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5G Core Market Revenue Growth Supported By A CAGR Of 185.87% Through 2030
The 5G core market has observed substantial growth in recent years. It is anticipated to expand from $10.52 billion in 2025 to $18.68 billion in 2026, achieving a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 77.7%. This past growth can be attributed to factors such as increasing mobile data traffic, the expansion of LTE infrastructure, a rise in smartphone penetration, the demand for low latency connectivity, and various telecom network modernization initiatives.
The 5G core market size is set for significant expansion in the upcoming years. It is projected to grow to $185.88 billion by 2030, achieving a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 77.6%. This anticipated growth can be attributed to the global rollout of 5G networks, increasing adoption of private 5G, the growth of IoT connectivity, a rising demand for ultra reliable low latency services, and the expansion of cloud based telecom platforms. Key trends for the forecast period include cloud native core network deployment, network slicing implementation, virtualized network functions expansion, edge integrated core architectures, and service based network architecture adoption.
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5G Core Market Growth Drivers: What Factors Are Accelerating Expansion?
The significant surge in data traffic is anticipated to drive the growth of the 5G core market moving forward. Data traffic, also known as network traffic, signifies the amount of data transmitted through a network at a specific time. Utilizing 5G Core for managing data traffic offers numerous advantages, such as enhanced network capabilities, service exposure, and sophisticated traffic steering features. These benefits provide additional mechanisms for optimizing traffic management and ensuring efficient data traffic handling. For instance, according to a report from Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, a Sweden-based provider of IT services, worldwide mobile data traffic was roughly 90 EB per month in 2022 and is projected to increase by nearly four times, reaching 325 EB per month by 2028. Therefore, the expanding volume of data traffic necessitates increased utilization of the 5G core.
5G Core Market Segmentation Trends And Revenue Drivers
The 5G core market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Component: Solutions, Services
2) By Deployment: Cloud, On-Premises
3) By Network Function: Access and Mobility Management (AMF), Session Management Function (SMF), User Plane Function (UPF), Policy Control Function (PCF), Network Exposure Function (NEF), Network Repository Function (NRF), Unified Data Management (UDM), Authentication Server Function (AUSF), Application Function (AF), Network Slicing Selection Function (NSSF)
4) By End-User: Telecom Operators, Enterprises
Subsegments:
1) By Solutions: Cloud-Native Functions, Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), Network Slicing
2) By Services: Professional Services, Managed Services
5G Core Market Trends: What Is Shaping Future Industry Growth?
Major companies in the 5G core market are concentrating on creating sophisticated solutions like core network-as-a-service (CNaaS) to improve deployment flexibility and cost efficiency. Core network-as-a-service represents a cloud-based framework where the operator provides the entire 5G core infrastructure—managed, scalable, and delivered on demand—instead of it being built and hosted by the operator, thus reducing upfront capital and accelerating rollout. For example, in March 2025, Orange S.A, a France-based telecommunication company, launched its 5G CNaaS solution. This product offers a fully managed, cloud-based 5G core infrastructure, allowing mobile operators of any size to deploy 5G standalone (SA) networks quickly and affordably. Key aspects of the launched offering include simplified deployment, meaning mobile operators do not need to construct or maintain their own core network infrastructure; a pay-as-you-grow model, which enables operators to expand services based on demand without minimum size requirements; comprehensive management, with Orange handling updates and security compliance so mobile operators can focus on broadening their radio coverage; and the inclusion of essential services such as IPX connectivity for data integrity and roaming, real-time signalling for SS7/LTE/5G SA traffic visibility, coverage and roaming services for global connectivity, and value-added big data analytics for network optimisation.
#5G Core Market Industry Leaders: Which Organizations Are Driving Competition?
Major companies operating in the 5G core market are Nokia Corporation; Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson; Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.; Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; ZTE Corporation; NEC Corporation; Cisco Systems Inc.; Oracle Corporation; Mavenir Systems Inc.; Druid Software Ltd.; Athonet; IPLOOK Technologies; Casa Systems Inc.; NetNumber Inc.; Cumucore; VMware Inc.; Fujitsu Limited; Ribbon Communications Inc.; Parallel Wireless Pvt. Ltd.; Datang Telecom Group
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#5G Core Market Largest Region: Which Geography Holds The Highest Market Share?
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the 5G core market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the global 5G core market report during the forecast period. The regions covered in the 5G core market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
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