Mobile Content Delivery Network Market

Global Mobile Content Delivery Network Market Size (2024 to 2029)

The global mobile content delivery network (CDN) market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 27.30%, from USD 14.97 billion in 2023 to USD 63.71 billion in 2029.  The overall Mobile CDN market demand is boosted by the rising demand for rich video content among expanding internet users and the trend of digitization in enterprises across end-user verticals.

A Mobile Content Delivery Network (CDN) or Content Distribution Network (CDN) is an Internet-based network of servers, systems, computers, or devices that offer information to mobile devices. Any wireless, portable, or mobile device can access the content available to end-users. The purpose, the Mobile Content Delivery Network Market like that of traditional CDNs, is to provide high-availability and high-performance content to end-users. Furthermore, when network bandwidth is limited and device resolution is low, a Mobile CDN can optimize content delivery on smart devices.

The average mobile page comprises 46 individual components, offering the Mobile Content Delivery Network Market solution and service providers even more flexibility in making modifications and minimizing latency. The mobile-optimized CDN allows providers to reach more devices and distribute content while lowering the costs and complexities of constructing a fixed broadband line in a particular area.

Global Mobile Content Delivery Network Market Drivers:

Social media companies have included video content on their websites, making it popular with users. Many businesses also use live events to drive visitors to their websites and expand their reach. This is an element of their marketing strategy, which is well-supported by the CDN solution. As a result, a significant driver driving the growth of the Mobile Content Delivery Network Market is the requirement for effective CDN solutions that maximize the live and uninterrupted delivery of content and its loading at end-user locations. OTT video consumption has seen significant development due to the intensive evolution of digital infrastructure and attempts by OTT platforms to provide users with exciting material at low rates while providing significant value.

Consumption is also being driven by increased mobile device use, the attractiveness of large displays, and investments in original content creation. QoS helps in monitoring the infrastructure components, which primarily include routers and servers. Moreover, regularly managing these components has become problematic because it requires a significant investment of time, money, and effort from solution providers. Site administrators and mobile operators must ensure these components are correctly implemented to give higher QoS to end-users. In addition, a peer-to-peer CDN's architecture is complicated and unpredictable. Therefore, a full-fledged decentralized protocol is necessary to monitor and operate the system and recover from faults continuously.

Global Mobile Content Delivery Network Market Restraints:

Due to the lack of centralized control, the primary issues with P2P CDN are system security and management. Furthermore, the need for better QoS varies based on the streaming that end-users choose. For example, delays in live video streaming of live matches and video conferencing can significantly influence the QoS of a CDN vendor. Finally, because a variety of peer sources provide the content, the content's quality may decline.

Impact of COVID-19 on the global mobile content delivery network market:

The COVID-19 epidemic has fueled the growth of the Mobile CDN industry, as content delivery network technologies assist businesses in meeting the high demand for internet traffic capacity. According to most internet and data service providers, worldwide internet traffic is growing at 30–45 percent each year. Therefore, there is an increasing requirement to guarantee that mobile CDN service providers have the ability and capacity to supply high-performance content delivery networks during periods of elevated traffic demand. As a result, service providers such as local mobile network operators and OTT providers invest heavily in Mobile CDN.

GLOBAL MOBILE CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK MARKET REPORT COVERAGE:

This research report on the global content delivery network market has been segmented and sub-segmented based on the solutions, type, end-user, and region.

Global Mobile Content Delivery Network Market - By Solutions:

• Data Security

• Network Acceleration

• Traffic Management

• Reporting

• Analysis & Monitoring

• Transcoding & Digital Rights Management

Data content security has become a critical segment. Video streaming solutions providers must create and deploy secure video streaming solutions for users. The safety and privacy of video footage transferred across many platforms are significant problems. At the same time, concerns regarding mismanagement of copyright and digital rights can emerge from data misuse and information leakage. As a result, businesses must restructure their deployment techniques for video technologies before employing them to address such issues. In addition, inadequate regulations and methods for locating and managing video material can limit the sector's growth.

