Global Software-Defined Networking Market Research Report 2023

Software-defined networking (SDN) encompasses different types of network technology that are aimed at making the network as flexible and agile as the virtualized server of the modern data center. The primary goal of SDN is to allow engineers and network administrators to respond effectively to changing business requirements. In such a network, the network administrator can control traffic from a centralized control console without having to touch individual switches. Functional separation, automation through programmability, and network virtualization are the key technologies covered under SDN.

The global Software-Defined Networking market was valued at US$ 10550 million in 2022 and is anticipated to reach US$ 33760 million by 2029, witnessing a CAGR of 21.4% during the forecast period 2023-2029. The influence of COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine War were considered while estimating market sizes.

North American market for Software-Defined Networking is estimated to increase from $ million in 2023 to reach $ million by 2029, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2023 through 2029.

Asia-Pacific market for Software-Defined Networking is estimated to increase from $ million in 2023 to reach $ million by 2029, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2023 through 2029.

The global market for Software-Defined Networking in Telecom & IT is estimated to increase from $ million in 2023 to $ million by 2029, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2023 through 2029.

The key global companies of Software-Defined Networking include IBM, HP, VMWare, Brocade Communications, Cisco Systems, Ericsson, NEC, Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent) and Verizon Enterprise, etc. In 2022, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Software-Defined Networking, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Software-Defined Networking.

The Software-Defined Networking market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of and revenue ($ millions), considering 2022 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2018 to 2029. This report segments the global Software-Defined Networking market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by type, by application, and by players, are also provided.

For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

The report will help the Software-Defined Networking companies, new entrants, and industry chain related companies in this market with information on the revenues for the overall market and the sub-segments across the different segments, by company, by type, by application, and by regions.

1.1 Study Scope

1.2 Market Analysis by Type

1.2.1 Global Software-Defined Networking Market Size Growth Rate by Type: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

1.2.2 Physical Network Infrastructure

1.2.3 Controller Software

1.2.4 SDN Applications

1.2.5 Others

1.3 Market by Application

1.3.1 Global Software-Defined Networking Market Growth by Application: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

1.3.2 Telecom & IT

1.3.3 BFSI

1.3.4 Education

1.3.5 Consumer Goods & Retail

1.3.6 Healthcare

1.3.7 Government & Defense

1.3.8 Others

1.4 Study Objectives

1.5 Years Considered

1.6 Years Considered

2.1 Global Software-Defined Networking Market Perspective (2018-2029)

2.2 Software-Defined Networking Growth Trends by Region

2.2.1 Global Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Region: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

2.2.2 Software-Defined Networking Historic Market Size by Region (2018-2023)

2.2.3 Software-Defined Networking Forecasted Market Size by Region (2024-2029)

2.3 Software-Defined Networking Market Dynamics

2.3.1 Software-Defined Networking Industry Trends

2.3.2 Software-Defined Networking Market Drivers

2.3.3 Software-Defined Networking Market Challenges

2.3.4 Software-Defined Networking Market Restraints

3.1 Global Top Software-Defined Networking Players by Revenue

3.1.1 Global Top Software-Defined Networking Players by Revenue (2018-2023)

3.1.2 Global Software-Defined Networking Revenue Market Share by Players (2018-2023)

3.2 Global Software-Defined Networking Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3)

3.3 Players Covered: Ranking by Software-Defined Networking Revenue

3.4 Global Software-Defined Networking Market Concentration Ratio

3.4.1 Global Software-Defined Networking Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI)

3.4.2 Global Top 10 and Top 5 Companies by Software-Defined Networking Revenue in 2022

3.5 Software-Defined Networking Key Players Head office and Area Served

3.6 Key Players Software-Defined Networking Product Solution and Service

3.7 Date of Enter into Software-Defined Networking Market

3.8 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans

4.1 Global Software-Defined Networking Historic Market Size by Type (2018-2023)

4.2 Global Software-Defined Networking Forecasted Market Size by Type (2024-2029)

5.1 Global Software-Defined Networking Historic Market Size by Application (2018-2023)

5.2 Global Software-Defined Networking Forecasted Market Size by Application (2024-2029)

6.1 North America Software-Defined Networking Market Size (2018-2029)

6.2 North America Software-Defined Networking Market Growth Rate by Country: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

