Communications Services

The communication services market is evolving at a remarkable rate. There is a definite shift from pigeon-holed, specific services provided by non-competing players in the value chain to a more competitive, inclusive ecosystem with organizations offering bundled, end-to-end solutions. This is characterised by the sophistication of technology and consumers’ willingness to pay for more integrated, service-centric solutions.

Frost & Sullivan’s Telecommunications research and consulting programs look evolutions of hardware and software, with focus on the services built on these technologies. This provides unique insights into the competitive dynamics of the market, detailed assessments of market opportunities, pricing strategies, demand trends, and technological developments, as well as applications and best practices for the industry. In the communications services market, we look at, among other segments:

  • Triple, Quad and Quint Play services
  • Operator and Network Provider Strategies
  • Technology Vendor Strategies
  • Regulatory Developments
  • Convergence with new technologies (cloud, mobile money)

We work closely with the world’s leading telecom firms, hardware manufacturers, service providers, OEMs and new age disruptors to build tailored, customized solutions provide clients with the best strategies for growth, supported by the right key data points researched to meet the client’s needs and the specific engagement. Our research spans broadly across the sector and provides deep insights into specific markets in the most significant areas of enterprise and consumer telecommunications industry.

  1. 30 Oct 2026  |  Global  |  Customer Research

    From Channels to Outcomes: CPaaS Becomes the Execution Layer for Agentic Customer Engagement

    Agentic AI, Trust Services, and Outcome-Based Commercial Models are Driving Transformational Growth in Programmable Communications

    Frost & Sullivan's 2026 IT decision-maker (ITDM) survey was conducted to gain insights into the following end-user organizations' priorities: - Current use of communications platform as a service (CPaaS) and open communications application programming interfaces (APIs), and adoption plans through 2029 - The use cases and expected outcomes that dr...

    $4,950.00
  2. 28 Oct 2026  |  Global  |  Frost Radar

    Frost Radar™: Network as a Service, 2026

    A Benchmarking System to Spark Companies to Action - Innovation That Fuels New Deal Flow and Growth Pipelines

    Network as a service (NaaS) has evolved beyond bandwidth on demand into a digital operating model that brings together connectivity, cloud, security, observability, automation, and life cycle management through unified digital experiences. As enterprises expand multicloud environments, edge deployments, AI initiatives, and distributed operations, t...

    $4,950.00
  3. This edition of the IT, Computing and Communication Technology Opportunity Engine explores GPU-as-a-Service, Hyperscale & AI-Focused Digital Infrastructure, and AI-Ready Data Centers to scale AI compute capabilities. Prompt-Based Builders and Docs-as-Code accelerate software development, while Artificial Chip Intelligence and MLOps optimize chip de...

    $950.00
  4. 28 Sep 2026  |  Global  |  Frost Radar

    Frost Radar™: Communications Platform as a Service, 2026

    A Benchmarking System to Spark Companies to Action - Innovation That Fuels New Deal Flow and Growth Pipelines

    Communications platform as a service (CPaaS) has become foundational infrastructure for digital business, embedding programmable voice, messaging, and video into the applications where customers and employees engage. Enterprises are rearchitecting their communication workflows around programmable interfaces that unify data, intelligence, and automa...

    $4,950.00
  5. 25 Sep 2026  |  Global  |  Technology Research

    Growth Opportunities in AI Robotics, GPU Cloud, Reinforcement Learning, Blockchain Intelligence & Developer API, Geospatial and Agentic Conversational AI

    IT, Computing and Communications Technology Opportunity Engine

    This edition of the IT, Computing and Communication Technology Opportunity Engine captures developments related to Unified AI robotics, Hybrid GPU cloud and MLOps, Production inference stack, Full-stack reinforcement-learning compute, AI Infrastructure, Computer Vision, Software-Defined Applications, Developer Platform & Cloud Application Deploymen...

    $950.00
  6. 31 Aug 2026  |  Global  |  Customer Research

    Growth Opportunities for Communications and Collaboration in the Travel, Hospitality, and Passenger Transport Industry, Global, 2026–2029

    Reimagining Travel Experiences in the Age of AI and Automation

    This study examines growth opportunities for communications and collaboration technologies across the travel, hospitality, and passenger transport industry, drawing on Frost & Sullivan's 2026 information technology decision-maker (ITDM) survey. It captures how organizations in this sector are prioritizing, funding, and modernizing their unified com...

    $4,950.00
  7. 21 Aug 2026  |  Global  |  Technology Research

    Growth Opportunities in Quantum Computing Systems, AI Cloud Platform, Orbital Data Centers, Sovereign AI, Multimodal AI Agents, and Cloud Infrastructure Platform

    IT, Computing and Communications Technology Opportunity Engine

    This edition of the IT, Computing and Communication Technology Opportunity Engine explores growth opportunities across Quantum Computing Systems, AI Cloud Platforms, Orbital Data Centers, Sovereign AI, Multimodal AI Agents, AI-powered Event Platforms, Cloud Infrastructure Platforms, Field Foundation Models, and Legal and Professional Services Workf...

    $950.00
  8. 04 Aug 2026  |  North America  |  Market Research

    Retail and Wholesale Ethernet Market Forecast, North America, 2026

    Price Compression and Low-Cost Internet Options with SD-WAN Affect Growth

    This Frost & Sullivan report examines leading service providers in North America that offer comprehensive Ethernet services across both retail and wholesale segments. The market continues to face declining revenue growth, driven by ongoing price compression, increased competition, market maturity, and the rising adoption of software-defined wide ar...

    $2,450.00
  9. 04 Aug 2026  |  Global  |  Customer Research

    Voice of Customer Network & Wireless Services Survey, Global, 2026

    Enterprise Network Evolution 2026: Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) as the Catalyst for Multi-Cloud, Edge, and Security Convergence

    This Frost & Sullivan 2026 Voice of the Customer survey analyzes enterprise network priorities and the growing role of NaaS across a global sample of 1,200+ IT decision-makers. The research shows that enterprise networks are expanding and becoming more distributed, increasing demand for reliability, uptime, and observability as core provider differ...

    $4,950.00
  10. 28 Jul 2026  |  Global  |  Market Research

    Enterprise Communications Reimagined by AI

    Unified Communications AI Marks a True Platform Shift in Competitive Advantage

    This research report frames artificial intelligence (AI) not as an incremental feature but as a paradigm shift in unified communications (UC), redefining how enterprises connect, coordinate, and get work done. For decades, UC platforms have acted as passive conduits—carrying calls, messages, and meetings between people. The emerging generation of A...

    $2,450.00