5G & 6G Cloud Native Systems
Insights
What the Microsoft Azure Telco Recent Layoffs Mean for the Broader Industry
Insight | 3Q 2024 | IN-7448
Security Vendors Shaking up Cloud Security during 5G Transition
Insight | 3Q 2024 | IN-7439
Decoding Hyperscalers’ New Egress Fee Waivers: Limited Cost Advantages
Insight | 2Q 2024 | IN-7308
Cloud-Powered Roaming: Advancing Low-Latency Solutions with Hyperscaler's Global Reach
Insight | 1Q 2024 | IN-7271
The Open Gateway API Initiative: Pure Hype or a Valid Proposition?
Insight | 1Q 2024 | IN-7247
Latest Research
Whitepaper | 4Q 2024 | WP-217
Competitive Ranking | 4Q 2024 | CA-1511
Report | 3Q 2024 | AN-6209
Report | 3Q 2024 | AN-6210
Report | 3Q 2024 | AN-6211
6G Cloud-Native Systems Coverage Areas
Our 5G & 6G Cloud-Native Systems Research Service coverage, which includes data, forecast and vendor benchmarking reports, provides industry-leading research and guidance on the transformation of the mobile service provider into a digital company. Topics include cloud-native networks, Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) topics that include generative AI, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), and container-based technologies. ABI Research exercises a sharp focus on business and operational transformation issues, in addition to technical coverage with a priority to help telco operators address the emerging enterprise domain through these new technologies.
- ■ Market trackers and forecasts for public, private, and hybrid cloud deployments
- ■ Competitive analysis, vendor benchmarks, and market shares for emerging cloud-native areas, including public cloud deployments for telco network elements
- ■ Regional trends for telco cloud deployments
- ■ Telco AI strategies
- ■ AI use cases in telco networks
- ■ Virtualization, containerization, and automation
- ■ Telco cloud platforms, opportunities, and challenges
- ■ Value chain analysis and vendor matrix for NFV
- ■ Service enablement platforms
- ■ Telco analytics
- ■ NFV deployment and implications
- ■ Advanced telco cloud features: network slicing and service chaining
- ■ Network slicing and 5G networks
- ■ Open source and ecosystems in telco cloud
- ■ Big data and ML for telco analytics
- ■ Signaling in the telco cloud: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), diameter, and SS7
- ■ Service exposure platforms
Companies Covered
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Eric Abbruzzese
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Larbi Belkhit
Industry Analyst
Dominique Bonte
Vice President
Sam Bowling
Research Analyst
Stuart Carlaw
Chief Research Officer
Andrew Cavalier
Senior Analyst
Nelson Englert-Yang
Industry Analyst
Matthias Foo
Senior Analyst
Leo Gergs
Principal Analyst
Reece Hayden
Principal Analyst
James Hodgson
Research Director
Michael Larner
Distinguished Analyst
Dimitris Mavrakis
Senior Research Director
Michela Menting
Senior Research Director
Abu Miah
Research Analyst
Malik Saadi
Vice President
Jake Saunders
Vice President
Phil Sealy
Research Director
Dan Shey
Vice President
Andrew Spivey
Principal Analyst
Yih-Khai Wong
Principal Analyst
Victor Xu
Industry Analyst
Andrew Zignani
Senior Research Director
Eric Abbruzzese
Research Director
Larbi Belkhit
Industry Analyst
Dominique Bonte
Vice President
Sam Bowling
Research Analyst
Stuart Carlaw
Chief Research Officer
Andrew Cavalier
Senior Analyst
Nelson Englert-Yang
Industry Analyst
Matthias Foo
Senior Analyst
Leo Gergs
Principal Analyst
Reece Hayden
Principal Analyst
James Hodgson
Research Director
Michael Larner
Distinguished Analyst
Dimitris Mavrakis
Senior Research Director
Michela Menting
Senior Research Director
Abu Miah
Research Analyst
Malik Saadi
Vice President
Jake Saunders
Vice President
Phil Sealy
Research Director
Dan Shey
Vice President
Andrew Spivey
Principal Analyst
Yih-Khai Wong
Principal Analyst
Victor Xu
Industry Analyst
Andrew Zignani
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Deliverables
DATA
Market Data spreadsheets are composed of deep data, market share analysis, and highly segmented, service-specific forecasts to provide detailed insight where opportunities lie.
