Enabling customer centricity in enterprise networks through NaaS
Analysing the relationship between NaaS implementation and customer success metrics in enterprise network services
Tag: enterprise
Private networks: What’s the big deal?
The hype around private networks has died down and left many with a sense that they have ‘failed’ as a source of new growth. But this market still offers good opportunities for those who know how to find them.
An investment quandary: How AI is redefining enterprise connectivity
In this report, we discuss the extent to which AI adoption will transform enterprise networking and set out a framework of key questions that decision-makers should consider when developing and designing their AI strategies.
Connected health: Enabling smarter, secure and scalable care
At MWC 2025, we held the Digital Health Summit in collaboration with the GSMA. At the event, we explored the opportunities and the challenges in smart hospitals, IoT, direct-to-consumer services and AI in healthcare. This report outlines the key takeaways and insights from the summit.
Cybersecurity: What do small and medium businesses in Saudi Arabia need?
We recently surveyed 104 SMBs in Saudi Arabia to understand this market and help cybersecurity solution providers address the Saudi opportunity. It follows a survey in seven other markets (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, the UK and the US) executed in late 2024.
Cybersecurity for small and medium businesses: Survey highlights
A strategic overview of our small and medium business survey results intended to deliver guidance for solution providers seeking to capitalise on the growing SMB cybersecurity trend.
Simplifying NaaS for easier enterprise consumption: Capturing the USD100bn opportunity
Enterprise demand for network-as-a-service should be the catalyst for telcos to embrace the platform mindset. This report acts as a practical guide for telecom operators looking to capture opportunities with new B2B NaaS services.
Cybersecurity: What do small and medium businesses need?
We surveyed seven advanced markets to deliver practical guidance for solution providers seeking to capitalise on the growing SMB cybersecurity trend.
Flavours of private networks: Key delivery models
This report explores private network delivery models – on-premises, hybrid and network slicing. It also offers insights into deployment strategies, market opportunities and actionable recommendations for telcos to address diverse enterprise connectivity needs across industries.
Productising NaaS: A case study from India’s most disruptive player
Enterprises want on-demand, highly performant connectivity services – and service providers are embracing NaaS delivery and commercial models to meet these expectations. This report provides a case study of disruption in the Indian market by NaaS provider Lightstorm.
Real-time automation: The future of transport & logistics
Real-time automation is transforming the transport and logistics sector – and growth in demand for enabling technologies such as edge, AI and IoT is expected to be faster than in any other vertical. In this report, we outline strategies geared towards enabling ecosystem players to capitalise on the opportunity by addressing critical challenges and opportunities.
Industry survey: Understanding network edge demand
There is much debate in the industry on the topic of telco edge computing, but little clarity for players within the telecom industry and potential customers on how much capacity will be available.
In this report, we provide insights from our annual industry survey on the state of network edge, including the key triggers for deployments.
Applying the platform mindset: STL Partners’ enterprise manifesto
Platform business models can revitalise stagnant enterprise revenues in the telecom industry. Being successful requires investing in the commercial aspects of a platform and the technical service architecture, as well as adopting a mindset that starts with the customer.
The true cost of cloud: How pursuing distributed hybrid cloud can curb costs for enterprises
Enterprises are experiencing rising bills from their cloud and network providers. This report recommends how enterprises can use a distributed hybrid cloud model to improve performance, enhance security and streamline data processing to reduce costs and increase productivity.
Managed services: Telcos must adapt to the cloud
The capabilities that underpin telcos’ managed services offer to enterprise customers have shifted to the cloud. If telcos are to stay relevant as providers of managed services, they must understand the changing needs of enterprise customers, including how to partner, go to market and design SLAs.
What do enterprises want from telcos?
Telcos are looking to expand their enterprise services and capture a larger share of the revenue opportunity. But to do this they must carefully consider where they are best placed to compete and how they can build on existing expertise and reputation.
How to embed sustainability across a telco
Industry-leading telcos have captured much of the lower hanging fruit in their progress to net-zero and must now find the incremental gains. This requires integrating sustainability as a priority across all parts of the organisation. What actions and associated KPIs must individual business units within a telco take on to prioritise sustainability day-to-day?