http://www.currentanalysis.com/ Analysis Reports provided by Current Analysis, Inc. en-us All materials Copyright 1997-2026 Current Analysis, Inc. Reproduction or distribution prohibited without express written consent. Sun, 15 Nov 2026 13:58:38 GMT http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133600&rss The resignation of Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, has shaken the technology industry as the company’s board of directors appoints Colette Kress, executive vice president and chief financial officer, as interim CEO. Beatriz Valle 2026-11-13T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133587&rss Alibaba Cloud brought its Apsara conference to Europe, promoting its open-weight Qwen family of models, and agentic and sovereign AI. The strategy is sound, but regulatory pressure on Chinese tech makes gaining trust an uphill battle. Beatriz Valle - Ismail Patel 2026-11-12T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133585&rss IBM made several key enhancements to its Apptio TBM suite focused on AI cost management. The additions should help enterprises get faster insights into costs to help improve ROI. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-11-11T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=123653&rss Hyperscalers are pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into building out their data center infrastructures to support burgeoning demand for AI-driven applications. But concerns about the AI bubble bursting loom large. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-11-09T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133560&rss Lumen and Microsoft are extending their existing networking/Microsoft Azure partnership to create co-selling opportunities around AI. The relationship promises to reduce purchasing process friction. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-11-09T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=96446&rss TCS is seeing positive results from its efforts to drive advanced AI adoption. It is also pursuing growth in new areas such as AI data centers, GCCs, mid-market segments, and sovereign cloud. Siow Meng Soh 2026-11-03T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=123498&rss With a $200 billion+ CapEx investment, AWS is developing AI systems that can run across enterprise software and security workflows. But in a crowded playing field, the provider will have to innovate at the highest level or risk getting outpaced. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-11-02T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=123496&rss Google Cloud shifted its approach from selling raw AI infrastructure to offering production-ready AI solutions. Reception has been strong, reflected in rapid 82% year-over-year revenue growth. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-11-02T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133551&rss Cisco's EMEA Analyst Summit highlighted trust and simplification as competitive differentiators in its overall AI strategy. The platform story is coherent, but buyers will want proof points to align intent with facts. Jeremiah Caron - Beatriz Valle 2026-11-02T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=123497&rss Microsoft is shifting its strategy toward agentic AI, looking to distinguish itself on cloud infrastructure optimized to support that swing. Along with Azure enhancements, Microsoft made organizational and licensing changes to adapt to this pivot. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-11-02T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=128996&rss BT International has bolstered its voice portfolio, adding a suite of cloud-native platforms to support its multinational customers, while its proposed joint venture with Verizon could sharpen its competitive edge against global peers. Brendan Swan 2026-10-29T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=95847&rss Nutanix closed FY2026 with strong results across the board, exceeding guidance for the fourth quarter. The company is very profitable but server shortages, Broadcom lock-in, and cheaper rivals are slowing VMware wins while job cuts add execution risks. Beatriz Valle 2026-10-27T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133519&rss Enterprise AI spending will reach $1.3 trillion by 2030 as pilots move into production and organizations scale AI deployments. Demand for consulting services will grow as projects become more complex and organizations rethink workflows. Rena Bhattacharyya - Praveen Kumar Tripathi 2026-10-26T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=107093&rss HCLTech is driving growth through AI solutions, and it is investing in AI data centers as part of its efforts to offer full-stack AI. It is also chasing mid-market clients through Pulse by offering integrated AI-driven solutions. Siow Meng Soh 2026-10-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94513&rss Microsoft Azure's primary focus continues to focus on its GenAI initiative, including Microsoft Foundry, expanding to feature new frontier AI models, new agents integrated across popular tools, and seven new MAI models. Charlotte Dunlap 2026-10-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133512&rss Snowflake’s Observe business turns telemetry into a context graph, so generative AI prompts query structured data, which is more efficient and therefore burns fewer tokens than querying raw data, ultimately reducing AI spend. Rena Bhattacharyya 2026-10-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94894&rss Accenture is expanding its addressable market by investing in AI, capabilities to serve the mid-market, and industrial automation. It needs to streamline its operations while it continues to make acquisitions to meet growth objectives. Siow Meng Soh 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94609&rss IBM's ongoing GenAI activities include leveraging Red Hat AI Inference for Granite, greater AI sovereignty consulting emphasis, and innovations in watsonx Orchestrate control plane. Charlotte Dunlap 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94606&rss Red Hat OpenShift, serves as the core of IBM's hybrid cloud. Red Hat AI Enterprise, which includes Red Hat OpenShift, provides core GenAI capabilities that help organizations safely scale AI models and agents. Charlotte Dunlap 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133495&rss US CSPs are digging deep for the AI boom, with AT&T, Zayo, Lumen and Verizon racing to build more fiber. But with everyone holding a shovel, will AI deliver the gold, or will some investors be left digging for profit? Brendan Swan 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=100690&rss Wavenet continues to strengthen its cybersecurity capabilities by expanding its partner ecosystem, while investing in AI to enhance service management and drive greater operational efficiency. Brendan Swan 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94918&rss Exponential-e continues to build momentum across all levels of government while strengthening its cybersecurity capabilities to address the evolving requirements of its public and private sector customers. Brendan Swan 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133480&rss Operators are turning 5G SA into commercial products, pricing network slicing with committed performance guarantees, competing on public safety architectures, and extending SA into vehicles, venues, and wholesale to differentiate enterprise offers. John Marcus - Ismail Patel 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133472&rss Managed mobility for the corporate workforce is mature, so operators are going after the frontline. Telcos differentiate around support for non-office personas (field workers, logistics, retail, etc.) by selling “assured operations,” not just plans. John Marcus 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133457&rss MEA AI is scaling from pilots to sovereign deployment, backed by new compute, Arabic-optimized models, governance frameworks, major funding, and talent programs, while energy, water, and trust constraints tighten. Ismail Patel 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=95110&rss Telstra Enterprise continues to reshape its product portfolio, including new API solutions while forging new strategic partnerships to strengthen its network capabilities and extend its digital ecosystem. Brendan Swan 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=121182&rss Recent developments in the market for edge computing include new and expanded support for AI, IoT, and other data-centric technologies and applications. New compute platform feature improvements and key partnerships have also been announced. Beatriz Valle 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=95276&rss A1 Group is scaling up its ICT business via A1 Digital. It is doing so by leveraging its investment in Exoscale to drive sovereignty and security products to businesses across Europe and expanding its operational presence to Spain. Ismail Patel 2026-10-02T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133432&rss GTT’s Defense Halo platform offers an AI-native network security and observability solution with compelling discovery, monitoring, and root cause analysis derived from modelling an enterprise’s own network. Gary Barton - Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-10-02T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133418&rss MEA AI is accelerating from pilots to sovereign-scale deployment: agentic government, vertical deep-tech platforms, open LLMs, AI governance lawmaking, data centers, and industry systemization across education, health, finance, and infrastructure. Ismail Patel 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=128488&rss Having shuttered most non-African operations, MTN is now focusing on fintech, AI data centers, and better connectivity as it seeks to consolidate its status as a pan-African operator. Ismail Patel 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133417&rss Telcos are taking notice of new channel opportunities in cloud marketplaces that align with AI strategies to streamline delivery of network and adjacent services to enterprises. Charlotte Dunlap - Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133413&rss The explosive increase in AI-driven demand for cloud infrastructure is driving major revenue growth for hyperscalers and other providers. But escalating AI compute costs and deployment misfires have enterprises scrambling for solid returns. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94881&rss As it marked its 30th birthday in July, DT promised to evolve with the times, maintain its market-leading position in Europe, and show continued eagerness to invest in AI, satellite connectivity, and industrial cloud. Ismail Patel 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133408&rss Agentic AI will have a profound impact on managed services, automating much that is now manual and enabling co-managed scenarios. However, new economic models will be needed and the balance will shift toward professional services. Gary Barton - Dustin Kehoe 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94926&rss Verizon Business continues to be a premier competitor. It fills both fixed and mobile needs, serves customers of all sizes, and has a global brand. The BT joint venture and a relatively new CEO add momentum but also uncertainty. Gregg Willsky 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133400&rss IP voice is often cited as legacy service in decline and while usage is changing it remains mission-critical in circumstances such as customer contact and sales; agentic AI may add new impetus to the market. Gary Barton 2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94901&rss Lumen’s enterprise strategy is centered on low-latency multi-cloud, and AI connectivity across North America. The company is increasing network investment and sharpening its focus on enterprise and wholesale customers. Gregg Willsky 2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133399&rss Meta is seeking to enter a crowded market that prioritizes privacy and security; it will need to shed its consumer-centric image and demonstrate it has the pedigree and expertise to take on enterprise AI challenges. Rena Bhattacharyya 2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=128489&rss Mobily is investing heavily in submarine cables as it seeks a regional leadership role in wholesale services to complement demand from its cloud computing, roaming, hyperscaler, and IoT customers. Ismail Patel 2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=126548&rss stc continues to augment its current product roster by diversifying its partners and suppliers: in satellite, IoT, networks, AI, and cybersecurity. Ismail Patel 2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133406&rss Technology firms are leveraging the FDE model to help clients accelerate their AI from pilots to production. Systems integrators add more focus to the model to ensure that the AI solutions deliver clients’ defined business outcomes. Siow Meng Soh 2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133391&rss Australia’s race to build fiber is now on. Vocus is heading north with a 4,000km build, while SUBCO is heading underwater with three new cables, with both citing AI as the reason. Who has chosen the right route? Brendan Swan 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=116361&rss Cognizant is accelerating its AI agenda by positioning itself as an AI builder, creating a dedicated AI business unit, developed a Frontier-certified workforce, adding solutions (e.g., Neuro AI Trust), and strengthening partnerships (e.g., OpenAI). Siow Meng Soh 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133389&rss ZTE's dual-engine – connectivity and compute – strategy underpinned by the vendor’s full-stack AI capabilities is gaining traction, but telco AI monetization and enterprise use cases beyond proof-of-concepts remain unproven. Alfie Amir 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133386&rss By highlighting innovative solutions and industry-specific use cases during its enterprise analyst conference, Ericsson laid out a much-needed update to its vision for telco monetization of 5G infrastructure investments, setting the stage for 6G. Rena Bhattacharyya 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133387&rss Google announced three voice-activated AI features coming soon to Google Workspace that enable users to complete tasks with less effort. More importantly, the features support two important trends in the team collaboration space. Gregg Willsky 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94895&rss AT&T Business is a premier network provider focused on business-grade connectivity through converged 5G and fiber. In 2026, that focus now includes non-terrestrial access with LEO satellite alongside fiber and 5G as a managed enterprise option. Gregg Willsky 2026-09-24T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133376&rss Accenture and AWS are launching joint solutions targeted toward mid-sized businesses needing transformational project support. The offers leverage AI to help organizations optimize operations in key areas such as contact centers and FinOps. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-09-23T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133375&rss Salesforce is making a play for what is fast becoming the make-or-break component of the AI stack—the control plane for managing, securing, and governing all AI activities within an enterprise’s ecosystem of technology. Charlotte Dunlap 2026-09-23T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133371&rss AI development has become a priority in enterprises across many industries. But in too many cases, returns on investment fall below expectations as lines of business grapple with both technology and management challenges. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-09-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133368&rss “Trust the T” is Deutsche Telekom’s new strapline, underscoring that although full sovereignty is difficult to attain, the company aims to build trust across its enterprise portfolio and is prepared to stake its hard earned reputation on doing so. Ismail Patel 2026-09-21T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133366&rss Cisco shows strong momentum with Splunk AI for on-prem/private environments via Cisco AI POD with NVIDIA, launches Agent Observability + tokenomics, expands agentic SOC and exposure analytics, and signs a multi-year AWS security deal. Steve Schuchart - Charlotte Dunlap 2026-09-18T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133359&rss Nokia’s Cognitive Operations is a stealth “physical AI” play: rugged industrial edge nodes with AI and mission-critical connectivity. But it needs to prove its strength as a real-time platform, not just another edge box, in a crowded market. John Marcus 2026-09-17T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133355&rss GlobalData’s GenAI Quarterly covers the latest news in this sector, providing insight into several announcements including the OpenAI GPT-6 Astra’s release, and new safety fears voiced by regulators, and AI companies across the world. Beatriz Valle - Charlotte Dunlap 2026-09-16T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133343&rss The IBM-StarHub collaboration is important given potential timetables for when quantum computers become “cryptographically relevant” — i.e., powerful enough to crack modern encryption standards. Of all sectors, telcos have unique vulnerabilities. Dustin Kehoe - Alfie Amir 2026-09-10T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133331&rss Nvidia has signed an agreement to acquire AI model repository and open-source platform Hugging Face, for around $13 billion. The staggering figure reveals the strategic importance of this purchase at a time when the role of open-weight models is becoming critical in the industry. Beatriz Valle 2026-09-04T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133317&rss AI is changing the data center landscape, driving the need for faster, more efficient processing power. But as cloud providers expand their data center footprints, they are encountering resistance from a reticent public. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-09-02T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133312&rss Google is rolling out tools in support of ‘value maxxing,’ tackling one of the biggest frustrations expressed by organizations deploying AI, namely slow realization of a positive ROI. Rena Bhattacharyya 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94586&rss ALE announced multiple new AI-related initiatives and additions to in network equipment range designed to support industrial transformation. ALE delivered additions to its Wi-Fi 7 and private 5G suites and launched a new API program for partners. Gary Barton - Steve Schuchart 2026-08-31T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=118841&rss CPaaS vendors are embedding AI into their platforms, offering agentic AI solutions, and enabling developers to connect AI coding tools to communications APIs. The shift from comms APIs to connected omni-channel CX journeys drives demand for CPaaS. Siow Meng Soh 2026-08-31T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=101815&rss The PaaS layer of the cloud stack has evolved to become the foundation for autonomous AI services, enabling the automation and efficiency DevOps teams have lacked for operationalizing and modernizing the entire application lifecycle. Charlotte Dunlap 2026-08-31T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94874&rss Singtel is doubling down its focus on AI via RE:AI, offering sovereign GPUaaS, AI-driven networks, and SME programs. Alfie Amir 2026-08-28T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133295&rss Talkdesk launched ‘Talkdesk for Financial Centers’, a solution designed to help banks connect digital and physical interactions for personalized and targeted customer experience, adding a new dimension to omni-channel customer engagement. Gregg Willsky 2026-08-28T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133288&rss DataRobot is a 14-year veteran in a crowded AI platform market. To differentiate from hyperscale cloud competitors it is betting on its AI-focused expertise, support for multiple deployment options, and strong portfolio of support services. Rena Bhattacharyya 2026-08-27T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=123731&rss The US WAN providers have sighted on Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) as a key battleground as they seek to automate their network platforms and create news ways of selling AI-ready network solutions. Gary Barton 2026-08-25T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133277&rss AMD held its Advancing AI 2026 event in San Francisco (US) in July 2026. Perhaps one of the main announcements was that the Helios rack is now in production. AMD’s strategy focuses on R&D, acquisitions, and accelerating its product roadmap. Beatriz Valle 2026-08-24T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131947&rss e& is aggressively expanding both geographically and across the enterprise tech stack, with a major focus on fintech and AI, as it seeks to help the UAE become AI-centric and a digital-first society. Ismail Patel 2026-08-20T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=130180&rss Ooredoo is investing heavily in AI, data centers, cloud transformation, and quantum technology as it continues its journey from telco to a digital infrastructure company. Ismail Patel 2026-08-07T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=126871&rss Zain Group and ZainTECH are powering digital transformation in their operational footprint, leveraging the needs of regional customers to drive revenue. Ismail Patel 2026-08-06T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133219&rss A successful disrupter brings a mixture of mindset, strategy, innovation and execution. While many challenges stand in the path, Extreme Networks is gaining more industry attention. Alfie Amir - Dustin Kehoe 2026-08-04T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94922&rss NTT Data is accelerating global growth through acquisitions while continuing to forge new strategic partnerships to reinforce its position as a leading global IT and consulting provider and unlock new opportunities. Brendan Swan 2026-07-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133190&rss Orange Business’s 2026 analyst summit highlighted the progress made with key projects such as internal IT transformation and Evolution Platform. Orange’s evolving go-to-market strategy is also developing to maximize and scale its platform investment. Gary Barton - John Marcus 2026-07-24T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=122930&rss Leading low-code providers are demonstrating the importance of the UX to support the emerging agentic AI and agentic orchestration spaces to address a new era. Charlotte Dunlap 2026-07-23T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133179&rss ‘8x8 AI Routing’ uses AI to deliver a customer’s inquiry to the person best equipped to handle it, reducing the chance of customer frustration more effectively than legacy systems. Although the