REPORTS
Our qualitative reports present in-depth analysis on key market trends, technologies, applications, and emerging companies. Reports are in PDF or PowerPoint format.
INSIGHTS
ABI Insights offer expert perspective on recent news events, including M&As, proposed and recently enacted regulations, product launches, and market updates.
Reports & Data
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Telco APIs: Market Sizing and Key Findings
Report | 2Q 2024 | AN-6157
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Telco APIs: Market Dynamics, Commercial Activities, and Business Models
Report | 2Q 2024 | AN-6156
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5G Cloud-Native Platforms: Kubernetes, Containers, and CaaS Layer
Competitive Ranking | 2Q 2024 | CA-1439
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Clash Of The Tech Titans
Whitepaper | 2Q 2024 | WP-201
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Key Takeaways From NVIDIA GTC 2024
Whitepaper | 1Q 2024 | WP-200
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Cloud-Native RAN: Commercial Developments
Report | 1Q 2024 | AN-5878
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Cloud-Native RAN: Market Developments
Report | 1Q 2024 | AN-5914
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Key Takeaways From CES 2024
Whitepaper | 1Q 2024 | WP-1037
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82 Technology Trends That Will—And Will Not—Shape 2024
Whitepaper | 1Q 2024 | WP-1035
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Generative AI Telco Strategies
Report | 4Q 2023 | AN-5957
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55 Technology Leaders To Watch In 2024
Whitepaper | 4Q 2023 | WP-1034
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The Telco Market in 2035: Scenario-Based Analysis
Presentation | 4Q 2023 | PT-2819
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5G Cloud Deployment Strategies: Balancing Between Public and Private Cloud
Report | 4Q 2023 | AN-5875
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5G End-to-End Core Network Automation and Orchestration
Competitive Ranking | 4Q 2023 | CA-1462
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Telco Cloud Automation and Orchestration
Presentation | 4Q 2023 | PT-2315
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Cloud-Native Network Automation and Orchestration Software Market
Competitive Ranking | 3Q 2023 | CA-1433
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5G Network Slicing and Cloud Packet Core
Market Data | 3Q 2023 | MD-SLIC-104
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Automated Service Assurance in Cloudified Networks
Report | 2Q 2023 | AN-5817
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Operator Growth Strategies: 5G and Network Automation Beyond Consumer Markets
Report | 1Q 2023 | AN-5277
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37 Technology Stats You Need to Know for 2023
Whitepaper | 1Q 2023 | WP-1013
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5G Core Market Status and Migration Analysis
Report | 1Q 2023 | AN-5705
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74 Technology Trends that Will-and Will Not-Shape 2023
Whitepaper | 1Q 2023 | WP-1012
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40 Technology Companies To Watch In 2023
Whitepaper | 4Q 2022 | WP-1011
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Network Cloud Infrastructure Market
Market Data | 4Q 2022 | MD-TCF-102
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Telecommunications Supply Chain and Ecosystem Tracker
Market Data | 4Q 2022 | MD-TSC-101
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Distributed Computing-Centric Telecommunications: Ecosystem Opportunities and Challenges
Presentation | 4Q 2022 | PT-2485
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The Future of Technology in a Tumultuous World
Whitepaper | 3Q 2022 | WP-1006
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Macroeconomic Effects on the Telco Market and Competitive Landscape
Presentation | 3Q 2022 | PT-2618
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Moving Network Functions from Telco Cloud to Public Cloud
Presentation | 3Q 2022 | PT-2637
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37 Technology Companies Leading the Way in 2022
Whitepaper | 3Q 2022 | WP-1004
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Is The Industry - And The World - Ready For 5G Advanced?
