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 05:49:09 GMT http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132766&rss AT&T capped a busy March 2026 with the launch of its new OneConnect plan tiers, offering a flat rate for unlimited connectivity across devices and access types. Availability remains limited as AT&T seeks feedback and lessons from early adopters. Charles Garrett - Nicole Teasley 2026-04-02T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132755&rss Tata Communications launches IZO Data Centre Dynamic Connectivity, a software-defined platform with self-healing network technology as it looks to reshape data center connectivity for enterprises worldwide. Brendan Swan 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132745&rss Businesses are digitizing operations to improve efficiency and become more data-driven. While IT/OT convergence is already prevalent, the underlying network remains separate. This has been overlooked by many network services providers. Siow Meng Soh 2026-03-31T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132744&rss RSAC 2026 was HUGE, and the level of enthusiasm bordered on frenetic. AI and agentic AI dominating discussions and announcements, to the point where everything else was secondary. Steve Schuchart 2026-03-31T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132749&rss RSAC was a big show this year, with particular emphasis on AI and agentic AI, but it’s clear that agentic AI is moving faster than it is safe to implement. There must be more security to protect enterprises and individuals. Steve Schuchart 2026-03-31T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132742&rss Generative AI has introduced a lot of dynamism but also upheavals 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 2026-03-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132737&rss AT&T’s Cisco/Nvidia edge AI push elevates it from IoT connectivity to “network-as-AI-platform,” improving credibility and revenue potential. But unless AT&T offers simple-to-use product, pricing, and support, rivals can win with easier bundles. John Marcus 2026-03-27T00:00:00+00:00 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=132732&rss Telefónica Global Solutions has a carrier-grade omnichannel CPaaS that unifies traditional and digital channels into one conversational platform. It has strong leadership in Europe and LATAM, but it can drive faster adoption through partners. Siow Meng Soh 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=132728&rss RingCentral AIR Pro enables users to leverage pre-built and custom AI agents to tackle a rich range of contact center transactions. However, the availability of the offer is quite limited, and the scope and timeline of wider access is opaque. Gregg Willsky 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=132716&rss Private wireless is becoming a mainstream enterprise platform with deployments across 84 countries. While 4G LTE still prevails, nearly half of GSA members’ customers now use 5G. John Marcus 2026-03-25T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132707&rss Verizon’s 5G Acceleration update highlighted strong market momentum and doubled down on outcomes-led private 5G/neutral-host plus edge/AI, aiming to shorten sales cycles and scale repeatable multi-site rollouts. John Marcus 2026-03-24T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132690&rss Direct-to-device satellite connectivity is scaling up and garnering the attention of telecoms operators as seen in recent announcements on telco-satco deals, beta and commercial launches, and service offering details. Ismail Patel 2026-03-19T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132688&rss Zoom has introduced capabilities that reflect a broader implementation of agentic AI taking place on collaboration and contact center platforms, extending its corporate transformation. Gregg Willsky 2026-03-19T00:00:00+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=132681&rss Orange Wholesale partners with ng-voice to launch IMS-as-a-service, a cloud voice solution without the telecom headache. Though are telecom operators ready to ditch their beloved legacy mess, or will they keep running voice on telecom fossils. Brendan Swan 2026-03-17T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=95641&rss FreeMove faced challenges in 2025 as the number of new managed lines declined after strong prior-year growth. New deals and customer retention remain strong. John Marcus 2026-03-16T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132672&rss Network APIs are crucial for providers seeking new routes to market and monetization opportunities, but after signs of positive momentum progress has stalled, and new opportunities are scarce. A change in mindsets is necessary for future success. Gary Barton 2026-03-13T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132608&rss There are significant knock-on effects that come directly from the AI boom and subsequent data center build-out that will end up making most electronics more expensive, as capacity has been dedicated to AI-related products. Steve Schuchart 2026-02-26T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132565&rss At Cisco Live EMEA 2026, Cisco’s holistic approach to AI with respect to collaboration was on bold display. Coupled with long-standing expertise in networking, security, and manageability yields a unique competitive position. Gregg Willsky 2026-02-12T00:00:00+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=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=132534&rss Vodafone is doubling down on its investment in its subsea cable infrastructure. With the construction of two cable systems, Thetis Express and Kardesa as it aims to boost its global network capacity and sidestep traditional bottlenecks. Brendan Swan 2026-02-03T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132514&rss Slack seemed destined to fall into a blackhole when acquired by Salesforce in 2021. Instead, it has been elevated to a central gateway of the Salesforce platform. Gregg Willsky 2026-01-26T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132510&rss SubCo will build an international subsea cable directly connecting Australia to the US. But as subsea infrastructure is becoming a strategic importance, should the government look to take a financial stake? Brendan Swan 2026-01-23T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132502&rss AI, resilience