6.3 North America Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Country (2018-2023)

6.4 North America Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Country (2024-2029)

6.5 United States

6.6 Canada

7.1 Europe Software-Defined Networking Market Size (2018-2029)

7.2 Europe Software-Defined Networking Market Growth Rate by Country: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

7.3 Europe Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Country (2018-2023)

7.4 Europe Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Country (2024-2029)

7.5 Germany

7.6 France

7.7 U.K.

7.8 Italy

7.9 Russia

7.10 Nordic Countries

8.1 Asia-Pacific Software-Defined Networking Market Size (2018-2029)

8.2 Asia-Pacific Software-Defined Networking Market Growth Rate by Region: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

8.3 Asia-Pacific Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Region (2018-2023)

8.4 Asia-Pacific Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Region (2024-2029)

8.5 China

8.6 Japan

8.7 South Korea

8.8 Southeast Asia

8.9 India

8.10 Australia

9.1 Latin America Software-Defined Networking Market Size (2018-2029)

9.2 Latin America Software-Defined Networking Market Growth Rate by Country: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

9.3 Latin America Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Country (2018-2023)

9.4 Latin America Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Country (2024-2029)

9.5 Mexico

9.6 Brazil

10.1 Middle East & Africa Software-Defined Networking Market Size (2018-2029)

10.2 Middle East & Africa Software-Defined Networking Market Growth Rate by Country: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

10.3 Middle East & Africa Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Country (2018-2023)

10.4 Middle East & Africa Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Country (2024-2029)

10.5 Turkey

10.6 Saudi Arabia

10.7 UAE

11.1 IBM

11.1.1 IBM Company Detail

11.1.2 IBM Business Overview

11.1.3 IBM Software-Defined Networking Introduction

11.1.4 IBM Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

11.1.5 IBM Recent Development

11.2 HP

11.2.1 HP Company Detail

11.2.2 HP Business Overview

11.2.3 HP Software-Defined Networking Introduction

11.2.4 HP Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

11.2.5 HP Recent Development

11.3 VMWare

11.3.1 VMWare Company Detail

11.3.2 VMWare Business Overview

11.3.3 VMWare Software-Defined Networking Introduction

11.3.4 VMWare Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

11.3.5 VMWare Recent Development

11.4 Brocade Communications

11.4.1 Brocade Communications Company Detail

11.4.2 Brocade Communications Business Overview

11.4.3 Brocade Communications Software-Defined Networking Introduction

11.4.4 Brocade Communications Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

11.4.5 Brocade Communications Recent Development

11.5 Cisco Systems

11.5.1 Cisco Systems Company Detail

11.5.2 Cisco Systems Business Overview

11.5.3 Cisco Systems Software-Defined Networking Introduction

11.5.4 Cisco Systems Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

11.5.5 Cisco Systems Recent Development

11.6 Ericsson

11.6.1 Ericsson Company Detail

11.6.2 Ericsson Business Overview

11.6.3 Ericsson Software-Defined Networking Introduction

11.6.4 Ericsson Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

11.6.5 Ericsson Recent Development

11.7 NEC

11.7.1 NEC Company Detail

11.7.2 NEC Business Overview

11.7.3 NEC Software-Defined Networking Introduction

11.7.4 NEC Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

11.7.5 NEC Recent Development

11.8 Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent)

11.8.1 Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent) Company Detail

11.8.2 Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent) Business Overview

11.8.3 Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent) Software-Defined Networking Introduction

11.8.4 Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent) Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

11.8.5 Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent) Recent Development

11.9 Verizon Enterprise

11.9.1 Verizon Enterprise Company Detail

11.9.2 Verizon Enterprise Business Overview

11.9.3 Verizon Enterprise Software-Defined Networking Introduction

11.9.4 Verizon Enterprise Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

11.9.5 Verizon Enterprise Recent Development

11.10 Juniper Networks

11.10.1 Juniper Networks Company Detail

11.10.2 Juniper Networks Business Overview

11.10.3 Juniper Networks Software-Defined Networking Introduction

11.10.4 Juniper Networks Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

11.10.5 Juniper Networks Recent Development

11.11 Huawei

11.11.1 Huawei Company Detail

11.11.2 Huawei Business Overview

11.11.3 Huawei Software-Defined Networking Introduction

11.11.4 Huawei Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

11.11.5 Huawei Recent Development

13.1 Research Methodology

13.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach

13.1.2 Data Source

13.2 Disclaimer

13.3 Author Details

List of Tables

    Table 1. Global Software-Defined Networking Market Size Growth Rate by Type (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 2. Key Players of Physical Network Infrastructure