Whitepaper | 3Q 2022 | WP-WNGH-195
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5G Network Slicing: Technical and Commercial Considerations
Report | 2Q 2022 | AN-5059
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5G Network Slicing and Industry Verticals
Market Data | 2Q 2022 | MD-SLIC-103
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Telco Sustainability Rankings: Leaders, Mainstream and Followers
Whitepaper | 2Q 2022 | WP-WNGH-192
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Key Takeaways from Mobile World Congress 2022
Whitepaper | 1Q 2022 | WP-1002
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Cloudification of Telecom Technologies and Equipment
Report | 1Q 2022 | AN-5279
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36 Leading Companies to Know in 2022
Whitepaper | 1Q 2022 | WP-WNGH-191
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5G Network Analytics and Network Data Analytics Function
Report | 1Q 2022 | AN-5539
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38 Transformative Technology Stats You Need to Know for 2022
Whitepaper | 1Q 2022 | WP-WNGH-190
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5G Telco Cloud-Native Platforms
Competitive Ranking | 1Q 2022 | CA-1330
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70 Technology Trends That Will—And Will Not—Shape 2022
Whitepaper | 4Q 2021 | WP-WNGH-189
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Network Functions Virtualization Tracker and Forecasts
Market Data | 4Q 2021 | MD-NFV-104
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Telco Cloud Deployment Strategies
Report | 4Q 2021 | AN-5369
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5G and Edge Networks for Media and Gaming
Report | 3Q 2021 | AN-5056
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Monetizing 5G Edge Networks
Report | 3Q 2021 | AN-5285
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24 Technology Companies Leading the Way in 2021
Whitepaper | 2Q 2021 | WP-WNGH-183
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5G Core and Edge Platforms
Competitive Ranking | 2Q 2021 | CA-1289
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Transformational Technology Summit: How AI Is Revolutionizing The Telecoms Market
Presentation | 1Q 2021 | PT-2505
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Public Cloud Platforms in Telecoms
Report | 1Q 2021 | AN-5399
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The Path to Monetizing 5G Network Security
Presentation | 1Q 2021 | PT-2490
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5G Network Slicing and Industry Verticals
Market Data | 1Q 2021 | MD-SLIC-102
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5G Network Slicing
Presentation | 1Q 2021 | PT-2487
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68 Technology Trends That Will Shape 2021
Whitepaper | 4Q 2020 | WP-WNGH-174
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AI and Operations Automation in 5G Networks
Report | 4Q 2020 | AN-4903
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Data Infrastructure in 5G Distributed Networks
Report | 3Q 2020 | AN-4897
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Cloud-Edge Deployments in 5G Networks
Report | 2Q 2020 | AN-2549
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5G in Media and Entertainment
Report | 2Q 2020 | AN-5230
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Telco Cloud Forecast and Tracker
Market Data | 2Q 2020 | MD-TCF-101
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AI-Enabled Maintenance and Testing in Telecoms
Report | 2Q 2020 | AN-5306
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COVID-19: Impact on 5G Core and Edge Networks
Whitepaper | 1Q 2020 | WP-WNGH-158
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TV as a Service: Middleware, CAS, DRM, Encoders, CDN
Market Data | 1Q 2020 | MD-TVAAS-103
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Open Source in the Telecoms Market
Presentation | 1Q 2020 | PT-2316
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5G in Automotive and Smart Transportation
Report | 1Q 2020 | AN-5229
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5G and Edge Networks in Manufacturing
Report | 1Q 2020 | AN-4904
Insights
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Why Recent Generative AI Solutions for the Network Leverage Graphs
Insight | 1Q 2024 | IN-7186
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Harnessing Generative AI for Telcos: Boosting OSS/BSS Performance and Enabling Data-Sharing Services
Insight | 4Q 2023 | IN-7123
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Decoding the Impact of Cloud-Native Technologies on Network Delivery and Operations
Insight | 4Q 2023 | IN-7054
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Updates in ETSI NFV for Accelerating the Transition to Cloud
Insight | 3Q 2023 | IN-7034
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ETSI Gathers Points of View from Asian Telcos and Sets Out Future NFV Development
Insight | 3Q 2023 | IN-7032
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End-to-End Cloud-Native Automation Poised to Redefine Telco Networks—How Should CSPs Forge Ahead?
