5G Network Infrastructure Revenue to Reach $26 Billion

Combined, IDC expects the total 5G and 5G-related network infrastructure market (5G RAN, 5G NG core, NFVI, routing and optical backhaul) to grow from approximately $528 million in 2018 to $26 billion in 2022 — that’s a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 118 percent.

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Upside for Network Function Virtualization Apps in Asia

Telecom service providers in the Asia-Pacific region are actively virtualizing their network architecture. A flurry of new applications development is driven by open source communities — such as OPNFV and ONAP — as well as from individual efforts by telcos.

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Converged Infrastructure for a Network-Enabled Cloud

Cloud computing services supported by converged networks will create new opportunities for forward-looking senior executives to make informed decisions and gain significant new strategic competitive advantages.

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Worldwide IT Spending will Reach $2.1 Trillion in 2017

As more enterprise CIOs and CTOs increase their planned investment in digital business transformation projects, vendors will witness improved demand in 2017. Worldwide IT spending is forecast to increase by 4.5 percent in constant currency terms.

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How Telecom Providers can Profit from Deep Learning

Artificial intelligence is improving rapidly thanks to the growing use of deep neural networks to teach computers how to interpret the real world. These networks use vast amounts of detailed data to enable machines to learn, further increasing demand for reliable, high-bandwidth connectivity.

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Hyperconverged Systems Demand is Growing Rapidly

Integration removes complexity within IT infrastructure. Demand for pre-integrated, vendor-certified systems containing server hardware, disk storage, networking and basic element management software are growing across the globe. Solutions that provide all compute and storage functions are gaining market momentum.

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SDN Revenue will Grow by 72 Percent CAGR Through 2020

Software-defined networking (SDN) is approaching adoption by an early majority of enterprises and will compose nearly 40 percent of global enterprise network infrastructure revenue — that’s about $12.7 billion by 2020 — according to the latest market study by TBR.

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Enterprise Software-Defined Networking Reached $1.4 Billion

Enterprise networking is experiencing a significant transformation, similar to the telecom service provider sector. The data center and enterprise software‑defined networking (SDN) market increased by 82 percent in 2015 from the prior year — reaching $1.4 billion, according to IHS.

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Telecom Networking Market Disruption is Now Inevitable

For the past several years, the telecom industry has been moving toward a major network and operational transformation epitomized by software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) with the top goals of automation and service agility.

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Global Enterprise Software-Defined Networking Upside

Large enterprise organizations are in the early stages of SDN trials to reduce network bottlenecks. As the technological and business value of the SDN architecture is established, ongoing user adoption will expand over time.

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