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. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:49:26 GMT 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=132746&rss AI is reshaping IT from centralized resources to distributed, hybrid multi-cloud environments. Equinix is supporting this transition through its Distributed AI Hub framework as well as embedding AI into Equinix Fabric to enable network automation. Siow Meng Soh - Dustin Kehoe 2026-03-31T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132748&rss New Akamai research shows adversaries are raising their game with automation and AI to fuel faster and more damaging attacks. These breaches are often going unnoticed, appearing as poor performance until the real loss surfaces later. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-03-31T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132739&rss Recent EY research shows security practitioners see both sides of the AI coin – as foundational to their security strategies but also as a dangerous threat. Most think their security budgets are inadequate to battle AI-powered attacks. 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=103695&rss Despite pressure from falling usage among enterprises, IP voice is seen as a core product by most providers with the contact center market offering the biggest opportunity for growth. Gary Barton 2026-03-26T00:00:00+00:00 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 Frontier acquisition and onboarding of a new CEO add momentum but also uncertainty. Gregg Willsky 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=132683&rss As in the past, AI dominated the airwaves at Enterprise Connect. However, in 2026, the reach and influence of AI within organizations was the hottest topic. The biggest challenge for competitors will be navigating the pitfalls of this environment. Gregg Willsky 2026-03-18T00:00:00+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=94901&rss Lumen has centered its strategy on delivering low-latency multi-cloud/AI connectivity for enterprises and wholesale partners across North America. It is increasing investment in its network buildout program boosted by the sale of its FTTH business. Gary Barton - Gregg Willsky 2026-03-18T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=95110&rss Telstra Enterprise continues to make steady progress in its enterprise “reset”. At the same time, it has established a strong network foundation through the development of its high-speed intercity network to support future growth. Brendan Swan 2026-03-16T00:00:00+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=94895&rss AT&T Business continues to center its identity around converged reliable, consistent, and secure business-grade connectivity through 5G and fiber, to remain a premier network provider in the US. Gregg Willsky 2026-03-04T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132631&rss Threat actors are applying AI as an offensive weapon to breach organizations. IBM research found a dramatic increase in the exploitation of public-facing apps as adversaries take advantage of major gaps in their targets’ security defenses. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-03-02T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94874&rss Singtel increased its focus on AI and data center while expanding its portfolio in technologies such as quantum and 5G. Alfie Amir 2026-03-02T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132596&rss AI is fueling corporate investments in privacy initiatives. Ninety percent (90%) of the IT and security professionals surveyed by Cisco report that they have extended their privacy programs because of AI. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2026-02-24T00:00:00+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=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=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=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 2026-01-08T00:00:00+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=132460&rss Recent research conducted by the ISC2 consortium found that skills shortages and employee retention issues still vex security practitioners. These challenges have consequences in terms of efficiency and organizational insecurity. 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=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=129659&rss T-Mobile is catching up to rivals in IoT by doubling its installed base, leveraging its standalone 5G-Advanced network to offer network slicing and RedCap, and rolling out a new service management platform for IoT and other business services. John Marcus 2025-12-22T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=99791&rss TM One strengthens its market position through wider collaborations with national agencies and industry players. Alfie Amir 2025-12-22T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=95144&rss Following management changes and Proximus Global unit underperforming, Proximus NXT is looking at NaaS, AI sovereignty, cloud edge, and quantum as the key to unlock growth, but this will require substantial investment and divestments. Ismail Patel 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=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=132379&rss BT International is setting out a strategy that, while not fully formed, already delivers reassuring clarity tightly centered on its Global Fabric WAN and IP voice capabilities. Messaging around security and managed services needs work, however. Gary Barton - Ismail Patel 2025-12-09T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132367&rss The third Proximus Think NXT event focused on sovereignty, cyber defense, and the company announcing plans towards a ‘telco-as-a-platform’ business direction. Ismail Patel 2025-12-05T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94972&rss T-Mobile has strengthened its enterprise focus through expanded 5G-Advanced capabilities, improved security and management tools, and continued customer and revenue momentum. Wireline depth and large-enterprise reach remain gaps. John Marcus 2025-12-02T00:00:00+00:00 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 its success. Now scaling up its platform-based services, it remains a leader among enterprise service providers. John Marcus 2025-11-21T00:00:00+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=95151&rss Tata Communications continues to expand its digital fabric portfolio, integrating new AI-driven capabilities to capture a greater share of the global enterprise market while strengthening its subsea network and forming new partnerships. Brendan Swan 2025-11-20T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132314&rss A new Verizon survey spotlights how the enterprise’s reliance on mobile and IoT devices created an expanded attack surface. Organizations seeking to combat AI-driven and other threats to this environment are prioritizing cybersecurity investments. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-11-20T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132275&rss Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile’s new EU satellite venture in Germany strengthens Europe’s sovereign connectivity goals, creating enterprise opportunities in secure hybrid networks, but the venture will face execution, adoption, and competitive risks. John Marcus 2025-11-10T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132270&rss Microsoft is expanding its digital sovereignty functionality including AI data processing residency. The company also bolstered resources globally, establishing a European board of directors and adding capacity. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-11-06T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132262&rss Cisco is adding multi-customer management features to its Security Cloud Control Platform. This functionality will make it easier for MSPs to offer unified security services. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-11-05T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=125158&rss European challengers both pose and face competition with incumbents and each other. The market is characterized by consolidation and battle for market share. Growth is hard won and driven by expanded network reach, innovation, and acquisitions. Robert Pritchard 2025-11-05T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132257&rss Telefonica’s Transform & Grow vision has highlighted areas such as cybersecurity and sovereign cloud where Telefonica is a realistic market player. What is now needed are details of how the provider will verify its long-term market relevance. Gary Barton 2025-11-04T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=102438&rss SASE and SD-WAN are both important to enterprises today, and GlobalData looks at top companies in those spaces with this new report. Steve Schuchart 2025-11-03T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132255&rss T-Mobile launched Edge Control and T-Platform, offering hybrid private-like 5G with local data routing and unified management. The move pressures competitors, opens vertical opportunities, and helps positions T-Mobile as an enterprise enabler. John Marcus - Ismail Patel 2025-11-03T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=127693&rss Telcos are no longer simply defending their position in connectivity with private 4G and 5G. Maturing solutions with strengthened portfolios have the potential to generate substantial revenue and increased enterprise credibility. John Marcus - Ismail Patel 2025-11-03T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132246&rss ZTE strengthens its enterprise business with private 5G, ISAC, wider use cases, and AI capabilities. Alfie Amir 2025-10-31T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132230&rss Huawei is developing agentic AI capabilities to help telecom operators drive O&M efficiency. It is also demonstrating how operators can leverage 5G-A and slicing to support industry transformation, and stay relevant in the B2B market. Siow Meng Soh 2025-10-27T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=107093&rss HCLTech is driving AI innovation through partnerships and dedicated labs to explore the technology and integrate AI solutions for clients. It is now able to call out more AI/GenAI use cases and deal wins. Siow Meng Soh 2025-10-24T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132211&rss Agentic AI-injected services across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) are helping shift the company’s messaging to one of outcomes versus products, while Oracle readies the release of a new automation/low-code tool, APEXLang. Charlotte Dunlap 2025-10-21T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132209&rss Tencent shows a steady momentum in expanding internationally with broad cloud and AI portfolio, combined with its strong capabilities in internet, media, gaming, collaboration, social media, and fintech sectors. Alfie Amir - Siow Meng Soh 2025-10-21T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132210&rss Tencent shows a steady momentum in expanding internationally with broad cloud and AI portfolio, combined with its strong capabilities in internet, media, gaming, collaboration, social media, and fintech sectors. Alfie Amir - Siow Meng Soh 2025-10-21T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=102552&rss The UK data WAN market is highly competitive, giving enterprises, public sector, and other organizations a wide choice of services from national and niche providers with ever faster, more secure, and better value connectivity to sites large and small. Robert Pritchard 2025-10-20T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132205&rss GITEX continues to be an outlet for global vendors to showcase announced solutions. Some new deal announcements were noteworthy, though the conference has evolved somewhat to become a medium for the UAE to demonstrate its leadership in tech and AI. Ismail Patel 2025-10-20T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94894&rss Accenture is creating a new model by integrating capabilities across strategy, consulting, song, technology, and