and trust, orchestration and observability, and ecosystems and marketplaces are among the key GlobalData 2026 market drivers influencing predictions for enterprise mobility, IoT, and private wireless. John Marcus 2026-01-21T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132498&rss Operators are moving to 5G-Advanced via 5G standalone and added spectrum, with Europe nearing full coverage. New enterprise offers leverage slicing, hybrid edge, and SLAs with momentum in automotive, healthcare, ports, and public safety. John Marcus - Ismail Patel 2026-01-16T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132471&rss Enterprise ICT in ASEAN is rapidly evolving, and key technologies/solutions to watch include AI, cloud, network platform, 5G, and quantum. Alfie Amir 2026-01-07T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132456&rss In 2026, quantum computing for the enterprise will be in something of a transition year as newer error correction algorithms, increased integration with classic HPCs, and more enterprise pilots of quantum computing for narrow use cases. Steve Schuchart 2025-12-30T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132458&rss End-of-year thoughts bring out the traditional ‘Airing of the Grievances,’ with AI, customer-first thinking, and attitudes about the technology industry serving the enterprise to wrap up 2025. Steve Schuchart 2025-12-30T00:00:00+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=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=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=132407&rss DXC is helping enterprises accelerate their AI adoption and gain business values faster through advisory and consulting services. It is crucial to establish differentiation through its approach and build credibility with customer references. Siow Meng Soh 2025-12-16T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132406&rss Mitel CX 2.0 is an upgrade to Mitel CX, the customer experience platform launched in March 2025. Mitel is simultaneously enhancing its position in the contact center space and continuing the ‘modernization’ ignited by its Unify acquisition. Gregg Willsky 2025-12-16T00:00:00+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=132401&rss OpenAI has launched GPT-5.2, in response to quick advancements by rivals Google with Gemini 3 Pro, and Anthropic with Claude 4.5. Beatriz Valle 2025-12-15T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132394&rss DXC has ramped up its AI capabilities in 2025. The AdvisoryX launch is another key step to strengthen its ability to work with clients to drive AI innovation by addressing strategic and operational challenges alongside technical ones. Siow Meng Soh 2025-12-12T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132389&rss Boomi has developed a comprehensive platform that supports agentic transformation. It is gaining traction with customers and partners as they see the need to better manage the integration of data, systems, and AI. Siow Meng Soh 2025-12-11T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=128932&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 2025-12-11T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132384&rss As part of its annual Ignite event, Microsoft unveiled its latest round of team collaboration capabilities powered by artificial intelligence. However, the most intriguing aspects of the event lay beyond a simple inventory of enhancements. Gregg Willsky 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=132378&rss IBM leads the quantum compute (QC) race with its 156-qubit machine leading, yet the technology is also causing significant cybersecurity concerns. Dustin Kehoe 2025-12-09T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132368&rss Amdocs is driving product innovation leveraging AI and strengthening its services capabilities to work alongside clients to ensure success. A strong focus on human experience is crucial while driving business transformation using technologies. Siow Meng Soh 2025-12-05T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132365&rss Twilio continues to drive innovation focusing on branded communications, data management, and the use of AI to interact with customers and address their needs. The ability to simplify the process of deploying AI agents will help to drive adoption. Siow Meng Soh 2025-12-05T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132337&rss Orange’s focus on delivering value to customers has been made possible after its enduring investment in its flagship Evolution Platform and Live Intelligence services. Tech innovation and customer lifecycle management now in lockstep for Orange. Ismail Patel 2025-11-25T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132329&rss Nokia’s new AI-focused strategy is centered on network and mobile infrastructure, leaving its enterprise-focused private networks and edge likely to be spun off—just as the market is modestly picking up, and despite their role as AI enablers. John Marcus 2025-11-24T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132281&rss 5G momentum continued characterized by spectrum deals, open RAN trials, RedCap IoT, satellite backup and roaming, venue upgrades, enterprise plans, standalone 5G deployments, AI-driven bandwidth, and robotics. John Marcus - Ismail Patel 2025-11-11T00:00:00+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=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=132263&rss RingCentral revealed a motherlode of capabilities for its platform that canvas team collaboration, contact center, and sales support. While they enrich RingCentral’s portfolio, they are largely reflected by the likes of Cisco, Zoom, and 8x8. Gregg Willsky 2025-11-05T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132241&rss Telstra is focusing on the core connectivity business while looking for partners to create new pathways for its technology services business. This allows Telstra to focus on what it does best and build partnerships for market expansion. Siow Meng Soh 2025-10-30T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132226&rss At IBM TechXchange 2025, news included Project Bob to orchestrate LLMs to automate application modernization, the launch of AgentOps for real-time agent governance, and the first integration of open source Langflow into IBM watsonx Orchestrate. Beatriz Valle 2025-10-24T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132229&rss Everybody wants cool new