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Network infrastructure comprises the essential hardware, software, and systems that facilitate data transmission, routing, administration, and security across communication networks including wired and wireless environments. It provides dependable and high speed connectivity that underpins digital communication, enterprise operations, cloud services, and broader information exchange ecosystems.
The main types of network infrastructure offerings include hardware, software, and services. Hardware refers to physical networking equipment such as routers, switches, gateways, and servers that support data transmission, connectivity, and communication across enterprise and service provider networks. Infrastructure categories include access network infrastructure, core network infrastructure, and edge network infrastructure, deployed through on premises and cloud based models. Organization sizes include small and medium enterprises and large enterprises, with utilization across information technology and telecom, banking financial services and insurance, healthcare, retail and electronic commerce, and manufacturing sectors.
Tariffs on imported networking hardware, components, and specialized software are affecting the network infrastructure market by increasing procurement and deployment costs, particularly for routers, switches, gateways, and cloud-based software solutions. Regions such as North America and Europe that rely heavily on imported network equipment are most affected, especially in large enterprise and IT service provider segments. Tariffs may slow down infrastructure expansion and network upgrades in the short term; however, they also drive investments in local manufacturing, innovation in cost-efficient networking solutions, and diversification of global supply chains, ultimately strengthening market resilience.
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The network infrastructure market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $160.98 billion in 2025 to $172.71 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing adoption of wired and wireless networking solutions, rising enterprise IT spending, expansion of broadband and high-speed internet, growth in data center deployments, and rising demand for network management and monitoring tools.
The network infrastructure market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $230.82 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growing deployment of 5g and next-generation networks, increasing cloud and hybrid IT adoption, rising demand for AI-driven network automation, expansion of edge computing infrastructure, and growing focus on cybersecurity and threat management. Major trends in the forecast period include rising demand for cloud-based network management solutions, increasing adoption of edge network infrastructure, growing investment in network security and firewall solutions, expansion of unified communications and collaboration services, rising integration of performance optimization and analytics software.
The rising demand for data centers is expected to propel the network infrastructure market in the coming years. Data centers are facilities that house networked computing and storage systems used to process and manage large volumes of digital information. Demand is expanding as cloud computing adoption increases, with businesses relying on cloud services for secure data management. Network infrastructure supports data center growth by delivering high speed connectivity and reliable bandwidth necessary for large scale processing and storage, reducing latency and improving scalability. In September 2024, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration reported that the United States hosts approximately 5000 data centers and demand is projected to grow by about nine percent annually through 2030. Therefore, rising demand for data centers is driving the growth of the network infrastructure market.
Leading vendors in the network infrastructure market are focusing on integrating artificial intelligence into network management through cloud radio access network architecture to enable scalable and interoperable deployments that support advanced 5G services. Cloud radio access network architecture is a virtualized approach where radio functions operate as software on cloud infrastructure, enabling flexible and scalable mobile networks. For instance, in March 2025, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, a Sweden based telecommunications company, launched the first cloud radio access network using its technology featuring a virtualized architecture that separates hardware and software for flexible operations. The solution includes centralized software control for efficient updates and maintenance, supporting open and interoperable mobile networks and strengthening the innovation ecosystem for enterprise and operator customers.
In July 2023, Vector Capital Management L.P., a US based private equity firm, acquired Riverbed Technology LLC for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, Vector Capital aims to advance Riverbed growth strategy by enhancing its product portfolio, accelerating innovation, and expanding its presence in enterprise information technology performance, observability, and digital experience solutions. Riverbed Technology LLC is a US based network infrastructure company specializing in wide area network optimization, software defined wide area network, and network performance solutions.
Major companies operating in the network infrastructure market are Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Dell Technologies Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Broadcom Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Nokia Corporation, ZTE Corporation, Palo Alto Networks Inc., Arista Networks Inc., Fortinet Inc., Ciena Corporation, F5 Inc., Ubiquiti Inc., Extreme Networks Inc., NETSCOUT Systems Inc., NETGEAR Inc., A10 Networks Inc., MikroTikls SIA, DrayTek Corp., and Zyxel Communications Corp.
North America was the largest region in the network infrastructure market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the network infrastructure 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 infrastructure market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The network infrastructure market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as network hardware deployment, connectivity solutions, network management, security services, and performance optimization. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The network infrastructure market includes sales of routers, switches, gateways, cables, wireless access points, network management software, and smart networking solutions. 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 and 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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