Global Mobile Content Delivery Network Market - By Type:

• Video-CDN

• Non-Video-CDN

A video content distribution network (CDN) is an extensive, geographically dispersed network of computers that provides high-quality videos to web-connected devices in real-time and on-demand. Caching, which temporarily caches content on numerous servers around the video CDN, speeds up the delivery in these specialized video streaming server networks. The video is provided by the server caching material closest to the user's location when a viewer submits a request.

Global Mobile Content Delivery Network Market - By End-User:

• Media and Entertainment

• Healthcare

• E-commerce

• BFSI

• Others.

The application of Mobile CDN in the mentioned segments is increasing with equal opportunity.

Global Mobile Content Delivery Network Market - By Region:

• North America

• Latin America

• Middle East & Africa

• Europe

• Asia Pacific

Owing to strong economic growth and continued development in the IT and telecom sectors, Asia-Pacific is anticipated to increase in the following years, driving enterprises to invest extensively in content delivery networks to sustain growth and boost efficiency. Furthermore, significant shifts toward digital transformation increased cloud deployment and technological advancement among small and medium businesses. In addition, the ongoing modernization of telecommunication networks such as 5G and low latency private LTE drives heavy investment in content delivery networks in emerging economies.

Rackspace Technology, a provider of multi-cloud solutions, declared India as one of its fastest-growing regions. According to Sandeep Bhargava, managing director, APJ, Rackspace Technology, since the company established a sales presence in India two years ago, the country's contribution to the company's revenues from the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) has grown to more than a third of the 2021 sales target, up from 2% in 2019.

Europe's Content Delivery Network (CDN) market was valued at US$ 3.6 billion in 2020 and is anticipated to grow to US$ 16.79 billion by 2026, with 29 CAGR%. The expanding number of smart devices, rising internet penetration, increased use of CDN by various organizations and SMEs, and growing demand for SMAC technologies contribute to the market's growth. Furthermore, the growing popularity of AR and VR applications in gaming, media & entertainment, and other industries will benefit the CDN market in the area over the projection period.

Several factors contributing to North America's emergence as the market leader include the existence of market leaders and early adoption of technology across multiple end-user verticals. In addition, gaming video content is increasing in popularity, as is the amount of online content providers such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, all of which contribute to the region's developing mobile CDN market.

Key Players:

• Amazon Web Services

• Citrix Systems

• Cloudflare Inc

• Google

• IBM

• Limelight Networks

• Lumen Tech

• Microsoft

• Rackspace Tech

• Swarmify Inc

• Ericsson AB

• ChinaCache

Recent Developments:

• The internet protocol (IP) network of Seacom, a fiber-led telecoms operator and owner of ICT infrastructure across Africa, has been upgraded to 100Gbps. This investment will allow internet service providers (ISPs), content delivery networks (CDNs), and global and African providers to leverage Seacom's network infrastructure to access the increased flexibility, scalability, and capacity this upgrade will enable, as well as benefit downstream connected business and internet end-users in the region, according to a statement released on October 18th, 2021.

• echo3D, a cloud platform that is transforming the way 3D, AR, and VR information is saved and broadcast, has raised $4 million in funding from Konvoy Ventures, Space Capital LP.

• Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM.O) announced in September 2021 that it would buy Israel-based Guardicore for $600 million to expand its cloud security capabilities and help businesses resist ransomware threats.

• Rackspace Technology launched Rackspace Data Freedom in September 2021. Customers may now separate storage from public cloud computing on the new platform, ensuring that their data is not exposed to unpredictably high public cloud data egress fees. Rackspace Data Freedom also allows users to maintain their data sovereignty while gaining the flexibility of a multi-cloud strategy. Rackspace has made its data centers and colocation facilities accessible to the platform.