Network infrastructure and software market to hit $8.87B by 2030

The global network infrastructure and software market is projected to grow from $5.78 billion in 2025 to $8.87 billion by 2030, driven by digital transformation, edge computing and automation demand. North America leads now, while Asia-Pacific is expected to post the fastest growth.

Why it matters: - Network infrastructure and software sits at the center of telecom modernization, cloud expansion and enterprise connectivity. - Faster growth in this market signals rising demand for tools that improve reliability, automation, monitoring and network scale. - The shift matters for telecom providers, enterprises and data center operators that need lower-latency and more flexible networks.

What happened: - The Business Research Company released its Network Infrastructure and Software Global Market Report 2026. - The report estimates the market will grow from $5.78 billion in 2025 to $6.29 billion in 2026. - The report projects the market will reach $8.87 billion by 2030. - The report forecasts a 2025-2026 CAGR of 8.7% and a 2026-2030 CAGR of 9.0%. - North America held the largest share of the market in 2025. - Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region during the forecast period.

The details: - Network infrastructure and software includes hardware, software and supporting services used to deploy, operate and optimize telecommunications networks. - Core functions include routing and switching, traffic management, monitoring, orchestration and security enforcement. - Historical growth came from telecom infrastructure expansion, faster connectivity demand, data center deployment, rising network complexity and virtualization adoption. - Future growth is tied to edge computing, automated network management, multi-cloud environments, network reliability requirements and network orchestration advances. - The report highlights rising adoption of software-defined networking, network function virtualization, scalability, flexibility, traffic management and real-time analytics. - The market analysis covers Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East and Africa. - The 2026 report package includes market attractiveness scoring, TAM analysis, company scoring matrix graphics and tables, Excel-based dashboards, market hotspots infographics, and technology and trend analysis. - The report includes a free sample request and a full report page on the company site: download a free sample and view the full report.

Between the lines: - Digital transformation is the clearest demand driver because enterprises are adding cloud migration and edge workloads that require scalable, low-latency networks. - Eurostat reported in August 2024 that 59% of EU enterprises had reached at least a basic level of digital intensity in 2023, including 58% of SMEs and 91% of larger enterprises. - Eurostat projects that by 2030, more than 90% of EU SMEs will reach at least a basic level of digital intensity. - That adoption curve suggests more pressure on networks to handle distributed traffic, automation and real-time control. - The regional split also points to a mature market in North America and a faster buildout cycle in Asia-Pacific.

What's next: - The market is likely to keep gaining from edge computing rollouts, multi-cloud adoption and network automation. - Telecom providers and enterprises will likely keep prioritizing software that improves uptime, orchestration and observability. - The report’s added strategic-intelligence tools suggest vendors and investors will use the new data to compare positioning and identify growth pockets.

The bottom line: - Network infrastructure and software is moving from a support layer to a core enabler of digital operations, and the market’s growth outlook reflects that shift.