improvement is marginal, the solution merits a trial. Gregg Willsky 2026-07-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133180&rss AT&T’s Unlimited Ultimate 3.0 pushes business wireless beyond phones by bundling a tablet and wearable per voice line. This raises buyer expectations for multi-device plans, forcing rivals to either match it or offer simpler terms and proof points. John Marcus 2026-07-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94593&rss Broadcom's acquisition of VMware has led to a strategy of focusing investment on VMware Cloud Foundation, which offers stronger support for private AI inference, agentic applications, AMD/Intel/NVIDIA infrastructure, and Kubernetes operations. Beatriz Valle 2026-07-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=95846&rss Dell recently increased its data center revenue forecasts for FY Q2 2027 after impressive sales results driven by strong traction for its Dell AI Factory servers and other optimized solutions as the company confidently rides the agentic AI wave. Beatriz Valle 2026-07-17T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94921&rss VodafoneThree has emerged from the merger with a stronger competitive position supported by its network integration, converged portfolio, and digital services. Investments in AI-enabled capabilities are also improving customer experience and NPS. Brendan Swan 2026-07-16T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133161&rss Salesforce has purportedly handed Slackbot, the Slack AI work agent, the keys to the entire Salesforce platform. Despite elevating Slack to the default collaboration interface, concerns regarding security and other aspects exist. Gregg Willsky 2026-07-14T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133160&rss Vodafone Business International is turning its out-of-footprint role into a real mobility and IoT growth engine, using partners to extend reach and attach higher-value services—though it still must overcome connectivity commoditization. John Marcus 2026-07-14T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133155&rss At AWS Summit 2026, agentic AI was a key theme, but security, quantum computing, application networking, and data center configurations also played prominently. Enthusiasm for new tech was high, despite worries over cost management. Rena Bhattacharyya 2026-07-13T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133144&rss Boomi has evolved into an enterprise platform which activates data and workflows for customers and combines integration, automation, API management, data management, and AI agent governance. Beatriz Valle 2026-07-10T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133133&rss 5G use cases are deepening and broadening across verticals, commensurate with 5G SA deployments and telco-vendor partnerships that are unlocking opportunities in differentiated go-to-market positioning. John Marcus - Ismail Patel 2026-07-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133137&rss Accenture and Google Cloud are teaming up to deliver industry-specific AI solutions to often underserved mid-sized clients. The suite combines Accenture’s consultative resources with Google Cloud infrastructure and AI technology. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-07-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133134&rss The industry is turning its attention from the building and deployment of AI agents to the management of AI’s latest crisis: agent sprawl. The industry may be moving towards a yet undefined centralized control plane approach. Charlotte Dunlap 2026-07-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133132&rss Southeast Asia’s digital future is becoming dependent on its subsea cable infrastructure. With AI, cloud, and data center demand surging, investment in new cables and routes are becoming a strategic necessity rather than an option. Brendan Swan 2026-07-07T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133113&rss MEA AI is shifting from pilots to sector-scale rollouts: education pipelines, courts, ministries, policing, energy ops, water and agriculture resilience, creative media, and health and safety—backed by training and governance to build trust. Ismail Patel 2026-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133114&rss The MEA region is shifting beyond AI adoption to ecosystem build-out. State funding, sovereignty and governance are now the key adoption drivers – alongside compute, training, and upskilling – turning AI into an investable, operational opportunity. Ismail Patel 2026-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=124187&rss AWS has pivoted toward agentic AI, with brands such as Kiro and Quick helping enterprises build/deploy production AI agents. New frontier models on Bedrock signal a platform-neutral model strategy designed to capture a wide range of AI workloads. Charlotte Dunlap 2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133105&rss Skyrocketing cloud expenses associated with production-stage AI applications have enterprises scrambling and providers under pressure. For many organizations, the interim answer is seeking out multiple providers to beat lock-in. Amy Larsen DeCarlo - Charlotte Dunlap 2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133100&rss The physical AI market is still in its early stages, and it needs an ecosystem which includes industrial players and developers of world models. The market is promising, especially in the industrial-dominant Asia region. Alfie Amir - Siow Meng Soh 2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=95144&rss Proximus Global’s woes have deepened as Proximus Group welcomes a new strategy called Amplify 2030 to unlock growth in key areas such as AI, fiber, and cybersecurity, though this will require shrewd business planning in the years ahead. Ismail Patel 2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=129659&rss T-Mobile is catching up to rivals in IoT by leveraging its standalone 5G-Advanced network for slicing and RedCap and deploying T-Platform for unified management. However, it has disclosed no new IoT updates since late 2025. John Marcus 2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=128932&rss Zoom has become a major player in the cloud-based collaboration and contact center space and continues to evolve. However, rivals such as Microsoft, Cisco, and Google are innovating as well, and their platforms pose stiff competition to Zoom's. Gregg Willsky 2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133098&rss BT and Verizon’s JV can deliver a potent global footprint for WAN and NaaS services and provides some answers on BTI’s future. But a long wait until it closes in 2027 highlights that many decisions remain to be made and fiendish complexity awaits. Gary Barton - John Marcus 2026-06-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133087&rss Telefónica’s 17-node edge rollout in Spain is now a commercial national platform, not a pilot. The sovereignty-led bundle (network, cloud, AI, security, and edge) can win public/regulated deals—but only if services and SLAs are uniform everywhere. John Marcus 2026-06-26T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133090&rss Outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced this month that the government will introduce legislation later this year to block teen access to social media platforms. But precedent shows similar bans in other countries have been largely ineffective. