Category: Market Analysis & Forecasts

Cisco: Agentic AI takes control of enterprise networks

Industry research by Cisco and Omdia suggests enterprise networks are changing forever as agentic AI takes direct administrative control. The research indicates that 51 percent of large organisations now run agentic systems that execute autonomous modi…

Cisco: Agentic AI takes control of enterprise networks

Industry research by Cisco and Omdia suggests enterprise networks are changing forever as agentic AI takes direct administrative control. The research indicates that 51 percent of large organisations now run agentic systems that execute autonomous modi…

AI agent libraries risk becoming telecom’s new OSS trap

Agent libraries are becoming the new OSS lock-in for telecom operators, and the AI model underneath is not the risk—the bus is. Nokia’s Gemini-backed Agent Library, Samsung’s Agent Fabric inside CognitiV NOS, Amdocs aOS with its Cognitive C…

AI agent libraries risk becoming telecom’s new OSS trap

Agent libraries are becoming the new OSS lock-in for telecom operators, and the AI model underneath is not the risk—the bus is. Nokia’s Gemini-backed Agent Library, Samsung’s Agent Fabric inside CognitiV NOS, Amdocs aOS with its Cognitive C…

Samsung sets out agentic AI path to autonomous networks

Samsung has detailed how autonomous network architectures and agentic AI are replacing manual telecom operations. Mobile network operators face pressure from shifting traffic patterns between business centres and residential zones, as well as temporary…

Samsung sets out agentic AI path to autonomous networks

Samsung has detailed how autonomous network architectures and agentic AI are replacing manual telecom operations. Mobile network operators face pressure from shifting traffic patterns between business centres and residential zones, as well as temporary…

Satellite IoT connections forecast to hit 197.7M by 2035

Omdia forecasts satellite IoT connections will grow from 7.7 million in 2023 to 197.7 million by 2035, at a 31 percent annual rate. The research firm’s forecast covers both low Earth orbit (LEO) and geostationary orbit (GEO) satellite constellati…

Bain & Company: Telecom M&A reaches $65B in H1 2026

Bain & Company puts H1 2026 telecom deal value level with the same period in 2025, despite deal value rising 40 percent between quarters. The market recorded $27 billion in Q1 and $38 billion in Q2. 43 transactions made up the total. Concentration …

Ookla: AI workloads strain 5G infrastructure

Telecom operators are facing pressing engineering choices as mobile AI applications strain legacy 5G infrastructure. Data published by network benchmarking firm Ookla reveals a mismatch between current cellular deployment patterns and the technical req…

TM Forum: Telecom operators unprepared for AI safety regulations

According to the TM Forum, telecom operators lack the technical evidence to prove AI systems operate safely under impending new regulations. Boards exhibit high tolerance for risk to secure public announcements detailing AI capabilities. However, the p…