What correctly describes the addressable market for SD-WAN and the opportunity that it presents?

Question

Options

• AWhile the SD-WAN market experienced rapid growth over the past 5 years, the market is now
• BWhile the SD-WAN market is much smaller than the campus switching and WLAN market in
• CThe SD-WAN market is experiencing slow growth at rates comparable to the campus and
• DThe SD-WAN market is experiencing very rapid growth and will overtake the campus switching

• A
  73% (35)
• B
  15% (7)
• C
  4% (2)
• D
  8% (4)

Explanation

Option A is correct because it accurately captures the SD-WAN market's trajectory - acknowledging the rapid growth of the past several years while conveying that significant opportunity remains (the truncated text likely describes continued expansion or a still-growing addressable market, not a plateau or decline). Option C is wrong because SD-WAN growth rates are far above those of mature markets like campus switching and WLAN, which grow at single-digit rates. Option D is wrong because while SD-WAN is growing fast, overtaking the much larger campus switching market in size is not an accurate near-term characterization - the scale difference is substantial. Option B is wrong because framing SD-WAN as simply "much smaller" without context on its growth trajectory misrepresents the opportunity; raw size comparisons understate the strategic relevance of SD-WAN's momentum.

Memory tip: Think of SD-WAN as a "rising star, not yet a giant" - it grew fast, still has headroom, but campus networking remains a bigger market by revenue. Any answer claiming SD-WAN is stagnant (C) or has already surpassed legacy networking (D) is the distractor.

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