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2020: Network Automation Software Market Estimated at $4.36 Billion

The volume of the global market for software for automation of communication networks in 2020 reached $4.36 billion. This was reported in July 2021 by analysts Appledore Research.

The automation of the network in question is the process of automatically configuring, managing, testing, deploying, and operating physical and virtual devices on the network. With automation of everyday network tasks and functions, as well as repetitive processes with automatic monitoring and management, network services are more accessible.

You can automate your network regardless of its type. Hardware and software solutions enable data centers, service providers, and enterprises to implement network automation and thus increase efficiency, reduce human errors, and reduce operational costs.

Network Automation Software Market Estimated at $4.36 Billion in 2020

software According to the results of 2020, analysts called the company the largest manufacturer for automation of telecommunications networks, Nokia whose share amounted to 17%, and the revenue from the implementation of such solutions - $758 million. The second place was taken Huawei with figures of 9% and $544 million, respectively. The leading three closed, VMware which accounted for 9% of the market under consideration, which, according to analysts, indicates a "structural transformation of the market."

The top 3 vendors occupied 38% of the network automation software market, and the following quartet of companies recorded 25% of sales in the asset. The study lists the revenues of Ericsson, Cisco, Ciena and IBM in the market for 2020 - $284 million, $275 million, $264 million and $247 million, respectively.

37% of the market is accounted for by several independent software vendors (ISVs), specialized firms, telecom and IT companies. At the same time, none of the members of this group with a total income of $1.61 billion in 2020 has a share of more than 5%.

Researchers note that increasing IT costs for operating a network infrastructure is one of the main problems of IT managers. The growth of data and devices is beginning to outpace the capabilities of IT staff, making manual operations almost useless. However, most network changes are done manually, resulting in 2-3 times the cost of the network itself. Povysheniye automate IT operations with centralized and remote management, enterprises need to keep pace with the digital world.

Major manufacturers of software for automation of telecommunication networks

Over the past two years, automation of telecommunications networks has changed much faster than in any other period in the history of the network component management, network solutions and operations support systems market. This new picture reflects both a clear rethinking of the industry regarding automation and a clear gap with these traditional categories, "said a study published in July 2021.

According to Appledore Research, the distributed cloud infrastructure management software segment in 2020 showed a volume of $689 million. Other major categories of the market under consideration were AIOps (artificial intelligence for IT operations) with $558 million, orchestrating services with $509 million, managing network data with $430 million and managing the life cycle of network components for $176 million.

At the same time, the dominant segment of the network management software market remains domain management systems, which include network functions and controllers operating in almost real time. Sales of such products in 2020 reached $2 billion.^[1]

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