FEATURE: SDN
The global SDN market
will be worth nearly
$12.5
The Middle East & Africa SDN
market is estimated to grow from
$5.1 million in 2013 to $118.0
million by 2019 at a CAGR of
77.3% according to a report by
the Micromarket Monitor
billion
in 2020 with a compound
annual growth rate
(CAGR) of 53.9% from
2014 to 2020, says IDC
Network traffic across the
region is growing exponentially
– the MEA region has the
world’s fastest cloud growth
rate, from 17 exabytes in 2012
to 157 exabytes in 2017
CIOs ARE EXPECTING
SIMPLE, FLEXIBLE,
AUTOMATED, AND AGILE
INFRASTRUCTURE,
SO SDN IS DEFINITELY
GOING TO BE HERE FOR
THE LONG HAUL
need to quickly process large amounts
of data – especially service providers,
banking and finance; energy, oil and
gas; aviation and transportation; malls
and retail; and safety and security.
Currently Middle East companies
rolling-out change across network
infrastructure face a complex
and time-consuming process by
configuring networks box-by-box. SDN
uptake is being seen in response to
networks across the MEA region facing
an increase in processing growth,
driven by:
• Cloud: MEA is set to have the
world’s-fastest cloud growth, from 17
exabytes in 2012 to 157 exabytes in
2017;
• Mobility: MEA is projected to have
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the world’s-fastest growth in mobile
data traffic, growing 14-fold to 1.49
exabytes in 2018;
• Internet of Everything (IoE): MEA’s
smart devices set to grow from 133
million to 598 million in 2018, and 50
billion objects around the world to be
connected to networks by 2020.
As the number of people, devices,
machines and sensors coming
online across the IoE, Middle East
organisations require new capabilities
to lead in the delivery of value-added,
cloud-based services and applications.
SDN deployment is based on three
factors: industry segment, complexity
of the network, and culture of the
organisation. SDN is especially
effective for sectors like banking
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