operations. It has reported strong momentum in advanced AI and the new model will accelerate the development of GenAI solutions. Siow Meng Soh 2025-10-17T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132191&rss Lumen set out a vision based on being the most connected, agile, and easy to work with provider for AI connectivity. The company will support its vision with a regular cadence of portfolio repositioning and expansion to support its ambitions. Gary Barton 2025-10-16T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132181&rss Google Cloud made a splash with its introduction of Gemini Enterprise, a platform that executives say acts as a “front door” to marry AI with enterprise data and tools. This promises to serve many functions, including content creation. Amy Larsen DeCarlo - Gregg Willsky 2025-10-10T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=95276&rss A1 Telekom is looking to focus on three areas: SMB growth, infrastructure investment in Austria, and restructuring the Austrian operating unit. It is also making strategic moves by selling A1 bank and acquisitions outside Austria. Ismail Patel 2025-10-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94881&rss Deutsche Telekom is focusing on sovereignty in cloud and satellite solutions, addition to AI and enterprise 5G. The company is transferring successful initiatives from T-Mobile US to roll out across its European footprint. Ismail Patel 2025-10-02T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132133&rss Recent research conducted by MSSP LevelBlue reveals a disconnect between the escalating threat to manufacturing from bad actors and the sector’s readiness to defend its assets. Less than one-third said they are prepared for AI-driven attacks. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-09-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132134&rss Post-quantum cryptography needs to be implemented by all organizations, but it doesn’t have to be a nightmare project with proper understanding of the risks, resources needed, and a comprehensive corporate rollout plan over the next ten years. Steve Schuchart 2025-09-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=95428&rss Vodafone Business keeps its momentum in the global business space across all sizes of enterprise, using both technology and go-to-market partnerships, and growing its ‘beyond connectivity’ propositions, IoT leadership, and committing to ESG goals. Robert Pritchard 2025-09-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132128&rss Recent research from security vendor OpenText shows a mismatch between MSPs’ desire to tap SMB demand for AI-driven applications and their ability to help clients deploy them. But other indicators show strong demand for managed services. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-09-26T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132089&rss AI will be a long-term growth driver for networks, but creating networks to support AI is a conundrum. Following the AI data center boom is a sensible bet that is likely to pay off, but delivering AI networks for enterprises will be more difficult. Gary Barton 2025-09-17T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=124796&rss Arista is a juggernaut in the data center switching and routing space and is progressing in security, automation, and observability. Arista's profile continues to rise with enterprises and institutions as it uses its strong R&D to enhance existing products and create new ones. Steve Schuchart 2025-09-15T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132081&rss Cisco Splunk leaned into agentic AI with a slew of new observability capabilities at the recent .conf25 event. Steve Schuchart 2025-09-15T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=96314&rss Telefónica’s B2B business is performing well, driven in large part by security and AI. A strategic review has seen the company dispose of most of its Latin American country operations, leaving it with four core target markets. Robert Pritchard 2025-09-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=100690&rss Wavenet has made a number of announcements to expand its cloud portfolio and add credentials for its cybersecurity portfolio, but it has not published any updates in terms of customer numbers of revenues. Robert Pritchard 2025-09-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94918&rss Exponential-e has had a run of success in winning business in the public sector over the last couple of years, including one nine-year UK government contract worth GBP160 million. Growth slowed but remains steady and above average. Robert Pritchard 2025-09-03T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94907&rss IBM is benefiting from strong demand for consulting services, driven in part by AI projects. But recent prolonged IBM Cloud outages have customers concerned about the company’s ability to rectify issues with its control plane. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-09-03T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=129532&rss This report focuses on sub-Saharan African telcos with regional operational footprint. With growth slated in both the Africa region and enterprise solutions, there is significant interest for operators that possess this distinct overlap. Ismail Patel 2025-09-03T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=116361&rss Cognizant is sharply focused on developing AI capabilities, particularly in agentic AI (e.g., Agent Foundry). It has improved its financial performance, but it needs to further diversify its business. Siow Meng Soh 2025-09-02T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=103472&rss While DXC’s financial picture is mixed, the company has seen bookings continue to increase by more than 14% in 2025 compared to 2024. The company continues pushing for more profitable and sustainable growth. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-08-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=95132&rss As Sparkle transitions under its new ownership of Retelit and Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance, the company continues to collaborate with its global peers to strengthen its subsea connectivity footprint. Brendan Swan 2025-08-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=129546&rss Both Orange MEA and Vodacom are improving their networks and launching new services boosting their relationship with businesses and enterprises in the region. Ismail Patel 2025-08-26T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131951&rss Orange Business has been shifting its focus from technology selling to business outcomes around better experiences for employees, customers, and operations. Investing in consulting capabilities and AI is giving it a competitive advantage. Siow Meng Soh - Dustin Kehoe 2025-08-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=128489&rss Mobily is investing heavily in submarine cables, cloud computing, and roaming, IoT, and wholesale services as it seeks to carve out a niche for itself in the face of competition with Zain and stc. Ismail Patel 2025-08-20T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131991&rss Orange Business’s 2025 Insight analyst event set out a compelling future vision for the provider centered on AI and Orange’s ability to provide sovereign AI infrastructure, platforms, and consulting alongside the provider’s NaaS Evolution Platform Gary Barton - Ismail Patel 2025-08-20T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131979&rss Following a string of recent AI partnerships, NTT Data is joining forces with Google Cloud to address enterprises’ app modernization challenges with shared agentic AI frameworks, tools, and integration services. Charlotte Dunlap - Robert Pritchard 2025-08-15T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131971&rss In response to OpenAI’s highly anticipated release, ChatGPT-5, Anthropic had its own stunning news to report: $1 Claude AI subscriptions for the US government, giving Anthropic a major leg-up in the ongoing AI wars. Charlotte Dunlap 2025-08-14T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=128488&rss MTN has shut most non-African operations and has exited from low-performing African markets. It is diversifying from legacy services to B2B and enterprise 5G, though it continues to suffer financially from factors beyond its control. Ismail Patel 2025-08-12T00:00:00+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 and is a key component of the UAE’s ambitions to become an AI-centric society. Ismail Patel 2025-08-06T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=126548&rss stc is augmenting its current product roster by diversifying its partners and suppliers: in satellite, IoT, networks, AI, and cybersecurity. Ismail Patel 2025-08-06T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131931&rss Palo Alto Networks has announced its planned acquisition of identity and access management vendor CyberArk to bolster its offerings, particularly in agentic AI, but the deal has risks both monetarily and relies on the fast adoption of agentic AI. Steve Schuchart 2025-08-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131919&rss The acquisition of VeloCloud by Arista gives both VeloCloud customers and Arista a needed boost, but difficulties remain ahead in the integration and direction of the SD-WAN market toward security. Steve Schuchart 2025-07-31T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131920&rss Aduna's launch as a joint venture between Ericsson and 12 CSPs signals a market milestone in network APIs. The JV enhances innovation potential but poses challenges in agility. Aduna must leverage its ecosystem to lead in a competitive market. John Marcus 2025-07-31T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131914&rss The threat of AI as a cyberweapon is becoming a reality. Recent research shows ransomware campaigns are soaring, something tech company Akamai attributes in part to the advent of GenAI tools that open the door to even inexperienced bad actors. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-07-31T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131908&rss US-China geopolitical tensions are highlighting a number of opportunities, challenges, and commercial considerations for buyers across the value chain inside the Middle East and Africa region, ranging from government, telcos, and AI firms. Ismail Patel 2025-07-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131902&rss For Middle East and Africa region, US-China geopolitical tensions are highlighting a number of opportunities, challenges, and commercial considerations for vendors of all geographies, and not just those in the US and China. Ismail Patel 2025-07-28T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131892&rss Infosys is expanding its business in APAC through various initiatives including partnerships, joint ventures, and acquisitions. AI-related innovation enables Infosys to improve its own operations and help clients with their business transformation. Siow Meng Soh 2025-07-24T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131891&rss For the Middle East and Africa region, US-China geopolitical tensions are highlighting a number of opportunities, challenges, and commercial considerations for vendors of all geographies, and not just those in the US and China. Ismail Patel 2025-07-24T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131883&rss Sino-American geopolitical tensions mean tech competition is evolving. As buyers, the GCC states are pursuing their own AI ambitions with considerable vigor, with implications for energy usage, emerging use cases, and AI sovereignty. Ismail Patel 2025-07-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131879&rss Sino-American geopolitical tensions mean tech competition is evolving to ecosystems. Nowhere is this more pronounced than in the Gulf states. US tech vendors have seized on President Trump’s commercial overtures to the GCC to sell into the region. Ismail Patel 2025-07-21T00:00:00+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. The Group has also made deals in fintech and cybersecurity. Ismail Patel 2025-07-18T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=126871&rss ZainTech is powering digital transformation at Zain Group and is entering into new product areas, leveraging the needs of regional customers to drive revenue. Ismail Patel 2025-07-18T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=104356&rss AI is part of nearly every security conversation, both as a defensive tool and as a potential weapon. But a push for more platformization is what might really shake up the sector. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-07-15T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=103312&rss IBM maintains a strong position in cybersecurity with the portfolio depth to help clients elevate their security posture in an active threat environment. The provider augments its portfolio with expert analyst and consulting resources. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-07-14T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131847&rss Accenture and Microsoft are partnering to deliver cybersecurity services that promise to streamline security infrastructure management and elevate clients’ security postures. The solutions, which covers several different areas, leverages AI. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-07-11T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94921&rss Merger approval of Vodafone/Three in the UK marks significant shift in the market as a whole. Vodafone has deep experience in M&A so it should be expected to run as smoothly as possible. In the meantime, V-Hub has grown to over 1.7 million users. Robert Pritchard 2025-07-11T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131833&rss Comcast joins a slew of service providers that are proud to deliver considerable increases in data traffic at the same time as cutting down on the energy consumed by its networks – this is good news for service providers, customers, and the planet. Robert Pritchard 2025-07-10T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=103302&rss BT’s security strategy is centered on its network-centric approach to ensuring operational resilience. The operator positions its security solutions as fundamental element in digital transformation engagements. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-07-09T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=103310&rss Telekom Security dominates the German market while the T-Systems unit expands its customer base in other countries. The povider positions cybersecurity as fundamental element to corporate growth. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-07-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=103309&rss Telefónica Tech emphasizes prevention and early detection as a means to limit the business impacts of an increasingly virulent threat environment. While technology is essential, the provider highlights its expert staff as its differentiator. Telefónica Tech emphasizes prevention and early detection as a means to limit the business impacts of an increasingly virulent threat environment. While technology is essential, the provider highlights its expert staff as its differentiator. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-07-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=103301&rss Verizon continues to evolve its security capabilities to meet changing client needs and new challenges in the threat landscape. Verizon has the consulting prowess, and the catalog, to continue to support clients effectively. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-07-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131823&rss Sino-American geopolitical tension means tech competition is evolving to one over entire ecosystems. US tech export policy shifts to restrict China from accessing US AI tech affects not only the Chinese, but also US allies and the US tech vendors. Ismail Patel 2025-07-07T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131808&rss Sino-American geopolitical tensions mean tech ecosystem competition is evolving into ground zero. Nowhere is this more pronounced than in the Gulf states, which have garnered special attention from the two tech superpowers. Ismail Patel 2025-07-03T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=103304&rss Orange Cyberdefense leans into its mission to help build a safer digital society through effective security. The provider brings the portfolio, extensive expertise, and the resources to support clients around the world. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-07-03T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131800&rss Sino-American geopolitical tensions mean tech ecosystem competition is evolving into ground zero. Nowhere is this more pronounced than in the Gulf states. But any tech strategy for MEA must also consider Africa, a key growth region. Ismail Patel 2025-06-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131795&rss Enterprises are in a world of hurt when it comes to their preparedness to face new AI-driven threats. A recent Accenture survey find that only 10% of enterprises have a sufficiently mature cybersecurity posture to deflect emerging threats. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-06-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131775&rss AI agents promise to transform the process of application development by significantly easing the burden to enterprise developers who have been bogged down under modernization complexities. Charlotte Dunlap 2025-06-26T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131773&rss Sino-American geopolitical tensions mean tech ecosystem competition is evolving into ground zero. Nowhere is this more pronounced than in the Gulf States. But any tech strategy for MEA must also consider Africa, a key growth region. Ismail Patel 2025-06-26T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=103313&rss Following Sophos’ acquisition of Secureworks, the companies are still going to market under their brands. But it seems likely that a future rationalization of their separate technology lines will occur. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-06-26T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131766&rss Every week there are more reports of cybersecurity breaches where login credentials are lost, leading to a numb feeling and holding us back from taking more personal responsibility with our own cybersecurity. Steve Schuchart 2025-06-25T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131762&rss One of the most daunting aspects of an AI deployment is protecting data output integrity. To help clients navigate this, IBM Consulting is launching AI-centered services that tap IBM Guradium data protection technology to lower enterprise risk. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-06-24T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131761&rss Sino-American geopolitical tensions mean tech ecosystem competition is evolving into ground zero. Nowhere is this more pronounced than in the Gulf States in the Middle East, which have garnered special attention from the two tech superpowers. Ismail Patel 2025-06-24T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131745&rss Cisco Live 2025 saw Cisco announce a unified product line and management model for Cisco’s campus access products, as well as a slew of new features and of course AI functionality that enhance Cisco’s competitive position. Steve Schuchart 2025-06-23T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131734&rss Extreme Networks has hit a milestone in its enterprise networking journey. The new Extreme Platform ONE offering serves as the basis for all network and security management with AI-driven features and visibility to drive simplicity and ease of use. Steve Schuchart 2025-06-20T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131711&rss To the relief of its key B2C convergence rivals, none of VodafoneThree UK’s combined secondary brands (or even Three itself) will be leveraged for a convergence price attack – at least not yet. Likewise, B2B too remains largely unaffected for now. Emma Mohr-McClune - Robert Pritchard 2025-06-13T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131708&rss With geopolitical tensions mounting, privacy concerns are fueling interest in sovereign cloud. To meet demand, Nvidia is working with public sector institutions, and telcos and other tech firms to deliver AI-driven sovereign cloud services. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-06-12T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131677&rss The GenAI Quarterly covers announcements by vendors in the generative AI market, some of which are coming to market with agentic AI releases, as well as new models such as Mistral Medium, the company’s first foray into the enterprise space. Beatriz Valle - Charlotte Dunlap 2025-06-05T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=123731&rss Network-as-a-service (NaaS) is emerging as a key battle in the US WAN space with strategies at very differing points of readiness. Meanwhile, SD-WAN, SASE, and cloud access remain crucial for enterprises as market consolidation continues. Gregg Willsky - Gary Barton 2025-06-05T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131675&rss BT’s reduced international ambitions have been clear for a while and if the creation of BT International brings clarity of a sort, it also raises questions of where BT can achieve B2B growth. Robert Pritchard - Gary Barton 2025-06-04T00:00:00+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 2025-05-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131666&rss HPE has introduced a new DPU-enabled switch, as well as new Wi-Fi 7 APs, but this shiny new technology will not stop customers from hesitating while the Juniper acquisition deal still lingers. Steve Schuchart 2025-05-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131655&rss Cisco is launching Duo IAM, a solution promising optimal identity and access management. Cisco IAM pledges to prevent identity-related breaches without introducing friction to the production environment. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-05-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131636&rss Recent research shows that organizations are challenged by cumbersome security toolsets while facing a difficult threat environment. Those finding success are moving toward a unified method consolidating capabilities on a single platform. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-05-27T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131635&rss Earlier this month another neocloud provider secured $11.6 billion in funding, and others have IPOs. With eyewatering sums changing hands, this report assesses the market opportunity for providers competing in the cloud GPU and services space. Dustin Kehoe - Alfie Amir 2025-05-27T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131625&rss Under pressure from clients demanding more localized solutions, Google is highlighting its sovereign cloud features. This comes as customers are pressing hyperscalers based in the US to expand in-region offers in the face of political tensions. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-05-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131611&rss The combination of Charter and Cox is a significant consolidation in the US enterprise market, creating a base of over 2.5 million business customers. The resulting company now has to consolidate brands and portfolios to optimize the opportunity. Gary Barton - Robert Pritchard 2025-05-20T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131612&rss At Tech Mahindra’s analyst day, the IT services provider set out its vision for the next three years, with a significant emphasis on agentic AI, as well as targeting and securing high value deals, particularly in the BFSI and manufacturing verticals. Sandeep Mishra 2025-05-20T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131613&rss Verizon joins the growing club of telcos performing a pragmatic volte-face on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) commitments to seal a deal, following on from T-Mobile USA/Lumos, and likely