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-06-26T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94883&rss Colt is expanding its footprint across its key markets (Europe, Asia-Pacific, and subsea) to strengthen its presence and advance its AI networking play. It is also forging deeper strategic partnerships to extend its off-net reach and drive AI innovation. Brendan Swan 2026-06-25T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=123700&rss Under its Agentic Enterprise vision, Google released new LLM models, a new agentic platform, and emphasis on enterprise-grade security and scale. These were shored up by third-party platform integrations and professional services partnerships. Charlotte Dunlap 2026-06-24T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133068&rss Neoclouds are a newer wave of cloud providers focused on renting out GPU-driven infrastructure environments to customers training and running GenAI models, whose rise is driven by demand for specialized AI infrastructure. Beatriz Valle 2026-06-23T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133069&rss Team collaboration platforms have opened dramatically with the addition of increasingly robust, AI-infused features. While enhancing the ability of users to get work accomplished, more open platforms have created issues that vendors must address. Gregg Willsky 2026-06-23T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94514&rss Oracle continues enhancing its OCI portfolio in support of agentic-based Fusion applications. Latest efforts involve unified GenAI/agentic AI tools, bringing AI to each layer of the cloud stack, and greater marketplace access to partner templates. Charlotte Dunlap 2026-06-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133029&rss HCLTech’s new vision and strategy for helping customers modernize applications includes a portfolio that encompasses AI driven modernization, AI native application development, intelligent quality engineering, and integration services. Rena Bhattacharyya 2026-06-12T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=133027&rss Telefónica Tech’s Halotech partnership strengthens its US profile beyond connectivity, packaging IoT platforms and AI wearables into an outcome-led safety offer. Strong execution will be key to winning market share. John Marcus 2026-06-12T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=99791&rss TM One continues to enhance its infrastructure with the progress of its TM-Nxera AI-ready data center and 5G agreement with U Mobile. Alfie Amir 2026-06-12T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=96478&rss Tech Mahindra has gained traction with clients and winning larger deals. It is going deeper into key industries, building expertise and partnerships with vendors that are enabling industry-specific use cases. Siow Meng Soh 2026-06-11T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=105744&rss Enterprise IoT saw further signs of consolidation with IoT units being sold and bought and product rosters being consolidated or outright reduced. Some IoT vendors are enhancing their IoT profile while others have put it on the back burner. Ismail Patel 2026-06-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132994&rss Telstra and Google’s latest alliance reflects a broader shift as telecom operators evolve into digital infrastructure providers, and hyperscalers become embedded in network infrastructure, blurring the boundaries between carrier and cloud. Brendan Swan 2026-06-04T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132987&rss With the slowdown in traditional IT spend, some system integrators have shown success in achieving growth with AI projects. System integrators are going through their own transformations to support the industry’s shift to AI. Siow Meng Soh 2026-06-02T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132986&rss Boomi is making headway in the highly competitive application integration space by emphasizing the relevancy of low-cost AI model alternatives as part of its latest agentic AI initiatives. Charlotte Dunlap - Siow Meng Soh 2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132980&rss Cisco CX’s annual analyst event took place in Paris in May 2026. The Cisco CX division has embarked upon the task of imbuing AI natively into services to help customers manage their environments building services under the Cisco IQ brand. Beatriz Valle 2026-05-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132975&rss FinOps is seeing a giant shift in 2026 from managing AI costs to implementing full adoption of AI into the FinOps practice to be more productive. In this blog, GlobalData anticipates key themes during the upcoming FinOps X conference. Charlotte Dunlap 2026-05-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=96444&rss Infosys has laid out its AI strategy targeting six value pools and driving differentiation through its Topaz offerings and platforms. Additionally, it continues to make inorganic investments to help boost its industry expertise. Siow Meng Soh 2026-05-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=95428&rss Vodafone Business has made good progress on its strategic priorities, transforming itself by embedding AI across all aspects of the company while forging new partnerships and acquiring new capabilities to strengthen its position across key markets. Brendan Swan 2026-05-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=95151&rss Tata Communications has strengthened its product portfolio with new on-demand, high bandwidth digital solutions with self-healing network technology as it looks to cement its position as an innovative player in the enterprise connectivity market. Brendan Swan 2026-05-28T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132966&rss Generative AI has introduced a lot of dynamism but also upheaval in the data center market. As a result, infrastructure providers are enhancing their portfolios through innovation, partnerships and acquisitions to keep up with the changes. Beatriz Valle 2026-05-27T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132962&rss AI has revolutionized app modernization, affecting far more than code generation or refactoring of legacy code. New agentic AI capabilities impact discovery, documentation, and testing, leading to greater efficiency and incremental updates. Rena Bhattacharyya 2026-05-26T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132951&rss Alibaba’s latest upgrades strengthen its full-stack AI capabilities and close competitive gaps, but the pace of competition is also accelerating in line with rapid growth in market demand. Alfie Amir 2026-05-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94675&rss SAP is throwing its weight behind agentic AI investments and solutions, consolidating all its major platforms to better support enterprises’ mission-critical workflows. Charlotte Dunlap 2026-05-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132952&rss Verizon’s 2026 DBIR research highlights the AI-driven tactics threat actors are using to penetrate the enterprise. Cybercriminals are using AI to spot and exploit vulnerabilities, reducing the time to breach from months to hours. