1. Market Definition & Scope
1.1. Market Definition
1.2. Currency & Limitations
1.2.1. Currency
1.2.2. Limitations
2. Research Methodology
2.1. Research Approach
2.2. Data Collection & Validation Process
2.2.1. Secondary Research
2.2.2. Primary Research/Interviews with Key Opinion Leaders from the Industry
2.3. Market Sizing and Forecasting
2.3.1. Market Size Estimation Approach
2.3.2. Growth Forecast Approach
2.4. Assumptions for the Study
3. Executive Summary
3.1. Overview
3.2. Market Analysis, by Offering
3.3. Market Analysis, by Model
3.4. Market Analysis, by Application
3.5. Market Analysis, by End User
3.6. Market Analysis, by Geography
3.7. Competitive Analysis
4. Market Insights
4.1. Overview
4.2. Factors Affecting Market Growth
4.2.1. Proliferation of Data Centers Driving Market Growth
4.2.2. Increasing Utilization of Smart Devices in Industrial and Infrastructure Applications Boosting the Demand for SDN Solutions
4.2.3. Growth in Network Infrastructure Automation in Asia-Pacific Driving the Adoption of SDN Solutions
4.2.4. Interoperability Issues Due to Uneven SDN Standards Restraining Market Growth
4.2.5. Increasing Deployment of 5G Networks Expected to Generate Growth Opportunities for Market Players
4.2.6. Enterprises’ Growing Preference for Network Slicing Expected to Accelerate Market Expansion in the Coming Years
4.2.7. Shortage of Skilled Networking Professionals Restricting Market Growth
4.3. Key Trends
4.3.1. Increasing Popularity of Network Automation as a Service (NAaaS)
4.3.2. Increasing Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) And Machine Learning (Ml) into SDN Solutions
4.4. Case Studies
4.4.1. Case Study A: Cloud and Virtualization Services for an E-Commerce Company
4.4.2. Case Study B: SDN Solution for a Private Bank in Turkey
4.4.3. Case Study C: Networking Solution for the Broadcasting Industry
4.5. SDN Architecture Components: Overview
5. Software-defined Networking Market Assessment—by Offering
5.1. Overview
5.2. Software
5.3. Services
6. Software-defined Networking Market Assessment—by Model
6.1. Overview
6.2. Overlay SDN
6.3. API SDN
6.4. Open SDN
6.5. Hybrid SDN
7. Software-defined Networking Market Assessment—by Application
7.1. Overview
7.2. Control Flow
7.3. Open Flow Switch
7.4. Packet Forwarding
7.5. Security Flow
7.6. Data Migration
7.7. Other Applications
8. Software-defined Networking Market Assessment—by End User
8.1. Overview
8.2. Enterprises
8.3. Data Centers
8.4. Cloud Service Providers
8.5. Telecommunication Service Providers
8.6. Other End Users
9. Software-defined Networking Market Assessment—by Geography
9.1. Overview
9.2. North America
9.2.1. U.S.
9.2.2. Canada
9.3. Europe
9.3.1. U.K.
9.3.2. Germany
9.3.3. France
9.3.4. Italy
9.3.5. Spain
9.3.6. Rest of Europe
9.4. Asia-Pacific
9.4.1. China
9.4.2. Japan
9.4.3. India
9.4.4. South Korea
9.4.5. Thailand
9.4.6. Indonesia
9.4.7. Australia & New Zealand
9.4.8. Taiwan
9.4.9. Rest of Asia-Pacific
9.5. Latin America
9.6. Middle East & Africa
9.6.1. Saudi Arabia
9.6.2. UAE
9.6.3. Israel
9.6.4. Rest of Middle East & Africa
10. Competition Analysis
10.1. Overview
10.2. Key Growth Strategies
10.3. Competitive Benchmarking
10.4. Competitive Dashboard
10.4.1. Industry Leaders
10.4.2. Market Differentiators
10.4.3. Vanguards
10.4.4. Emerging Companies
10.5. Market Ranking, by Key Players
11. Company Profiles
11.1. Leading Players
11.1.1. Cisco Systems, Inc.
11.1.2. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (A Subsidiary of Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
11.1.3. Broadcom Inc.
11.1.4. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
11.1.5. Juniper Networks, Inc.
11.1.6. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
11.1.7. Ciena Corporation
11.1.8. Nokia Corporation
11.1.9. Oracle Corporation
11.1.10. NEC Corporation
11.1.11. Dell Technologies Inc.
11.1.12. IBM Corporation
11.2. Other Players
11.2.1. Pica8 Software Inc.
11.2.2. Riverbed Technology LLC
11.2.3. FlexiWAN Ltd.
12. Appendix
12.1. Available Customization
12.2. Related Reports
List of Tables
Table 1 Currency Conversion Rates (2018–2022)
Table 2 Key Markets: Market Sizes (2023) and Growth Rates (2023–2030)
Table 3 Global Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 4 Global SDN Market for Software, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 5 Global SDN Market for Services, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 6 Global Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 7 Global Overlay SDN Market, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 8 Global API SDN Market, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 9 Global Open SDN Market, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 10 Global Hybrid SDN Market, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 11 Global Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 12 Global Software-defined Networking Market for Control Flow, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 13 Global Software-defined Networking Market for Open Flow Switch, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 14 Global Software-defined Networking Market for Packet Forwarding, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 15 Global Software-defined Networking Market for Security Flow, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 16 Global Software-defined Networking Market for Data Migration, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 17 Global Software-defined Networking Market for Other Applications, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 