Private 5G vs Wi-Fi: Cost, capabilities and coexistence
Does 5G need to “defeat” Wi-Fi to break through private networks scaling barriers, or can these technologies exist side by side and complement each other?
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Defining the future telco — and what it means for operators and their partners
Travel eSIMs and telcos – Friends and foes
Growing demand for travel eSIMs is opening up new opportunities and intensifying competition. Telcos must choose how to participate in the expanding market: launch travel eSIM propositions or rethink roaming to provide a more personalised customer experience, convenience and value to travellers
Can mobile base stations be transformed into edge AI data centres?
A surge in AI adoption is reviving interest in leveraging mobile base stations as an alternative avenue for deploying AI workloads. This report outlines the commercial rationale, key customer segments and potential investment strategies for telcos exploring this opportunity.
Can telecom techco ambitions survive a downturn?
Several telcos are refocusing on their core business amid economic challenges. Does this spell an end to their techco dreams?
Futureproofing datacentre interconnect: The backbone of an AI strategy
The AI revolution is transforming networks, demanding greater capacity and agility in datacentre interconnectivity (DCI) to support diverse workloads. This report explores the challenges AI presents and offers recommendations for providers to adapt through flexible connectivity and NaaS models.
Lessons from releasing enterprise spectrum
Can the right spectrum policy framework create momentum and help scale the private network market?
STL Partners’ annual edge computing industry survey
2025 has seen renewed industry enthusiasm towards edge computing. Our latest industry survey examines these evolving perspectives, capturing insights from stakeholders across the ecosystem on a range of pressing topics.
From reactive networks to AI-driven automation: A new path to network autonomy
This report explores how a more adaptive, cross-domain AI approach, leveraging the latest AI techniques such as time series foundation models, can move operators forward in their network autonomy journey and unlock significant financial value.
Why Layer 1 needs NaaS: A guide for enterprises
Network-as-a-service (NaaS) offers enterprises more than flexibility – it can unlock material, measurable financial gains. This report explores the quantitative benefits of Layer 1 NaaS across three real-world scenarios.
Accelerating network transformation with startup practices
Modern telecom networks drive competitiveness, but organisational factors can thwart progress. We identify five startup practices telcos should adopt to enable true techco transformation.
AI transformation: Insights for telcos from Amdocs analyst event
At its September 2025 analyst event, Amdocs outlined how it is transforming to support its view of where the telecom industry will go next, particularly in the context of AI, and demonstrated a techco playbook of change. What can telcos learn from its approach?
Evolving RAN architectures: Early lessons on embedding flexibility and openness
The RAN is evolving towards greater openness and disaggregation, but the path is hybrid and incremental. This report explores the challenges operators face, early lessons from deployments, and why embedding openness and flexibility early is critical to long-term competitiveness.
The telecom industry in the AI era: How telcos can follow the money
The generative AI boom has accelerated the shift in financial market value away from telcos and towards leaders in AI. We identify four goals for telecom companies to adapt to their rapidly changing competitive environment.
Weathering the 5G crosswinds at Ericsson analyst event 2025
Ericsson used its annual analyst event in Boston to outline the steps it is taking to strengthen its enterprise connectivity portfolio, set against the backdrop of a challenging financial period for the company. This report highlights four key themes that emerged from the event.
New MVNOs: Challenger brands and lessons from the UK market
Disruptors from other industries are turning their attention to the mobile market. They can learn from the vibrant UK MVNO market.
Enterprise AI: What are the best opportunities for telcos?
This report examines the key opportunities for telecom operators to monetise enterprise AI and secure long-term relevance within the emerging AI ecosystem.
Small and medium-sized business cybersecurity: Telco landscape in Europe
Our SMB cybersecurity survey in December 2024 highlighted the potential for telcos to address this segment. This report explores the approaches of those seeking to capture the opportunity in the small and medium-sized business segment in Europe.
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