    Table 3. Key Players of Controller Software

    Table 4. Key Players of SDN Applications

    Table 5. Key Players of Others

    Table 6. Global Software-Defined Networking Market Size Growth by Application (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 7. Global Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Region (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 8. Global Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Region (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 9. Global Software-Defined Networking Market Share by Region (2018-2023)

    Table 10. Global Software-Defined Networking Forecasted Market Size by Region (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 11. Global Software-Defined Networking Market Share by Region (2024-2029)

    Table 12. Software-Defined Networking Market Trends

    Table 13. Software-Defined Networking Market Drivers

    Table 14. Software-Defined Networking Market Challenges

    Table 15. Software-Defined Networking Market Restraints

    Table 16. Global Software-Defined Networking Revenue by Players (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 17. Global Software-Defined Networking Market Share by Players (2018-2023)

    Table 18. Global Top Software-Defined Networking Players by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Software-Defined Networking as of 2022)

    Table 19. Ranking of Global Top Software-Defined Networking Companies by Revenue (US$ Million) in 2022

    Table 20. Global 5 Largest Players Market Share by Software-Defined Networking Revenue (CR5 and HHI) & (2018-2023)

    Table 21. Key Players Headquarters and Area Served

    Table 22. Key Players Software-Defined Networking Product Solution and Service

    Table 23. Date of Enter into Software-Defined Networking Market

    Table 24. Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans

    Table 25. Global Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Type (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 26. Global Software-Defined Networking Revenue Market Share by Type (2018-2023)

    Table 27. Global Software-Defined Networking Forecasted Market Size by Type (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 28. Global Software-Defined Networking Revenue Market Share by Type (2024-2029)

    Table 29. Global Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Application (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 30. Global Software-Defined Networking Revenue Market Share by Application (2018-2023)

    Table 31. Global Software-Defined Networking Forecasted Market Size by Application (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 32. Global Software-Defined Networking Revenue Market Share by Application (2024-2029)

    Table 33. North America Software-Defined Networking Market Size Growth Rate by Country (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 34. North America Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 35. North America Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Country (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 36. Europe Software-Defined Networking Market Size Growth Rate by Country (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 37. Europe Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 38. Europe Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Country (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 39. Asia-Pacific Software-Defined Networking Market Size Growth Rate by Region (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 40. Asia-Pacific Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Region (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 41. Asia-Pacific Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Region (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 42. Latin America Software-Defined Networking Market Size Growth Rate by Country (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 43. Latin America Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 44. Latin America Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Country (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 45. Middle East & Africa Software-Defined Networking Market Size Growth Rate by Country (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 46. Middle East & Africa Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 47. Middle East & Africa Software-Defined Networking Market Size by Country (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 48. IBM Company Detail

    Table 49. IBM Business Overview

    Table 50. IBM Software-Defined Networking Product

    Table 51. IBM Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 52. IBM Recent Development

    Table 53. HP Company Detail

    Table 54. HP Business Overview

    Table 55. HP Software-Defined Networking Product

    Table 56. HP Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 57. HP Recent Development

    Table 58. VMWare Company Detail

    Table 59. VMWare Business Overview

    Table 60. VMWare Software-Defined Networking Product

    Table 61. VMWare Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 62. VMWare Recent Development

    Table 63. Brocade Communications Company Detail

    Table 64. Brocade Communications Business Overview

    Table 65. Brocade Communications Software-Defined Networking Product

    Table 66. Brocade Communications Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 67. Brocade Communications Recent Development

    Table 68. Cisco Systems Company Detail

    Table 69. Cisco Systems Business Overview

    Table 70. Cisco Systems Software-Defined Networking Product

    Table 71. Cisco Systems Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 72. Cisco Systems Recent Development

    Table 73. Ericsson Company Detail

    Table 74. Ericsson Business Overview

    Table 75. Ericsson Software-Defined Networking Product

    Table 76. Ericsson Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 77. Ericsson Recent Development