18 Global Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 19 Global Software-defined Networking Market for Enterprises, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 20 Global Software-defined Networking Market for Data Centers, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 21 Global Software-defined Networking Market for Cloud Service Providers, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 22 Global Software-defined Networking Market for Telecommunication Service Providers, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 23 Global Software-defined Networking Market for Other End Users, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 24 Global Software-defined Networking Market, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 25 North America: Software-defined Networking Market, by Country, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 26 North America: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 27 North America: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 28 North America: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 29 North America: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 30 U.S.: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 31 U.S.: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 32 U.S.: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 | (USD Million)
Table 33 U.S.: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 34 Canada: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 35 Canada: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 36 Canada: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 37 Canada: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 38 Europe: Software-defined Networking Market, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 39 Europe: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 40 Europe: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 41 Europe: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 42 Europe: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 43 U.K.: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 44 U.K.: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 45 U.K.: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 46 U.K.: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 47 Germany: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 48 Germany: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 49 Germany: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 50 Germany: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 51 France: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 52 France: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 53 France: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 54 France: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 55 Italy: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 56 Italy: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 57 Italy: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 58 Italy: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 59 Spain: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 60 Spain: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 61 Spain: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 62 Spain: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 63 Rest of Europe: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 64 Rest of Europe: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 65 Rest of Europe: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 66 Rest of Europe: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 67 Asia-Pacific: Software-defined Networking Market, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 68 Asia-Pacific: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 69 Asia-Pacific: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 70 Asia-Pacific: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 71 Asia-Pacific: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 72 China: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 73 China: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 74 China: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 75 China: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 76 Japan: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 77 Japan: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 78 Japan: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 79 Japan: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 80 India: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 81 India: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 82 India: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 83 India: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 84 South Korea: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 85 South Korea: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 86 South Korea: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 87 South Korea: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 88 Thailand: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 89 Thailand: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 90 Thailand: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 91 Thailand: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 92 Indonesia: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 93 Indonesia: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 94 Indonesia: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 95 Indonesia: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 