WAN Market Intelligence

WAN Market Description

The global SD-WAN market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 60-65 by 2021 to reach a value of $9 billion. SD-WAN has the potential to reduce the total cost of ownership of WAN by approximately 50-60 percent, by reducing capital expenditure by 60-60 percent, maintenance by 15-20 percent and operating expense by 40-50 percent. WAN usage distribution in Australia can be divided into mission-critical applications (80-90 percent), cloud-based services (70-75 percent) and video collaboration (65-70 percent). Leading vendors are Telstra Corp. Ltd., Silver Peak Systems, Optus (Singapore Telecommunications) and VeloCloud Networks Inc.

The report provides a comprehensive overview of the WAN and SD-WAN market at a global level, with a focus on the market in Australia. The report examines the current landscape and market scenario, identifying WAN best practices and presenting a forecast for the market. The report analyzes current and future trends and sourcing best practices. A Porter's Five Forces Analysis is provided in the report, along with a cost analysis and comparison of WAN and SD-WAN. The report also includes industry analysis, case studies and a highlight of leading market vendors.

Beroe gathers intelligence through primary sources that include industry experts, researchers, and consultants, as well as current suppliers, producers and distributors. Secondary sources can include business journals, newsletters, magazines, market research data, company sources, and industry associations. Following data collation, analysis, and strategic review, the Final Research Report is published on Beroe LiVE.

Report Coverage

Market Analysis: Current Landscape
Market Analysis: Future Landscape
Case Study
Cost Comparison

WAN Market Trend, Analysis & Forecast

Category Intelligence on WAN covers the following

Information relating to market, supply, cost, and pricing analysis
Hard to find data on cost and TCO models, supplier details, and performance benchmarks
Macroeconomic and regional trends impacting cost, supply, and other market dynamics
Category-specific negotiation and sourcing advice

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Executive Summary

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Market Analysis

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Supply Analysis

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Cost & Pricing Analysis

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Best Practices

Current and Future Market Landscape
Market Drivers and Constraints
Market Trends: Technology and Buying Trends
SD-WAN: Overview, Adoption Levels, Supplier Developments, etc.
SD-WAN: Implementation Best Practices and Case Studies

Market Outlook on WAN

The MPLS market is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 4–5 percent from 2016 to 2021 globally. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest growing market with a growth rate of 7–8 percent

MPLS-based solutions have been the most preferred WAN connectivity model for enterprises in the Australian market and are the default transport mode for business critical applications.
Increase in cloud-based services and mobile workforce has exposed the limitations of traditional rigid networks and has contributed to decline in MPLS-based WAN services market over the past.

WAN market snapshot

Australian Market

Increase in demand for managed wireless LAN services is expected to be driven by requirement arising from more than 25 percent of Australian enterprises
Strong growth of SD-WAN is expected in the Australian enterprise connectivity market space. Key drivers include cost reduction and bandwidth optimization initiatives

WAN Usage Distribution – Australia

Almost all data traffic, generated by mission critical applications, are transported by WAN connectivity
Enterprises also leverage their WAN to support a major proportion of data traffic from cloud-based services and video collaboration solution

Market Analysis: Future Landscape

Agility, flexibility, and scalability are gaining prominence, due to the proliferation of mobile devices within enterprise network, cloud computing, big data analytics, and expected penetration of IoT.
Enterprises are expected to adopt a hybrid approach to their WAN to support multiple endpoints connected through different technologies within the same network. Hybrid WAN network deployments are expected to reduce the cost of services by around 30–35 percent.

Global SD-WAN Market

Software-based SD-WANs will increase agility, visibility, and the overall operation efficiency and are expected to grow at a CAGR of 60–65 percent from 2016 through 2021
Through strategic partnership, acquisitions and mergers, SD-WAN solution vendors and telecom service providers are offering transformational network solutions to enterprise buyers
Macquarie Telecom offers SD-WAN-based network solution through VeloCloud’s SD-WAN platform; similarly, Telstra offers SD-WAN functionalities through Cisco’s platform

Key Market Drivers