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-05-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=96450&rss Wipro has made changes to its organization to better serve customer needs. Changes include the new AI-Native Business & Platforms unit and a new operating model to transform core functional areas (e.g., HR, supply chain, and customer experience). Siow Meng Soh 2026-05-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94905&rss Computacenter excels in customer service and experience, but it relies heavily on major vendor partners and large clients to maintain its strong traction. John Marcus 2026-05-13T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94913&rss Orange Business is accelerating its AI-driven, sovereign, platform-based transformation, leveraging strategy and innovation to sustain success. Now scaling up its platform-based services, it remains a leader among enterprise service providers. John Marcus 2026-05-11T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132914&rss Orange Business unveiled 14 innovations, blending new AI and security solutions with enhanced connectivity and collaboration tools. This strategic mix aims to drive growth by differentiating its position in secure, sovereign enterprise services. John Marcus 2026-05-11T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132913&rss With Orange Business Live Intelligence Studio, enterprises can work with their local telco to deploy agentic AI and bypass US-based hyperscale cloud players; it’s an attractive option as sovereignty concerns heat up in Europe. Rena Bhattacharyya 2026-05-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132912&rss Whale Cloud’s open approach can simplify multi-vendor cloud management, but its limited portfolio and brand awareness remain challenges against competitors. Alfie Amir 2026-05-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132909&rss Lumen’s proposed acquisition of Alkira would enhance its AI-ready mesh networking message and give the provider the basis for a NaaS 2.0 platform. The challenge will be scaling the Alkira platform, integrating it, and establishing a culture match. Gary Barton - Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-05-07T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132880&rss April has been a particularly chaotic month for enterprise and independent developers facing significant price hikes and license restructuring around leading AI agent tools. Charlotte Dunlap 2026-04-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132872&rss Digital sovereignty is becoming a boardroom topic in an era of global volatility. Telcos have some natural advantages in helping the industry navigate these challenges. Changing the approach is key for successful telco-led monetization. Dustin Kehoe - Siow Meng Soh 2026-04-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132873&rss Enterprise 5G slicing is monetized mainly as “assured connectivity” (per site, SIM, access line, or solution). Operators so far lead with defined SLAs, bundling security/resilience, and prioritize repeatable products over truly on-demand solutions. John Marcus 2026-04-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94907&rss Slower revenue growth in Q1 FY2026 due to sluggish legacy software sales raised concerns about IBM’s momentum. But investments in AI and automation should boost long-term expansion. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-04-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=96314&rss Telefónica is advancing its autonomous networks and enhancing its digital portfolio leveraging AI. Its B2B segment remains a key growth engine with strong momentum across cybersecurity, cloud, and IoT. Brendan Swan 2026-04-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132859&rss With the latest round of Workspace features announced at Google Cloud Next ’26, Google has improved the quality of the platform and incorporated contextual AI, but uncertainty awaits. Gregg Willsky 2026-04-27T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=119659&rss IEIT Systems has leveraged its experience in server manufacturing and generative AI to develop a full-stack infrastructure solution optimized for AI tasks, including training, inferencing, and database integration. Beatriz Valle 2026-04-27T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132860&rss Splash Music, a startup that leverages cloud and AI to disrupt the music industry and scale its business with cloud and AI through a partnership with AWS. Alfie Amir - Siow Meng Soh 2026-04-27T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132843&rss AI will create new demands on service provider networks, especially as agentic traffic begins to overtake more traditional forms of data. Provider NaaS and network infrastructure strategies are evolving to meet those needs, but it is early days. Dustin Kehoe - Gary Barton 2026-04-23T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132814&rss Vodafone Business announced two new products for 5G SA connectivity: 5G+ Local Slicing and Network Boost. The pair go a considerable way to plugging a yawning chasm with its existing two tiers: standard 5G and a full-blown mobile private network. Ismail Patel 2026-04-20T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132811&rss Salesforce’s updated Agent Fabric promises enterprises reassurance through unified oversight and orchestration of sprawling agentic AIs. Charlotte Dunlap - Beatriz Valle 2026-04-17T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=103472&rss DXC is seeing results in stronger than anticipated earnings from its two-pronged strategy to steady its legacy business while moving forward with new AI-driven solutions. The company also retooled its sales enablement function. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-04-15T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94892&rss Atos has made significant progress in transforming its business and focusing on more profitable areas. It is looking to build agentic AI, digital sovereignty, and cybersecurity that will help many of its customers to accelerate their AI adoption. Siow Meng Soh 2026-04-09T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94880&rss O2 Daisy is investing GBP700 million in its mobile network and has added new satellite capabilities. Its merger with Daisy Group is ongoing and, while it has the potential to deliver B2B portfolio benefits, more go-to-market clarity is needed. Brendan Swan - Gary Barton 2026-04-09T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94975&rss Like its peers, Akamai is all in on AI. To this end, in late 2025, Akamai launched the Inference Cloud platform, which taps edge locations to bring real-time AI processing closer to the point of consumption. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-04-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132768&rss Salesforce announced more than 30 features for the Slackbot AI agent with which users can leverage apps, third-party AI agents, and data to get work accomplished more effectively. Critically missing from the mix are details regarding security. Gregg Willsky 2026-04-03T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94591&rss Cisco has been busy over the last year in the data center, concentrating on enabling AI for enterprise customers, as well as advancing its hardware through with new chips and faster switches enabled by strong R&D. Steve Schuchart 2026-03-31T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132754&rss Direct-to-device satellite connectivity is being scaled up by satellite vendors of all shapes and sizes as they jockey for position in the burgeoning space of satellite connectivity. Ismail Patel 2026-03-31T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132743&rss While expectations remain sky-high for AI as a driver of cloud revenue growth, the volatility of global financial markets could alter that. Add a war in a strategic region for energy, and the outlook looks even more murky. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-03-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132735&rss ElevenLabs and IBM are planning to integrate ElevenLabs’s text-to-speech and speech-to-text solutions with IBM watsonx Orchestrate agentic AI platform. There are promising aspects to the partnership but also major concerns. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-03-27T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132721&rss Oracle announced new features as part of Oracle AI Agent Studio for Fusion Applications, a development platform for building, connecting, and running AI automation and agentic applications. Beatriz Valle 2026-03-26T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132724&rss Private 5G (and 4G) is becoming a practical solution, mainly in industrial deployments needing secure, deterministic connectivity. Competition spans Nokia/Ericsson, Huawei/ZTE, and IT-led rivals (Cisco/HPE) plus specialists (Celona/Druid). John Marcus - Alfie Amir 2026-03-26T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132717&rss At RSAC 2026, Cisco launched a slew of new solutions designed to protect AI agents. While there are compelling tools in the mix, the sprawling nature of the offers begs the question about integration complexity. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-03-25T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132709&rss Geopolitical conflicts are driving organizations to double down on the protection of critical infrastructure, improve visibility and control over the supply chain before converging cyber and operational resiliency to deliver a unified framework. Dustin Kehoe 2026-03-25T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94746&rss IBM saw the mainframe business enjoy its highest YoY growth in 20 years in its latest financial results. Efforts to modernize IBM Z by leveraging hybrid cloud architectures and using Watsonx Code Assistant for COBOL applications are bearing fruit. Beatriz Valle 2026-03-24T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132703&rss As traditional WAN models are pushed to their limits, enterprises must consider whether Ethernet alone can meet its evolving business needs or should wavelength have a greater role in their mission-critical connectivity strategy. Brendan Swan - Gary Barton 2026-03-23T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132682&rss KPN is defending its connectivity leadership while expanding further in security, IoT, CPaaS, cloud services, and private 5G. The plan is supported by an increased focus on partner-led mid-market coverage and AI-driven automation of operations. John Marcus - Beatriz Valle 2026-03-18T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132664&rss Google completed its acquisition of Israeli-American security vendor Wiz, adding the latter’s security and AI platform to its portfolio. Incorporating AI, the technology promises to elevate threat intelligence. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-03-12T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132667&rss Mobile World Congress exposed the importance of telco/technology partnerships to address critical enterprise concerns around app and infrastructure modernization complexities, sovereign cloud/AI, and how agentic AI streamlines new processes. Rena Bhattacharyya - Charlotte Dunlap 2026-03-12T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132659&rss Salesforce’s addition of Agentforce Contact Center means it now natively supports the full range of communications channels. It can now claim to be the all-in-one customer engagement platform with automation driven by agentic AI. Siow Meng Soh 2026-03-11T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132643&rss Damage to AWS facilities in the UAE and Bahrain resulting from the current war has catapulted physical vulnerability concerns on cloud and AI infrastructure into the limelight, just as the region embarks on large-scale AI data center build outs. Ismail Patel 2026-03-05T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132640&rss AMD and Meta have signed an agreement to align their GPU and CPU silicon, systems, and software roadmaps with Helios rack clusters running on ROCm software. Beatriz Valle 2026-03-04T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132632&rss Cloud players leverage agentic AI in aggressive moves to upend arch-rivals’ deeply entrenched revenue sources. Charlotte Dunlap 2026-03-03T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132628&rss GlobalData provides a comprehensive view of the quarter’s key GenAI news including the announcements that Google is making a grab for Amazon’s e-commerce dominance and Anthropic’s Claude Code could modernize legacy programming language COBOL. Charlotte Dunlap - Beatriz Valle 2026-03-02T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132570&rss 2026 will be the year in which MEA moves from discussions on AI and data centers to tangible AI-driven use cases, improved regional national connectivity, and coordination and asset consolidation designed to reduce duplication of efforts. Ismail Patel 2026-02-17T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132558&rss DXC is opening an AI deployment practice for companies seeking integration support across heterogeneous environments. DXC is leveraging its own experience deploying the agentic AI-based Amazon Quick suite across its own IT estate. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-02-11T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132555&rss UiPath is stepping up its agentic AI automation investment for customers in the financial services sector, acquiring a key RPA rival for its financial crime compliance solution to enhance UiPath’s productized solution accelerators. Charlotte Dunlap 2026-02-10T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132551&rss Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.6, the latest iteration in the Claude family, with a one-million-context window. This new version improves coding over Opus 4.5, with longer agentic tasks, larger codebases, and improved review and debugging. Beatriz Valle 2026-02-09T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132539&rss Neoclouds are a new generation of cloud service providers specializing in AI-focused data center infrastructure and GPU-as-a-Service (GPaaS) i.e., renting out computing power to big tech companies and enterprises building large language models. Beatriz Valle 2026-02-05T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132538&rss Telecom Italia’s Sparkle strikes an agreement with Valencia Digital Port Connect. But as the ownership of Sparkle is about to change, could this influence its long-term role in global infrastructure? Brendan Swan 2026-02-05T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132532&rss 2026 will be the year that satellite connectivity breaks out from niche to mainstream, the intensifying of this new space race, and telcos ramping up satellite connectivity to serve SMBs and enterprises that can benefit from satellite use cases. Ismail Patel 2026-02-02T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132527&rss The observability market is hot. In 2026, the market will continue to grow with disruption in AI developer tools by startups, accelerating market consolidation, and more penetration into IT operations. Charlotte Dunlap - Steve Schuchart 2026-01-30T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=123524&rss Lenovo unveiled new servers including the ThinkSystem SR675i, ThinkSystem SR650i and ThinkEdge SE455i with Neptune air and liquid cooling capabilities to enable inferencing in various settings and at the edge. Beatriz Valle 2026-01-29T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132524&rss Observability predictions for 2026 include disruptive dev-tools start-ups adding observability features to solutions, and AI-injected app deployment platforms targeting ops teams. Charlotte Dunlap 2026-01-29T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132518&rss 2026 will be the year of “efficiency”. Small language models (SLMs) will gain relevance as enterprises leverage AI for domain- and industry-specific use cases. Running SLMs locally helps address privacy, data security, and compliance concerns. Beatriz Valle - Rena Bhattacharyya 2026-01-28T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132486&rss Agentic AI will underpin new trends in 2026 taking vibe coding and intelligent automation/RPA to new levels for streamlining agile