96 Australia & New Zealand: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 97 Australia & New Zealand: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 98 Australia & New Zealand: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 99 Australia & New Zealand: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 100 Taiwan: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 101 Taiwan: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 102 Taiwan: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 103 Taiwan: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 104 Rest of Asia-Pacific: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 105 Rest of Asia-Pacific: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 106 Rest of Asia-Pacific: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 107 Rest of Asia-Pacific: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 108 Latin America: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 109 Latin America: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 110 Latin America: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 111 Latin America: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 112 Middle East & Africa: Software-defined Networking Market, by Country/Region, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 113 Middle East & Africa: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 114 Middle East & Africa: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031(USD Million)
Table 115 Middle East & Africa: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 116 Middle East & Africa: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 117 Saudi Arabia: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 118 Saudi Arabia: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 119 Saudi Arabia: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 120 Saudi Arabia: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 121 UAE: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 122 UAE: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 123 UAE: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 124 UAE: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 125 Israel: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 126 Israel: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 127 Israel: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 128 Israel: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 129 Rest of Middle East & Africa: Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 130 Rest of Middle East & Africa: Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 131 Rest of Middle East & Africa: Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 132 Rest of Middle East & Africa: Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2022–2031 (USD Million)
Table 133 Recent Developments by Major Market Players (2021–2024)
List of Figures
Figure 1 Market Ecosystem
Figure 2 Key Stakeholders
Figure 3 Research Process
Figure 4 Key Secondary Sources
Figure 5 Primary Research Techniques.
Figure 6 Key Executives Interviewed
Figure 7 Breakdown of Primary Interviews (Supply-Side & Demand-Side)
Figure 8 Market Sizing and Growth Forecast Approach
Figure 9 Key Insights
Figure 10 The Software Segment to Account for the Largest Market Share in 2024
Figure 11 The Overlay SDN Segment to Account for the Largest Market Share in 2024
Figure 12 The Control Flow Segment to Account for the Largest Market Share in 2024
Figure 13 The Enterprises Segment to Account for The Largest Market Share in 2024
Figure 14 Global Software-defined Networking Market, by Region (2024 Vs. 2031)
Figure 15 Impact Analysis of Market Dynamics
Figure 16 Number of Data Centers, by Country, 2023
Figure 17 5G Population Coverage, by Country, 2023 (%)
Figure 18 SDN Architecture Components.
Figure 19 Global Software-defined Networking Market, by Offering, 2024 Vs. 2031 (USD Million)
Figure 20 Global Software-defined Networking Market, by Model, 2024 Vs. 2031 (USD Million)
Figure 21 Global Software-defined Networking Market, by Application, 2024 Vs. 2031 (USD Million)
Figure 22 Global Software-defined Networking Market, by End User, 2024 Vs. 2031 (USD Million)
Figure 23 Global Software-defined Networking Market, by Country/Region, 2024–2031 (USD Million)
Figure 24 North America: Software-defined Networking Market Snapshot
Figure 25 Europe: Software-defined Networking Market Snapshot
Figure 26 Asia-Pacific: Software-defined Networking Market Snapshot
Figure 27 Middle East & Africa: Software-defined Networking Market Snapshot
Figure 28 Growth Strategies Adopted by Leading Market Players (2021–2024)
Figure 29 Vendor Market Positioning Analysis (2021–2024)
Figure 30 Competitive Dashboard: Software-defined Networking Market
Figure 31 Cisco Systems, Inc.: Financial Overview (2022)
Figure 32 Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.: Financial Overview (2022)
Figure 33 Broadcom Inc.: Financial Overview (2022)
Figure 34 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company: Financial Overview (2022)
Figure 35 Juniper Networks, Inc.: Financial Overview (2022)
Figure 36 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson: Financial Overview (2022)
Figure 37 Ciena Corporation: Financial Overview (2023)
Figure 38 Nokia Corporation: Financial Overview (2022)
Figure 39 Oracle Corporation: Financial Overview (2022)
Figure 40 NEC Corporation: Financial Overview (2022)
Figure 41 Dell Technologies Inc.: Financial Overview (2022)
Figure 42 IBM Corporation: Financial Overview (2022)