Insight | 3Q 2023 | IN-7002
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Open Networks Will Require Tighter OSS Vertical Integration
Insight | 2Q 2023 | IN-6992
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Decoding the Role of Pay-as-You-Go Commercial Model in Hyperconverged Infrastructure Market
Insight | 2Q 2023 | IN-6981
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What Does Cloud Software Mean for Automated Assurance Vendors Like Accedian, Infovista, and Netcracker?
Insight | 2Q 2023 | IN-6945
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Why Should BT and DT Use 5G and Software Innovation to Successfully Bake a Different (and Bigger) Growth Pie?
Insight | 2Q 2023 | IN-6907
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Asia’s 5G Enterprise Opportunity Broadens: Singapore Accelerates 5G Edge Use Cases with MS Azure
Insight | 1Q 2023 | IN-6889
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How Can BT, DT, and Vodafone Drive New Growth by Mapping Downward Toward Subsystems and Channel?
Insight | 1Q 2023 | IN-6805
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China’s Investments in 5G Power Ahead in 5G … Paving the Way for 5G-Advanced-Based Services
Insight | 1Q 2023 | IN-6801
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Where Should BT, Orange, and Vodafone Host Their Voice and Data Workloads?
Insight | 4Q 2022 | IN-6752
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Investments by Vendors in E-Band mmWave Backhaul Technologies Are Now Paying Off for CSPs
Insight | 4Q 2022 | IN-6728
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Singapore: Market Updates and the Digital Transformation Wave with 5G
Insight | 4Q 2022 | IN-6718
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What Should Cisco, HPE, and Juniper Do to Thrive with an XaaS Model in Automating Cellular Infrastructure?
Insight | 4Q 2022 | IN-6703
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What Must Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, and ZTE Do to Avoid Hitting the Margin Wall?
Insight | 3Q 2022 | IN-6651
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The IEA Highlights Increased Investments in Energy Grids in 2022… Now, We Just Need to Make Them Smarter
Insight | 3Q 2022 | IN-6652
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NWDAF Is Growing in Importance for the Telecoms Industry
Insight | 3Q 2022 | IN-6635
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Decoding Three Key Technological Trends in the Telecoms Industry
Insight | 3Q 2022 | IN-6603
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Weighing Up Public Cloud Providers’ Strategies in the Telecoms Market
Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6573
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Where is the Industry with End-to-End 5G Slicing?
Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6537
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The Declaration for the Future of the Internet: Why Now and How Will It Happen?
Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6540
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How Does the Telecom Manufacturing Model Fare Against That of Software?
Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6511
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The Role of System Integrators in a Horizontally Stratified Telco Ecosystem
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6464
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Control and Visibility Critical to Delivering on the Promised Value of the Wireless Wide Area Network
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6463
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Mobile World Congress Has Mutated from Consumer into Enterprise Show
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6478
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Decoding the Economics of Telecom Big Data and Analytics
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6425
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Filling the Gaps: How Should Vendors Look to Consolidate Their SASE Solutions?
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6443
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How Do CSPs Start Their 5G Automation Journey?
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6355
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The Prospect for a Services-Led Model in Telecoms
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6404
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Glasgow Climate Change Conference is a Receding Memory but What Are Telecoms Doing?
Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6392
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How Can the Public Cloud Unify Operations for Telecoms?
Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6377
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Ericsson’s acquisition of Vonage: short or long-game?
Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6374
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How Can Operators Differentiate with the Private Telecom Cloud?
Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6342
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How do Modular Software Architectures Impact on Telco Value Chain?
Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6322
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How Does AT&T’s Public Cloud Strategy Fare against that of Verizon?
Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6296
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The Critical Role of 5G Edge Networks for Media and Cloud Gaming Market
Insight | 3Q 2021 | IN-6270
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How the Shift Towards Open Architectures Impacts the Telecoms Ecosystem
Insight | 3Q 2021 | IN-6238
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Adoption of Cloud Native Is Increasing, but What Will the Journey Look Like?
Insight | 3Q 2021 | IN-6219
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The Role of Virtualization in a Cloud-Native World
Insight | 3Q 2021 | IN-6221
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Greenfield Cloud-Based 5G Networks Pave the Way for Alternative Vendor Selection
Insight | 3Q 2021 | IN-6209
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Weighing Up (Telecom) Cloud Deployment Strategies
Insight | 3Q 2021 | IN-6203
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‘Tis the Time for Consumption-Based Economics in Telecoms
Insight | 2Q 2021 | IN-6172
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How Public Cloud Can Spur Innovation in Telecoms
Insight | 2Q 2021 | IN-6150
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Is a Practical Form of Network Slicing Coming Back Into Fashion?
Insight | 2Q 2021 | IN-6122
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A Changing Telco Cloud Landscape from Core to Edge Networks
Insight | 2Q 2021 | IN-6106
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Building a Data Platform for 5G Networks
Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6096
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The Role of Automation in Telcos
Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6071
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Telco Edge Strategies Start to Mature
Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6029
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Private or Public Networks for Private Use?
Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6028
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The Mobile Telco Sector Needs to Double Down on Open Standards and an Open Playing Field
Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-5999
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Telco Edge Cloud and the Evolution of Cell Tower Sites
Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6016
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Software Is the Name of the (New) Game in Telco
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5994
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TIP Insights Series 2020 Sets a Promising Outlook for Open RAN in 2021
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-6002
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Telefónica Delivering the Promise of 5G for Gestamp
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5987
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Microsoft Brings the Power of IT into Telecoms
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5963
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How Can NEPs Satisfy Today’s Market Demands while Pursuing Tomorrow’s Growth Opportunities?
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5939
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Amazon and Microsoft’s Strategies in the Telco Domain
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5891
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5G-Enhanced Surveillance: Will Intelligence Gathering Coincide with Security Concerns?
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5898
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5G Security: Simplicity and Risk Management Key Constructs for Growth
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5903
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Telcos versus Hyperscalers in the Race for 5G Edge Computing
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5884
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Cloud-Edge Deployments as a Catalyst for New Value Creation in Telecoms
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5862
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Rakuten’s Platform Offering Adds Momentum to the Telco Trend toward Modularity and Disaggregation
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5875
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Embedding Automation in Impeding 5G Core Deployments and Operations
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5824
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Decoding the Process of Commoditization and De-Commoditization in Telecoms
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5794
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What Does Open-Source Software Mean for Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, and ZTE?
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5771
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Nokia to Offer Network Slicing for 4G and 5G by This Summer
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5768
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5G Provides an Unlimited Window to Move from the Short Tail to the Long Tail
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5743
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Mobile Networks as a Catalyst for Distributed Computing
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5734
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China Mobile and Huawei Carry Out a PoC Project in Edge Computing-Enabled Smart Factories
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5706
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How Can We Measure the Impact of 5G and Edge Computing in Industry 4.0?
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5716
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Why Telcos Need to Re-Architect toward Achieving Cloud-Native
Insight | 3Q 2024 | IN-7491
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AI Copilots Powering the Future of Autonomous Networks
Insight | 4Q 2024 | IN-7569
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Network Vendors Must Broaden Entryway to Cloud-Native: The Case of Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift
Insight | 4Q 2024 | IN-7596