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Virtualized Evolved Packet Core Market Growth Analysis: How Will Revenue Trend Over The Forecast Period?
The virtualized evolved packet core market size has experienced swift expansion in recent years. It is anticipated to increase from $7.9 billion in 2025 to $9.35 billion in 2026, achieving a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.4%. Historically, this growth can be ascribed to the deployment of 4g lte networks, the adoption of early virtualization technologies, a rising demand for scalable mobile network solutions, growing mobile data traffic, and the development of enterprise connectivity solutions.
The virtualized evolved packet core market is poised for significant expansion over the coming years. It is predicted to grow to $18.19 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.1%. This anticipated growth during the forecast period is fueled by the broadening of 5G networks, the integration with cloud-native architectural frameworks, the escalating adoption of NFV for cost efficiency, the rise in IoT and M2M connectivity, and the increasing requirement for real-time data analytics and QoS monitoring. Prominent trends anticipated in this period include cloud-based evolved packet core solutions, the implementation of network function virtualization (NFV), improved traffic management and optimization, advanced security solutions for mobile networks, and comprehensive data analytics and QoS monitoring capabilities.
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Virtualized Evolved Packet Core Market Growth Factors: What’s Supporting Expansion?
The rising mobile data traffic is anticipated to propel the expansion of the virtualized evolved packet core market moving forward. Mobile data traffic refers to the total volume of data transmitted through a mobile network. Key factors contributing to mobile data traffic include the widespread adoption of 4G and 5G networks, the increasing popularity of social media and video streaming platforms, and the growing usage of smartphones. Virtualized evolved packet core (vEPC) is fundamental for managing this increasing mobile data traffic, as it allows network operators to efficiently scale and optimize their networks to handle the growing demand for high-speed data services. For instance, in November 2023, a report from Ericsson, a Sweden-based company, stated that mobile traffic is expected to grow 20%–30% each year across more regions in the upcoming years. The annual mobile data traffic growth rate is predicted to slow down at varying paces in different areas up to 2029. Therefore, the increasing mobile data traffic is a significant driver for the growth of the virtualized evolved packet core market.
Virtualized Evolved Packet Core Market Segment Landscape: Which Areas Lead Development?
The virtualized evolved packet core market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Component: Solutions, Services
2) By Deployment Mode: Cloud, On-Premises
3) By Application: Long Term Evolution (LTE), Voice Over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE), Internet Of Things (IoT), Machine-To-Machine (M2M), Most Probable Number (MPN), Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO)
4) By End User: Telecom, Enterprises
Subsegments:
1) By Solutions: Network Function Virtualization (NFV) Solutions, Cloud-Based Evolved Packet Core (EPC) Solutions, Traffic Management Solutions, Security Solutions, Data Analytics Solutions
2) By Services: Consulting Services, Integration Services, Managed Services, Support and Maintenance Services, Training Services
Virtualized Evolved Packet Core Market Trends Shaping Long-Term Demand
Leading firms operating within the virtualized evolved packet core market are actively developing single packet core (SPC) technology to enhance network efficiency and facilitate uninterrupted connectivity across multiple generations of mobile networks. Single packet core (SPC) technology is a unified system designed to manage data and voice services across 2G, 3G, and 4G networks, thereby ensuring smooth and effective network performance. For example, in August 2024, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., a China-based telecommunications equipment and services company, partnered with Orange Egypt Telecommunications SAE, an Egypt-based telecommunications services company, to launch the first bare metal container specifically for mobile networks. This initiative represents the country’s inaugural bare-metal container for mobile networks, integrating single packet core (SPC) technology. This innovative product offers support for 2G, 3G, and 4G networks, providing advanced virtual evolved packet core (vEPC) solutions as part of Egypt’s Vision 2030 infrastructure modernization endeavors.
Virtualized Evolved Packet Core Market Industry Leaders And Competitive Landscape
Major companies operating in the virtualized evolved packet core market are Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Dell Technologies Inc., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Intel Corporation, Cisco Systems Inc., Broadcom Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Fujitsu Limited, Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Nokia Corporation, NEC Corporation, ZTE Corporation, CommScope Holding Company Inc., Keysight Technologies Inc., Juniper Networks Inc., Amdocs Limited, Ciena Corporation, Infinera Corporation, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE International SAS), Mavenir Systems Inc., Radisys Corporation, Casa Systems Inc., Affirmed Networks Inc., ASOCS Ltd
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Virtualized Evolved Packet Core Market Regional Split: Which Areas Are Fueling Growth?
North America was the largest region in the virtualized evolved packet core market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the virtualized evolved packet core market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
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