Telcos’ sovereignty play
The various aspects of digital sovereignty and how telcos capitalise on the early demand for it
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Defining the future telco — and what it means for operators and their partners
Skywatch telescope: Telco offerings in satellite connectivity
Skywatch telescope offers deep-dive coverage of telcos’ live satellite services, offering insights into how telcos are commercialising these offerings.
Telco as a platform index
As telcos move beyond connectivity, platform strategies are becoming a key route to growth. This report looks at how operators are approaching the shift, and the underlying capabilities and organisational traits that are shaping success across the industry.
The race to own liquid cooling for data centres
Liquid cooling is creating a new M&A battleground in data centres, where different buyer groups are pursuing distinct acquisition strategies to control an increasingly critical part of the infrastructure stack.
Skywatch tracker: Telco-satellite partnerships and strategic analysis
Skywatch tracker monitors public announcements of collaborations between telcos and satellite/non-terrestrial networks (NTN) players publicly announced since 1 January 2024. It also highlights where satellite operators are collaborating and competing with telcos.
Network API pilots to profit: A commercial playbook for Quality on Demand
As the bottleneck shifts from commitment to commercial execution, telcos need an API-specific playbook not a one-size-fits-all approach. Drawing on extensive demand-side research, this series of reports delivers actionable guidance on pricing logic, charging models and GTM channel strategies for emerging APIs. This report focuses on Quality on Demand (QoD).
Scale, sovereignty and the promise of one B2B – Deutsche Telekom analyst day
Telekom used its B2B analyst day on 28 April 2026 to showcase a strategy that is increasingly coherent and founded on a solid base.
Consumer innovation tracker
A global database of innovative telco consumer services beyond connectivity
AI in telecoms networks: The state of play in 2026
In the run-up to FutureNet World London, we conducted a survey with telcos, vendors and analysts to assess the degree of adoption of AI in telcos’ operations and the impact of these capabilities in terms of cost savings and new service launch and revenue. Here we share the results.
How telcos generate AI revenue
How telcos are building revenue from AI-centric solutions for consumers, enterprises and the public sector.
Future Skills Tracker 2026
Insights from our Future skills tracker tool show that telcos remain behind technology companies (techcos) in the penetration of the key role types that would enable them to compete and add value like technology companies. The tracker provides direction on where telcos should learn from techcos and build capabilities to increase operational efficiency and enable new revenue streams going forward.
Edge Computing Ecosystem Tool
The Edge Computing Ecosystem Tool helps organisations navigate and expand their network of partners, customers and suppliers in the edge computing market.
Agentic AI in telecoms: What is live now and coming next?
Agentic AI is beginning to penetrate telco operations, but only in domains such as billing and field maintenance, which do not require real-time data or network operations. What will it take to enable secure and reliable use of agentic AI in more critical network operations?
Building a network API business: What does it take?
Many operators see network APIs as a significant long-term opportunity, but few have turned that interest into meaningful internal investment. This report explores how to build a network API business – from winning executive backing and shaping the first business case to designing an operating model that can support execution and scale.
Monetising 5G SA: Commercial models for QOD to slicing
As 5G SA deployments grow, more telcos will be in a position to offer differentiated connectivity. But the path to effective monetisation is not clear or easy. This report explores the most promising use cases and monetisation mechanisms that telcos should focus on.
Skywatch constellation: Satellite operator profiles
Skywatch constellation offers an in-depth analysis of major satellite operators, including their constellation, business model and strategic posture toward telcos.
How telcos can deliver for defence
As telcos deploy more resilient and programmable networks, they could become key suppliers to armed forces. Dual-purpose tech solutions by telcos are valuable also to the population and civilian critical services during extreme weather events or energy blackouts, as much as during military conflict.
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