Lawful Interception Market Size, Share, & COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Communication Content (Voice Communication, Video, Digital Pictures, Text Messaging, Facsimile, and Others), By Device (Mediation Devices, Gateways, Switches, Routers, Handover Interface, Management Sever, and IAP), By Network Technology (ISDN), Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN), LTE Networks, Voice over Internet Protocols (VoIP), Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), By Interception Type (Active, Passive, and Hybrid), By End User (Law Enforcement Agencies and Government), and Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

Lawful Interception (LI) is a security process in which a network operator or service provider gathers and furnishes law enforcement and government officials with intercepted communications of private organizations or individuals. Lawful Interception plays a critical role in supporting law enforcement agencies (LEA) to counter organized crime. Every nation regulates it with local legal practices, and national law requirements. For example, the U.S. standardises LI with the specific CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act), and European Union verifies LI via ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute). CALEA requirements are subject to facilities-based broadband Internet access providers, VoIP providers, and mobile carriers in the U.S.

The lawful interception market is expected to exhibit a significant growth in the upcoming years, driven by the profusion of smart gadgets, simple internet connectivity, and the increased information interchange through open internet protocol (IP)-based communication networks.

Impact of COVID-19 on the Lawful Interception Market

The COVID-19 outbreak positively affected the lawful interception market growth owing to, the rise in criminal offense such as drug & human trafficking, cybercrimes, and terrorism. To help catch such criminals, governments and LEA required access to advanced monitoring tool within the 5G networks. The governments across the globe justified aggressive digital surveillance in the name of public health crisis during the pandemic.

Additionally, many companies are now getting involved in the innovation of cloud-based interception platforms. For instance, in January 2020, AQSACOM announced ALIS, a Lawful Cyber Intelligence System, to virtualize network architectures. It can be integrated into any virtualized network and is deployed as a software-based solution.

Segmentation

Analysis By End User

Lawful Interception software finds its application among end users such as law enforcement agencies, and government. Law enforcement agencies around the world, are heavily tasked with getting suspected criminals' communication data to conduct investigations into cyberattacks, terror attacks, and other serious crimes. Thus, there is a robust demand of lawful interception solutions.

Furthermore, government regulations allowing law enforcement agencies or organizations to carry out criminal investigations by tracking traffic data and giving access to critical information, have been significant to the law enforcement bodies’ growth.

For instance, in July 2021, the National Assembly of Nigeria (NASS) authorized an investment of around USD 18.11 million for Nigeria's Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) to launch an "independent lawful interception platform – advanced data and voice monitoring." In addition to the payment approved by the NASS to monitor and intercept calls and other internet communications, other sums were authorized to other security services that can further establish the violation of citizens' confidentiality, which can include Facebook pages, e-mail records, WhatsApp, and others.

Key Insights

The report will cover the following key insights:

• Micro Macro Economic Indicators


• Drivers, Restraints, Trends, and Opportunities


• Business Strategies Adopted by the Key Players


• Impact of COVID-19 on the Global Lawful Interception Market


• Consolidated SWOT Analysis of Key Players

Regional Analysis

The global lawful interception market is distributed into five regions: North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East & Africa, and Asia Pacific. North America held a significant share of the market in 2022, due to the regions’ developed technical infrastructure. The market is estimated to boost notably as the region comprises of well-established internet services providers (ISP) and telecommunication network providers such as Verizon, AT&T, Charter Communications (Spectrum), and Comcast.

The distribution of the global lawful interception market by region of origin is as follows:

• North America – 33%


• South America – 8%


• Europe – 25%


• Middle East and Africa – 13%


• Asia Pacific – 21%

Key Players Covered

The key players in this market include Thales Group , Vocal Technologies, BAE Systems, Utimaco Management GmbH, VAS Experts, AQSACOM Inc., Shoghi Communications Ltd., Pert Telecom Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Atisdigital, Softel Systems Pty Ltd., Netronome, SS8 Networks, Inc., among others.

Key Industry Developments:

• June 2022: Utimaco successfully closed the funding round with SGT Capital. This ownership agreement had obtained all mandated approvals such as Energy and industrial Strategy, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate protection, and the United Kingdom’s department for Business. The investment aimed to boost the expansion of Utimaco globally, especially in Asia Pacific.


• May 2022: BAE Systems acquired a contract worth USD 24 million from the U.S. Defence Advanced Research projects Agency (DARPA). As a part of the Mission-Integrated Network Control (MNIC) program, BAE systems developed a software that configures tactical networks for mission-critical communications. MNIC intends to establish an integrated system that provides secure communication in multi-domain operations.