tools to make their experiences better, more productive, and easier. But AI browsers and AI browser extensions are a step too far today. Steve Schuchart 2025-10-24T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132224&rss Telstra is focusing on the core connectivity business. This allows Telstra to focus on what it does best and build partnerships for market expansion. Dustin Kehoe - Siow Meng Soh 2025-10-23T00:00:00+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=132185&rss ANS is jumping on the AI bandwagon here – but who isn’t these days? The important thing is the acquisition underlines the broader importance of value-added services and enterprise solutions from managed service providers in a competitive market. Robert Pritchard 2025-10-15T00:00:00+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=132143&rss The enterprise AI market is complex, covering everything from legacy activities and connectivity to added-value apps and new offerings. Telcos, at different stages on their journeys, cannot avoid AI’s impact and must articulate their strategies. Robert Pritchard - Rena Bhattacharyya 2025-10-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132148&rss Money and time spent on cybersecurity, businesses continuity, and disaster recovery isn’t wasted, and the risk to the business is too great to resort to do more with less tactics. Steve Schuchart 2025-10-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132142&rss Liquid cooling is evolving from experimental to wider use, moving into the colocation space and enterprise workloads. However, the bifurcation between AI workloads requiring liquid cooling and traditional workloads with air cooling remains. Beatriz Valle 2025-09-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132140&rss Security provider SailPoint is adding new capabilities to its cloud identity management. The enhancements address the evolving enterprise with features for managing access for a range of identities including AI agents and non-employees. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-09-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132129&rss A Verizon survey finds that cutting-edge technology, iwill be an increasingly important part of public safety work. Contrary to their reputation as technology laggards, first responder organizations plan widespread deployment of things like AI. Amy Larsen DeCarlo 2025-09-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132105&rss Check Point has joined the recent run ofAI-related cybersecurity acquisitions by announcing its intent to buy Lakera to expand its coverage and keep pace with the break-neck AI market. Steve Schuchart 2025-09-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132097&rss Enterprises need to look into technology business management for tracking the growing tech spending, optimize it, and prioritize investment. In the AI era, the ability to track their spending and measure them against business values is critical. Siow Meng Soh 2025-09-19T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132091&rss Deutsche Telekom’s vision to be the leading digital telco has led it to earmark satellite as the next growth opportunity in connectivity. Questions around sovereignty, regulation, direct-to-device technology, and interoperability will now follow. Ismail Patel 2025-09-18T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132086&rss Deutsche Telekom’s vision to be the leading digital telco has led it to earmark satellite as the next growth opportunity in connectivity. It is leveraging T-Mobile’s expertise from the US and SpaceX’s Starlink for a distinctive European offering. Ismail Patel 2025-09-17T00:00:00+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=132069&rss Vocus is looking to disrupt the Australian enterprise mobile market launching its own MVNO brand, Vocus Mobile, as it looks to muscle in on a market heavily dominated by Telstra and Optus. Will another MVNO challenger make a difference? Brendan Swan 2025-09-11T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=132062&rss Huawei has a compelling AI-empowered contact center offering and is gaining traction globally, especially in the telecom sector. It can do more to expand its channel program and raise awareness of the AICC solution. Siow Meng Soh 2025-09-09T00:00:00+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=132050&rss BT announced the sale of BT Radianz to Transaction Network Services (TNS), looking to complete in H1 2026. The sale of its financial exchange network moves BT closer toward its stated ambition of focusing on the UK market. Robert Pritchard - Gary Barton 2025-09-05T00:00:00+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=132030&rss August 2025 has been marked by the enforcement of a new set of rules as part of the AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive AI legislation, which is being implemented in gradual stages. Beatriz Valle 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=131999&rss RingCentral has added features to RingCentral AI Receptionist, an AI agent that handles customer calls. Support for additional languages plus compatibility with third-party telephony systems should allow RingCentral to broaden its customer base. Gregg Willsky 2025-08-21T00:00:00+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=131981&rss Google Cloud offers a range of AI solutions to help companies transform their business including the support of third-party solutions. However, not all companies that are AI-ready and it needs to garner its partners to accelerate the process. Siow Meng Soh - Dustin Kehoe 2025-08-18T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131975&rss OpenAI released GPT-5 on last week on August 7, 2025, a multimodal large language model. It is the latest iteration of the market-leading chatbot, and the most important upgrade since the release of the previous generation, GPT-4, in 2023. Beatriz Valle 2025-08-15T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131965&rss Operators are enhancing 5G networks and performance. With 5G SA, the benefits of tangible applications in one industry are leading to other industries exploring their own use cases, resulting in a 5G virtuous cycle. John Marcus - Ismail Patel 2025-08-13T00:00:00+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=131945&rss AT&T Business and partner RingCentral unveiled two contact center offers to accompany their Office@Hand team collaboration