Tariffs and telcos: Uncertainty and long-term moves
No one can foresee how and when import tariffs will stabilise – but some
long-term implications are starting to arise.
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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.
Connect and protect: Telcos’ avenues of growth in consumer cybersecurity
Consumers need protection from fast-evolving cyber threats. Telcos are in a position to deliver credible solutions to this attractive market, building both increased consumer loyalty and new revenue streams.
Future skills tracker report 2025
Telcos need new skill sets to enable their organisations to compete and add value like technology companies. Insights from our Future skills tracker tool show that telcos remain behind techcos in the penetration of key role types and provide direction on the expert capabilities required to become more innovative, agile and technology-driven overall.
AI: Good or bad for sustainability?
As AI’s energy consumption rises, so do sustainability concerns. This report explores why this technology is so power-intensive, how to mitigate its impact and whether it can help reduce emissions. It also examines four possible scenarios for future energy consumption – from unchecked growth to greater efficiency – and their sustainability implications.
Telecom traffic: Heading for the fast lane?
Will artificial intelligence, immersive services, automated transportation and robotics drive a substantial increase in telecom traffic between now and 2032?
Network edge data centre forecast: Building the base
Our latest iteration of the Network edge data centre forecast shows that deployments are gradually bringing this market to life, despite the first early exits happening in 2024. What impact will 5G SA, data regulation and AI have on development of the network edge landscape?
AWS, Azure and Google Cloud: Who’s got the edge?
This report analyses the edge computing strategies of the ‘big three’ cloud providers – Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. We assess how successful they have been at developing solutions across the edge continuum, including on-premise, network and regional edge, and determine who leads this nascent market.
Organisational foundations for responsible AI
Telcos must take steps internally to become companies underpinned by AI. We look at implications for the organisation, its people and AI governance processes and tools to responsibly root this transition.
FTTP: Key market, policy and structural trends
Fibre-to-the-premises is now mainstream, but varies widely across nations in market maturity, industry structure, telco versus altnet roles and government policy. We outline plausible end-state models for FTTP markets.
Vendor-hyperscaler partnerships: Building the multi-cloud native future?
Vendors and hyperscalers want to serve telcos with cloud-native network functions that are public cloud-ready – but there are few takers. What should they do?
Telco Cloud Deployment Tracker Q1 2024: Cloud-native gathers momentum
Telco cloud activity in 2024 is showing signs of growing momentum with 72 deployments in the year to date, in contrast to 90 for the whole of 2023. Even though many of these deployments are announced but yet to complete in 2024, there are improving prospects for vRAN and open RAN, alongside a positive outlook for 5G standalone.
Roadmap to creating and executing winning Scope 3 strategies
Scope 3 represents the bulk of telcos’ greenhouse gas emissions which arise from operators’ upstream and downstream activities and are the hardest to address. In this report, we present three steps that telcos can take to successfully measure and curtail their value chain emissions.
Beyond connectivity: Telcos’ evolution into sustainability enablement
Results from our survey of over 200 enterprises found a growing interest for sustainability services. We outline actionable strategies telcos can employ to meet this demand and foster green revenue growth
Future Skills Tracker report
Telcos need new skills to change their organisations to compete like technology companies. Insights from our Future skills tracker tool show that telcos are behind techcos in the penetration of key skillsets and provides direction on the capabilities required to become more innovative, agile and software-driven overall.
Telco Cloud Deployment Tracker Q4 2023: Year-in-review
2023 concluded with 87 telco cloud deployments in our tracker. In this edition, we present the most popular vendor stacks for vRAN/open RAN and the main rationales behind the 11 5G SA launches last year.
Fixed broadband access network disaggregation: State of play
Fixed operators see network disaggregation as a way to reduce deployment and operational costs, remove vendor lock-in, and combine residential, business and other types of access into a single infrastructure. This report examines progress and learnings from early movers.