Category: Market Analysis & Forecasts

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…

FCC adjusts satellite spectrum to expand broadband capacity

The FCC is revising satellite spectrum rules to expand broadband capacity, altering connectivity models for telecom operators. The regulator is voting on updated rules designed to modernise the sharing of satellite spectrum. This update replaces equiva…

SoftBank and Ericsson boost 5G performance with uplink switching

Enhancing 5G network performance through new uplink switching technologies is the focus of a new SoftBank and Ericsson partnership. Most commercial cellular infrastructures operate with heavy downlink bias. Telcos allocated spectrum and configured time…