Streams

Total addressable market for AI solutions in the mobile telco network and OSS: USD18bn by 2030

Mobile operators have used intelligence in their networks and OSS for a while. What has changed recently is how new techniques (e.g., generative AI and/or agentic AI) can be applied, often on top of traditional methods, to accelerate the use of AI in the network domain and move telcos along their journey to higher levels of network autonomy. This forecast estimates the value for vendors of selling AI-enabled solutions to mobile operators to support their network and OSS processes.

Network Innovation — May 2025

Telco cloud deployment tracker Q1 2025: The various flavours of open RAN

Most large-scale deployments of virtualised RAN (vRAN) at Tier 1 telcos are currently based on single-vendor architecture. But operators are deploying vRAN in innovative ways that aim to preserve many open RAN benefits. This report looks at the current status of vRAN and open RAN deployments as well as the increasing awareness of the importance of deploying cloud-native RAN across multiple containers-as-a-service (CaaS) layers.

Network Innovation — May 2025

Enabling customer centricity in enterprise networks through NaaS

Analysing the relationship between NaaS implementation and customer success metrics in enterprise network services

Network Innovation — April 2025

Networks for AI: Segmenting the growth

AI will create large potential opportunities for telcos in connectivity and use case enablement. But telcos must manage expectations and prioritise their investments carefully.

Network Innovation — April 2025

Preventing multimillion dollar data centre losses through reporting

This report assesses the impacts of delays in data centre construction on operational financial metrics, budget and internal rate of return, and examines the role of effective reporting in ensuring on-time delivery.

Executive Briefing Service, Network Innovation — March 2025

5G: The next phase

The range of optional additional features in 5G has expanded massively since previous generations. This report covers the technology, use cases and timelines for six of the less-discussed domains of 5G evolution – RedCap, sidelink, URLLC and time-sensitive networking, drone connectivity, precise positioning and real-time communication.