to be joined by Charter and Cox as they seek to combine. Robert Pritchard 2025-05-20T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=128996&rss BT Business continues to ‘fully focus’ on the UK with disposals of non-UK assets and a future international strategy based around its Global Fabric NaaS platform, with alliances and partnerships at the heart of BT’s future global operations. Robert Pritchard 2025-05-19T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131591&rss Sovereign cloud is a key focus as governments establish data protection regulations and setting standards for mission-critical infrastructure and services. Cloud providers are responding with solutions to address digital sovereignty requirements. Siow Meng Soh - Alfie Amir 2025-05-13T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131576&rss Google Cloud has introduced cloud WAN to offer a more robust and flexible solution to support cloud and AI workloads. This move underscores the changes in the network services market, and it will accelerate the development of new partnerships. Siow Meng Soh - Dustin Kehoe 2025-05-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131573&rss Digital sovereignty is driving the demand for national AI. There are opportunities for systems integrators and telecom operators to form partnerships to meet this demand. Siow Meng Soh 2025-05-07T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131571&rss The foundations of the cybersecurity industry shook as the CVE program is nearly ended over short-sighted budget considerations. Steve Schuchart 2025-05-06T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131563&rss Comcast continues to deliver strong revenue numbers and is targeting organic and inorganic growth in areas such as AI, NaaS, and security. The provider’s ambitions are backed deep pockets and canny recent acquisitions, but more detail is needed. Gary Barton 2025-05-02T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94892&rss Atos has entered a new chapter after the completion of its financial restructuring. The company now needs to execute its transformation and turnaround plans, and keep the market informed of its progress. Siow Meng Soh 2025-04-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131549&rss IBM is launching a new Microsoft Consulting practice aimed at supporting clients in undergoing transformational projects in areas including AI and security. This expands on IBM’s longtime partnership with its frequent rival. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-04-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131540&rss Kyndryl and Microsoft are extending their existing alliance to data security. Kyndryl will provide the consulting wrapper around Microsoft Purview which delivers data protection, privacy, and risk mitigation. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-04-25T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131527&rss Lumen is tapping a combination of its Black Lotus Labs insights and AI to identify and isolate threats faster. The solution, which automatically deflects harmful content, is being rolled out at a time when threat levels are soaring. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-04-23T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131517&rss Enterprise developers are gaining access to high-productivity platforms, including observability, once reserved for IT ops infrastructure experts, via enhanced UI dashboards. Charlotte Dunlap 2025-04-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=103776&rss OpenText continues its security product integration and platformization journey while infusing AI across its security portfolio. OpenText faces challenges as its integrations are still in process and competitors have more complete and integrated security platform offerings. Steve Schuchart 2025-04-21T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94578&rss Trend Micro is demonstrating strong performance with Q3 2023 results showing a 13% increase in net sales growth and advancements across its cybersecurity platform, including Trend Vision One. Steve Schuchart 2025-04-17T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94880&rss Integration is progressing slowly, but meeting synergy targets–e.g., moving mobile traffic onto core network. Progress in 5G private networks and IoT may be aided by new spectrum after the Vodafone-Three merger, but B2B revenues slowed alarmingly. Robert Pritchard 2025-04-15T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131486&rss The US is disrupting international trade with its tariffs, and it has a major impact on the global economy and ultimately IT spending. Service providers need work with enterprises to leverage AI and digital solutions to drive operational agility. Siow Meng Soh 2025-04-14T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=94550&rss Check Point’s security offerings have been somewhat slow to come together, but in the past 18 months have seen real progress. Its growth is still less than rivals in the space, but overall Check Point is moving in the right direction. Steve Schuchart 2025-04-09T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=97359&rss Palo Alto Networks continues to demonstrate strong billing with Q1 2024 revenues up by 20% and a strong product strategy across cloud, SASE, and security posture management through acquisitions and innovation. Steve Schuchart 2025-04-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131454&rss Recent closure of a joint venture between T-Mobile USA and EQT to acquire FTTH provider Lumos has been facilitated by pragmatic acceptance of changed diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) positioning in the US. Robert Pritchard 2025-04-07T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131463&rss The US tariffs will have a profound impact on enterprise AI and technology trends far beyond pricing; they will influence international trade patterns, economic growth, employment, access to skill sets, and start-up investment. Rena Bhattacharyya - John Marcus 2025-04-07T00:00:00+01:00