automation. Charlotte Dunlap 2026-01-13T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132472&rss Investment in new data centers will continue to accelerate in 2026, with hyperscalers pouring money into new projects. Server densities will soar to support AI workloads, making new designs and energy management a top concern. Beatriz Valle 2026-01-07T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132459&rss Agentic AI will propel intelligent automation in numerous ways across global enterprise IT systems in 2026. Charlotte Dunlap - Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-12-31T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94919&rss KPN’s “Connect, Activate & Grow” strategy is delivering steady B2B growth, with a converged one-stop-shop portfolio, strong fiber/5G, and a major new cybersecurity investment, though competition and price pressure remain intense. John Marcus 2025-12-23T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132440&rss Palo Alto Networks and Google Cloud have announced a beneficial expansion of their partnership that will see greater integration of PAN’s firewalls and SASE offerings as well as its use of Google’s AI offerings. Steve Schuchart 2025-12-23T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132446&rss ServiceNow is buying Israel-based vendor Armis in a bid to expand its IT/OT security portfolio. The aim is to create a unified platform to govern and manage AI across the enterprise, and to protect the enterprise from AI-driven attacks. Amy Larsen DeCarlo - Charlotte Dunlap 2025-12-23T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132431&rss In 2025 generative AI and agentic AI dominated digital workplaces. AI was the fuel behind trends that will accelerate in 2026 such as platform interoperability and support for sales teams. It promises to be an intriguing year. Gregg Willsky 2025-12-22T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132436&rss FOMO, high-grade hype, and fantastical claims are causing enterprises to make quick and often ill-conceived decisions around implementing AI in the business and in IT. Everybody needs to slow down and get back to basics. Steve Schuchart 2025-12-22T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132423&rss Rising AI and cloud workloads are accelerating bandwidth demand, prompting telcos and hyperscalers to announce new subsea and terrestrial fiber builds. Are these investments arriving too late to support the connected future we’re creating? Brendan Swan - Gary Barton 2025-12-19T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132424&rss Nebius launched Nebius AI Cloud 3.1, an update on its cloud platform offering NVIDIA compute and capacity management to European enterprises scaling AI in production environments. Beatriz Valle 2025-12-19T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132422&rss IoT is moving from proprietary SIMs and coverage to orchestration and assurance. Telcos are unifying management portals, accelerating eSIM/multi-network operations, adding NTN continuity, rolling out RedCap, and chasing mega-deals in regulated sectors. John Marcus 2025-12-19T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132425&rss Verizon Business launched SLA-backed 5G network-sliced fixed wireless with faster uplink and no data caps for AI/edge use cases. It aims to differentiate on performance and managed delivery but starts out with a limited footprint and much to prove. John Marcus 2025-12-19T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132416&rss At re:Invent 2025, AWS unveiled numerous new services focusing on AI while maintaining core services. The robust strategy combined with cultural transformation, enables AWS to strengthen its leadership and accelerate innovations across Asia. Alfie Amir 2025-12-18T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132535&rss Orange Business ‘Evolution Platform’ NaaS strategy is one of the most important projects the provider has embarked on and will be crucial to its success in the multicloud, multi-AI networking world. Two years after launch the signs are positive. Gary Barton 2025-12-17T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132409&rss Nokia’s Enterprise Campus Edge potential sale plans sparked private 5G uncertainty, but the market is growing. Expect more SI/MSP-led multi-vendor solutions, with buyers prioritizing roadmap clarity, OT integration, and lifecycle risk management. John Marcus 2025-12-17T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132400&rss The AI revolution has introduced a lot of dynamism but also upheaval in the data center market. As a result, infrastructure providers are enhancing their portfolios through innovation, partnerships, and acquisitions to keep up with the changes. Beatriz Valle 2025-12-15T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132395&rss Themes from fall technology conferences included agentic AI integrations and ecosystem partnerships/acquisitions to fill tech gaps. Of greatest interest to enterprise developers were new OSS innovation reveals. Charlotte Dunlap 2025-12-12T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132385&rss The industry’s adoption of agentic AI for streamlining the application lifecycle will be largely realized through OSS innovations, while platform vendors jockey for key partnerships to fill tech gaps. Charlotte Dunlap 2025-12-10T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=127347&rss Zoom has blossomed into a holistic cloud-based collaboration player and continues to evolve. However, rivals such as Microsoft, Cisco, and Google are innovating as well, and their platforms pose stiff competition to Zoom's. Gregg Willsky 2025-12-08T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=126387&rss Telefónica is rapidly moving from cloud reseller to cloud partner as it augments its hybrid and sovereign cloud proposition with AI and observability tools, FinOps, GreenOps, application modernization, and consulting. Ismail Patel 2025-12-04T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132348&rss Cisco is riding the wave of the AI boom, helping enterprises deploy secure digital infrastructure fit for AI workloads. It is leveraging AI to drive product innovation across its entire portfolio. Siow Meng Soh 2025-12-01T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132353&rss SAP announced the EU AI Cloud to complete its strategy for European digital sovereignty under a single framework composed of a sovereign AI and full-stack cloud offering. Beatriz Valle 2025-12-01T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=126386&rss The consolidation of Deutsche Telekom’s and T-Systems’ cloud services under T Cloud signals a simplified and unified cloud portfolio that serves customers with a variety of needs, from flexibility and agility to sovereignty and security. Ismail Patel 2025-11-25T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132327&rss GlobalData provides a comprehensive view of the quarter’s key GenAI news including new offerings by Atos (in partnership with Red Hat), Automation Anywhere, Google, Oracle, and Thinking Machines Lab. Beatriz Valle - Charlotte Dunlap 2025-11-24T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132326&rss Palo Alto Networks has made another aggressive M&A move with its planned acquisition of observability startup Chronosphere, expanding its reach into the enterprise. Steve Schuchart - Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-11-21T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=95777&rss Red Hat recently announced a collaboration with Dell Technologies to bring Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) to Dell's PowerEdge servers to help organizations develop, test, and deploy generative AI (GenAI) models. Beatriz Valle 2025-11-17T00:00:00+00:00