Full NFV adoption may take years to accomplish, but will enable network administrators to work without purchasing dedicated hardware to build a service chain.
Tortoise vs. Hare – Tortoise Always Wins the Race
While strong, the momentum behind NFV adoption is still slow. Along with many influential technologies, while it will take a few years until full adoption takes place, mobile operators currently see the huge market opportunity. IHS Infonetics predicts that by 2019, NFV hardware, software and services market will grow to $11.6 billion, with software taking over 80 percent of this amount. In addition, SNS Research found the NFV market will reach nearly $21 billion by 2020 and will offer CapEx savings of approximately $32 billion for wireline and wireless service providers.