Category: Research

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 …

US leads internet outage preparedness ranking

The US tops TRG Datacenters’ internet outage preparedness ranking through dense cable and exchange capacity. The study reviewed nearly 100 countries on submarine cable counts, internet exchange points, cybersecurity readiness, electricity access, and i…

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…

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…

Global connectivity slows as enterprise infrastructure gaps widen

As global connectivity growth slows and enterprise infrastructure gaps widen, the latest data from the ITU presents a reality check. Released alongside the conclusion of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-25) in Baku, the Global C…

How fragmented regulation stifles mobile security innovation

Fragmented security regulation costs mobile operators billions, diverting resources from threat mitigation toward administrative compliance. For security execs in the telecoms sector, the remit has expanded well beyond securing network perimeters. A ne…