Bandwidth on Demand (BoD), VPN as a Service, and Managed Services. A Local Area Network (LAN) refers to a group of computers and peripheral devices sharing a common communications line or wireless link to a server within a specific geographic area. This service caters to both large enterprises and SMEs. Various end-users benefiting from NaaS are found in sectors such as banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI), government and the public sector, healthcare, IT and telecommunications, manufacturing, retail, e-commerce, and other industries.
Tariffs have affected the network as a service market by increasing the cost of networking hardware, routers, switches, and related infrastructure components. These impacts are most prominent for enterprises relying on imported network equipment, particularly in asia-pacific and european regions. Higher tariffs have led to increased service pricing and slower infrastructure upgrades. Conversely, tariffs have supported greater adoption of virtualized and software-defined network services, reducing reliance on physical hardware and strengthening long-term service-based network models.
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The network as a service market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $32.88 billion in 2025 to $43.99 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33.8%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to enterprise network virtualization, growth of cloud computing adoption, demand for flexible networking models, rising it infrastructure complexity, expansion of data centers.
The network as a service market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $141.5 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33.9%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growth in remote workforce connectivity, increasing adoption of sd-wan, rising cybersecurity requirements, demand for scalable network solutions, digital transformation initiatives. Major trends in the forecast period include subscription-based network consumption, software-defined networking adoption, cloud-managed network services, on-demand bandwidth provisioning, secure and scalable network architectures.
The growing number of cloud-based applications across enterprises is expected to propel the growth of the network as a service market going forward. Cloud-based applications refer to the cloud computing used for data storage. People staying at home have increased the usage of the internet which has surged the demand for high-speed network connection, network as a service utilizes cloud computing that is helpful for the customers to operate their own networks by deploying cloud-based applications and have access to network infrastructure directly and securely. For instance, March 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), a UK-based government agency, in 2023, 69% of UK enterprises adopted cloud-based computing systems and applications, up from 64% in 2022.Therefore, the growing number of cloud-based applications across enterprises is driving the network as a service market growth.
Major companies operating in the network as a service market are developing innovative products, such as digital orchestrations, to meet larger customer bases, increase sales, and increase revenue. Digital orchestration refers to the coordination, integration, and management of various digital resources, processes, and technologies to achieve a specific outcome or goal. For instance, in October 2023, BT Group PLC, a UK-based telecommunications operator, launched Global Fabric. Global Fabric operates on a network-as-a-service model, emphasizing flexibility, scalability, and resilience in connectivity. Designed to be adaptable and convenient with a pay-as-you-use structure, it enables customers to leverage digital automation and AI. The distinctive feature lies in empowering customers to select and manage their preferred connectivity for applications and workloads, allowing control over routes as they traverse the network. BT asserts that this control facilitates enhanced application performance, efficient cost management, and compliance with regulatory data transit requirements.
In July 2025, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), a US-based enterprise technology company, acquired Juniper Networks for approximately $ 14 billion. With this acquisition, HPE aims to expand its cloud-native networking stack and accelerate its push into network-as-a-Service (NaaS) offerings by combining Juniper's networking hardware and AI-driven software with HPE's hybrid-cloud and service-oriented platform. Juniper Networks is a U.S.-based technology company that specialises in routers, switches, AI-powered network-management software and connectivity solutions for enterprise and service-provider customers.
Major companies operating in the network as a service market are China Telecom Corporation Limited; Verizon Communications Inc.; China Mobile Limited; AT&T Inc.; Deutsche Telekom AG; NTT Communications Corporation; Cisco Systems Inc.; Vodafone Group plc; KDDI Corporation; Orange SA; Telefonica S.A.; BT Group plc; Lumen Technologies Inc.; Telstra Corporation Limited; TELUS Corporation; Singtel; Comcast Business; Telia Company AB; Juniper Networks Inc.; Colt Technology Services Group Limited; Tata Communications Ltd.; Cloudflare Inc.; Axians; PCCW Global; GTT Communications Inc.; Aryaka Networks Inc.
North America was the largest region in the network as a service market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the network as a service market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
The countries covered in the network as a service market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain
The network as a service market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing data center connectivity services. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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