offer. Collectively the offers enable employees inside and outside a contact center to shape the customer experience. Gregg Willsky 2025-08-06T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131881&rss The latest round of Zoom Workplace agentic AI enhancements continue Zoom’s ascent as a competitor but present challenges regarding security and market positioning. Gregg Willsky 2025-07-21T00:00:00+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=131854&rss Google Cloud highlighted a wealth of customer cases during the Google Cloud summit held in London (England) on July 9-10, 2025, for attendees to evaluate practical use cases in real life. Beatriz Valle 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=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=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=131794&rss AMD continues executing upon its annual roadmap cadence since it launched the MI300 GPUs less than two years ago. The launch of the AMD Instinct MI350 series was a highlight of the conference. Beatriz Valle 2025-06-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131792&rss AMD’s “Advancing AI 2025” event, held in San Jose, California in June 2025, dove deeper into the chip designer’s ambitious plans for the next few years. The launch of the Instinct MI350 series was a highlight of the conference. Beatriz Valle 2025-06-30T00:00:00+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=131755&rss Zoom announced new features that add tangible value to the Zoom CX platform and keep it aligned with key industry trends. Gregg Willsky 2025-06-24T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131746&rss Proximus Global has propelled itself to a major CPaaS competitor by bringing BICS, Route Mobile, and Telesign under one roof. The company has a strong vision, but it needs to stay innovative while becoming a larger, integrated business. Siow Meng Soh 2025-06-23T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131731&rss Vodafone and Airbus are partnering on secure, cloud-based critical communications, starting in Germany. The solution integrates voice, video, and messaging for sectors like government and transport, using Vodafone's MCX and Airbus's Agnet platform. John Marcus 2025-06-19T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131725&rss The COVID-19 pandemic drove the ascent of team collaboration platforms, and the eventual predominance of features powered by AI. The technology has positive implications for the future of work. Gregg Willsky 2025-06-17T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131710&rss Service providers see growing demand for Mobile Device-as-a-Service driven by sustainability, flexibility, and financial expedience. Enterprises value customization and enhanced support, while providers aim to differentiate on service delivery. John Marcus 2025-06-13T00:00:00+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=131706&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 2025-06-12T00:00:00+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=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=131665&rss ITSPs now embed IoT within AI, cloud, and edge solutions to drive smart industry, sustainability, and supply chain initiatives, focusing on partnerships, acquisitions, and vertical expertise for competitive digital transformation. John Marcus 2025-05-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131645&rss Growth is in line with expectations with the sale of operations in Spain and Italy, alongside the Vodafone UK-Three merger being approved, but Germany is a challenge. Double-digit B2B digital services growth underlines growth beyond connectivity. Robert Pritchard - Gary Barton 2025-05-28T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=105744&rss The enterprise IoT platform space showed further signs of consolidation with players selling their IoT units and consolidating their product roster. Most existing vendors have continued to enhance their products while some others are winning greater recognition. Ismail Patel 2025-05-27T00:00:00+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=126917&rss European IIoT MVNOs continue to advance with new services, 5G, satellite, and LPWAN capabilities; partnerships with leading technology vendors; vertical expertise; and expanded geographical coverage via launches and acquisitions. Ismail Patel 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=131565&rss During the fourth edition of the Huawei IDI (Innovative Data Infrastructure) Forum, taking place in Munich (Germany) on April 28-29, 2025, one of the main announcements was the immediate global availability of Huawei AI Data Lake. Beatriz Valle 2025-05-02T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131558&rss Deployments of 5G SA ramped up in the beginning of 2025, with multiple operators highlighting improved coverage. Multiple launches of commercialized network slicing solutions show incremental progress in the long tail of monetization. John Marcus - Ismail Patel 2025-05-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131535&rss Orange and network infrastructure provider Camusat are partnering in an early-stage effort to decarbonize along the supply chain to address Scope 3 indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, accounting for over 80% of total emissions. Robert Pritchard 2025-04-25T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131505&rss The US tariffs will impact the data center market because materials for construction and operational costs will increase, with a knock-on effect on the cost of AI training and inference, which could undermine profit margins for tech companies. Beatriz Valle 2025-04-21T00:00:00+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=131485&rss Google Cloud Next announced Gemini will be available on premises as well as new capabilities in Vertex AI, Google’s developer platform. In addition, the new generation of TPUs, codenamed Ironwood, focuses on the inferencing opportunity. Beatriz Valle 2025-04-11T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.currentanalysis.com/COMPETE/FrontEnd/Report.aspx?rid=131469&rss Siemens and O2 Telefónica Germany introduced 5G slicing for water utilities, addressing distributed infrastructure challenges. The announcement provided few details but shows needed progress in industrial 5G use cases for public networks. John Marcus 2025-04-09T00:00:00+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