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.
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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.
How telcos can put their stamp on digital identity
With core connectivity revenue growth proving elusive, telcos are looking to increase efficiency while expanding their offerings and generating new revenue streams. This report scopes out the opportunities for telecom operators in supporting digital identification and authentication.
AI for consumers: Telcos’ efforts to monetise AI
People’s appetite for AI appears to be insatiable. In recent months, there has been a proliferation in the number of consumer-centric AI solutions on offer by telcos, aiming to build new revenue streams or support loyalty for their existing services.
China Mobile – Autonomous networks case study
Welcome to this series analysing network autonomy efforts by leading telcos worldwide. In this first edition, we put the spotlight on a successful operator journey coming from China.
Did the telecom AI era dawn in Copenhagen?
DTW Ignite 2025 showed a telco industry that is truly embracing AI and trying to use it as a platform for accelerated transformation. We hope it succeeds.
How well do telcos work together?
As telcos team up to expand into new markets, what are the key lessons from existing joint ventures?
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.
Telecom network evolution forecast: A platform approach to monetising 5G
Taken in isolation, investment in 5G has thus far failed to deliver on its promises – both technically and commercially. In this combined market forecast for edge computing, private networks and telecom APIs until 2030, we identify how telcos can leverage all their assets to help deliver on the original ambitions of 5G.
Enabling customer centricity in enterprise networks through NaaS
Analysing the relationship between NaaS implementation and customer success metrics in enterprise network services
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.
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.
MWC 2025: A tech show, not a telecom one
It was no surprise that AI dominated MWC this year. But there were lots of other notable trends on the rise – including cybersecurity and data centres – and some that were disappointingly overlooked. Find out what the STL Partners team saw and missed at MWC 2025.
The journey to a self-healing network: Intelligence, agents and complexity
As the deployment of AI/ML ramps up, telcos need to develop an ‘intelligence architecture’, supporting the move towards Level 4 and 5 in the TM Forum’s Autonomous Network Framework. How will such an intelligent architecture support the self-healing network?
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?
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.