    Table 78. NEC Company Detail

    Table 79. NEC Business Overview

    Table 80. NEC Software-Defined Networking Product

    Table 81. NEC Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 82. NEC Recent Development

    Table 83. Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent) Company Detail

    Table 84. Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent) Business Overview

    Table 85. Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent) Software-Defined Networking Product

    Table 86. Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent) Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 87. Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent) Recent Development

    Table 88. Verizon Enterprise Company Detail

    Table 89. Verizon Enterprise Business Overview

    Table 90. Verizon Enterprise Software-Defined Networking Product

    Table 91. Verizon Enterprise Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 92. Verizon Enterprise Recent Development

    Table 93. Juniper Networks Company Detail

    Table 94. Juniper Networks Business Overview

    Table 95. Juniper Networks Software-Defined Networking Product

    Table 96. Juniper Networks Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 97. Juniper Networks Recent Development

    Table 98. Huawei Company Detail

    Table 99. Huawei Business Overview

    Table 100. Huawei Software-Defined Networking Product

    Table 101. Huawei Revenue in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 102. Huawei Recent Development

    Table 103. Research Programs/Design for This Report

    Table 104. Key Data Information from Secondary Sources

    Table 105. Key Data Information from Primary Sources

List of Figures

    Figure 1. Global Software-Defined Networking Market Size Comparison by Type (2023-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 2. Global Software-Defined Networking Market Share by Type: 2022 VS 2029

    Figure 3. Physical Network Infrastructure Features

    Figure 4. Controller Software Features

    Figure 5. SDN Applications Features

    Figure 6. Others Features

    Figure 7. Global Software-Defined Networking Market Size Comparison by Application (2023-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 8. Global Software-Defined Networking Market Share by Application: 2022 VS 2029

    Figure 9. Telecom & IT Case Studies

    Figure 10. BFSI Case Studies

    Figure 11. Education Case Studies

    Figure 12. Consumer Goods & Retail Case Studies

    Figure 13. Healthcare Case Studies

    Figure 14. Government & Defense Case Studies

    Figure 15. Others Case Studies

    Figure 16. Software-Defined Networking Report Years Considered

    Figure 17. Global Software-Defined Networking Market Size (US$ Million), Year-over-Year: 2018-2029

    Figure 18. Global Software-Defined Networking Market Size, (US$ Million), 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Figure 19. Global Software-Defined Networking Market Share by Region: 2022 VS 2029

    Figure 20. Global Software-Defined Networking Market Share by Players in 2022

    Figure 21. Global Top Software-Defined Networking Players by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Software-Defined Networking as of 2022)

    Figure 22. The Top 10 and 5 Players Market Share by Software-Defined Networking Revenue in 2022

    Figure 23. North America Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 24. North America Software-Defined Networking Market Share by Country (2018-2029)

    Figure 25. United States Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 26. Canada Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 27. Europe Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 28. Europe Software-Defined Networking Market Share by Country (2018-2029)

    Figure 29. Germany Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 30. France Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 31. U.K. Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 32. Italy Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 33. Russia Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 34. Nordic Countries Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 35. Asia-Pacific Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 36. Asia-Pacific Software-Defined Networking Market Share by Region (2018-2029)

    Figure 37. China Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 38. Japan Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 39. South Korea Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 40. Southeast Asia Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 41. India Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 42. Australia Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 43. Latin America Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 44. Latin America Software-Defined Networking Market Share by Country (2018-2029)

    Figure 45. Mexico Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 46. Brazil Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 47. Middle East & Africa Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 48. Middle East & Africa Software-Defined Networking Market Share by Country (2018-2029)

    Figure 49. Turkey Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 50. Saudi Arabia Software-Defined Networking Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 51. IBM Revenue Growth Rate in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 52. HP Revenue Growth Rate in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 53. VMWare Revenue Growth Rate in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 54. Brocade Communications Revenue Growth Rate in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 55. Cisco Systems Revenue Growth Rate in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 56. Ericsson Revenue Growth Rate in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 57. NEC Revenue Growth Rate in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 58. Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent) Revenue Growth Rate in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 59. Verizon Enterprise Revenue Growth Rate in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 60. Juniper Networks Revenue Growth Rate in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 61. Huawei Revenue Growth Rate in Software-Defined Networking Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 62. Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches for This Report

    Figure 63. Data Triangulation

    Figure 64. Key Executives Interviewed