This report provides a summary of: the drivers that are pushing communications service providers (CSPs) toward a radical restructuring of their network operations the factors that will inhibit the pace of change what the evolutionary path, which will require at least a decade, will look like.
It includes recommendations for CSPs and their infrastructure providers. The analysis is based on Analysys Mason’s internal research, including our Cloud computing, NFV and SDN: worldwide market sizing and forecast 2014–2018, which provides a 5-year forecast of revenue data for three SCN markets split by: hardware, software and services worldwide and by four geographical regions. The forecast is available at: http://www.analysysmason.com/SCNforecast
