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The race to provide 5G in some areas of the world has driven growth rates for 5G network infrastructure to rise above historical averages. However, 2024 saw slowing growth as 5G coverage in these countries and regions became more ubiquitous. This does not mean investment in 5G networks is done; there is still much work to be done in all areas of 5G...

Global trade is entering a period of heightened uncertainty, driven by escalating geopolitical tensions, increasing trade barriers, and a shift toward a more fragmented, regionalized economic landscape, often described as a “polycrisis.” At the same time, the rapid rise of agentic AI tools is transforming traditional models of employee and customer...

Artificial intelligence subset generative AI (GenAI) refers to technologies capable of creating new content, such as text, images, code, audio, and video, by learning from existing data and models. For telecommunications service providers (telcos), GenAI presents transformative opportunities beyond network optimization and customer support. By depl...

This edition of the Cyber Security Technology Opportunity Engine (TOE) highlights breakthrough innovations across AI-driven threat detection, extended detection and response (XDR), behavioral analytics, deception technologies, and human-centric security platforms. Notable developments include GenAI agents for autonomous threat sweeping, post-quantu...

This edition of IT, Computing and Communications (ITCC) Technology Opportunity Engine (TOE) captures developments related to Hyper-Distributed Edge Cloud, Edge AI Orchestration, Edge IoT, Real Time Analytics, Marketplace, Application Risk, 5G Data Management, AI Voice, Private Network PaaS, No-Code Workflow Automation, Vision AI, Digital Learning a...

European organizations continue to embrace cloud and AI technologies as a way to drive growth and operational efficiencies. Despite sluggish economic growth in the region that is curtailing some spending, organizations are steadily progressing on their digitalization journeys. In the 13th annual survey of IT decision-makers responsible for cloud ...

5G network APIs are emerging as a powerful enabler of monetization in the era of programmable networks, especially as standalone (SA) 5G cores become more widespread. For the first time in years, APIs offer telecom operators a viable platform to unlock application innovation, enabling new services that can dynamically tap into network capabilities ...

In recent years, businesses have increasingly focused on employee engagement and brand loyalty, rather than customer experience (CX), as the primary drivers of success. However, in the next two years, improving CX has become the top priority again, followed closely by ensuring business continuity and optimizing operational efficiency and productivi...

Frost & Sullivan’s 2025 IT decision-maker (ITDM) survey was conducted to gain insights on the following end-user organizations’ priorities: - Demand for cloud/mobile private branch exchange (PBX)and unified-communications-as-a-service (UCaaS) functionality - Evolution of enterprise telephony/business call control environments - Demand for mobile...