Actionable Benefits
- Adjust 5G Standalone (SA) product development and adoption timelines to the pace of industry transition.
- Distinguish slow-growth versus high-growth regional markets to size opportunities and plan for service expansion or contraction.
- Determine phase-out of legacy Evolved Packet Core (EPC) or Virtual Network Function (VNF) technology.
Research Highlights
- What is the revenue opportunity for vendors in the 5G SA space?
- What is the value of the market related to the components of the core network (hardware, software and services)?
- What is the distribution of core network software revenue across VNFs and CNFs, and across EPC and 5G SA?
Critical Questions Answered
- What is the revenue opportunity for vendors in the 5G Standalone (SA) space?
- What is the value of the market as it relates to the components of the core network (hardware, software and services)?
- What is the distribution of core network software revenue across VNFs and Cloud-native Network Functions (CNFs), and across Evolved Packet Core (EPC) and 5G SA?
Who Should Read This?
- C-suite executives and product managers for core network software providers to evaluate opportunities and optimize market strategies.
- Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) of Communication Service Providers (CSPs) to identify the value of investments and the state of market competition.
- Network infrastructure providers to support a shift from virtualization to cloud-native.