Table of Content

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 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)