Category: 5G & 6G
5G & 6G market research reports by IDC
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5G Operational Readiness: Engaging the Network Exposure Function in 5G Standalone Environments
5G Operational Readiness: Engaging the Network Exposure Function in 5G Standalone Environments This IDC Market Perspective explains the level of customer value that can be achieved by enabling the 5G SA NEF. It also notes some of the new operations and monetization requirements that the NEF brings t ... Read More
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Emergence of Open RAN Architectures for 5G Deployments: Hype or Reality?
Emergence of Open RAN Architectures for 5G Deployments: Hype or Reality? This IDC Market Perspective explores the momentum behind Open RAN, the umbrella term for a set of new network architectures that effectively disaggregate the radio access network (RAN) and herald a marked shift away from the tr ... Read More
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Accenture and Johnson Controls Join Forces and Launch Innovation Centers for Intelligent Building Management
Accenture and Johnson Controls Join Forces and Launch Innovation Centers for Intelligent Building Management This IDC Market Note highlights a new collaboration between Johnson Controls and Accenture announced in June 2022. Through this partnership, they will deploy joint solutions focused on end-to ... Read More
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5G Operational Readiness — Aria Enables Open Partner Ecosystems in the Evolving 5G Communications Industry
5G Operational Readiness — Aria Enables Open Partner Ecosystems in the Evolving 5G Communications Industry This IDC Market Note highlights aspects of the telecom order-to-cash process defined by nontraditional business models. The degree to which service offerings are billed depends on capability la ... Read More
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European Deployment Models for 5G Mobile Private Networks
European Deployment Models for 5G Mobile Private Networks This IDC Market Perspective provides insights about European 5G mobile private networks and discusses context and market dynamics, including drivers, deployment models, solution approach, business models, and key players."5G MPNs are bringing ... Read More
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European 5G Connections Forecast, 2022–2026
European 5G Connections Forecast, 2022–2026 This IDC Market Forecast provides the European 5G connections forecast for 2022 to 2026 for consumer and business connections. In a region facing diverse economic and political situations, there are notable differences in adoption between countries, and we ... Read More
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India's 5G Auction Announcement Promises Commercial Services and Private Networks
India's 5G Auction Announcement Promises Commercial Services and Private Networks This IDC Market Note discusses the upcoming 5G auction by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) scheduled on July 26, 2022. The DoT accepted the recommendations of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of In ... Read More
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Google Cloud Zone in Southern Europe: Telco and 5G Are Key Targets
Google Cloud Zone in Southern Europe: Telco and 5G Are Key Targets This IDC Market Note discusses Google Cloud's launched of its Southern European Google Cloud Zone, with datacenters located in Madrid, Barcelona, and Lisbon. IDC discusses the implications of activating a Google Cloud Zone in Spain, ... Read More
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Turkey Telecom Services Market Forecast, 2021—2026
Turkey Telecom Services Market Forecast, 2021—2026 This IDC study analyzes the telecommunications services industry in Turkey in 2021 and forecasts telecommunications services expenditure through 2026. It presents details on market size and distribution by technology category and vertical market. Th ... Read More
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Capgemini Engineering's Big Bet on 5G and Edge Services
Capgemini Engineering's Big Bet on 5G and Edge Services This IDC Vendor Profile is part of an ongoing series of digital engineering and operational technology (DEOT) service provider/vendor research program. This document demonstrates Capgemini Engineering's evolution toward 5G and edge solutions an ... Read More
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5G Operational Readiness — Sandvine Application and Network Intelligence Provides Customer Experience Insight
5G Operational Readiness — Sandvine Application and Network Intelligence Provides Customer Experience Insight This IDC Market Note provides IDC's perspective on Sandvine's Application and Network Intelligence solution strategy. For too long, the global communications industry focused on the level of ... Read More
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The Evolving Competitive Landscape of Broadband Satellite in Asia/Pacific
The Evolving Competitive Landscape of Broadband Satellite in Asia/Pacific The satellite broadband and broadcast industry is experiencing a renewed interest and demand as global low-earth orbits (LEO) enter the market and new national/regional satellites are being launched in the next two to three ye ... Read More
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5G Indoor Coverage and Evolution of Distributed Antenna Systems
5G Indoor Coverage and Evolution of Distributed Antenna Systems This IDC Market Perspective looks at the evolving landscape of solutions that are available for extending/augmenting existing 3G/4G distributed antenna systems (DAS) to 5G coverage indoors. Indoor coverage in commercial buildings and t ... Read More
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India's 5G Auction Is Finally in Motion
India's 5G Auction Is Finally in Motion This IDC Market Note discusses the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for the upcoming 5G auctions scheduled in mid-2022. The TRAI has made recommendations for the issuance of spectrum for several 4G and 5G spectrum bands, but ... Read More
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Managed Services: Enabling IT in Meeting Buyer 5G Needs
Managed Services: Enabling IT in Meeting Buyer 5G Needs This IDC Market Perspective provides insight into enterprises' needs and expectations of managed SPs in using managed services to support IT environments required to provision 5G capabilities. This document provides details of market maturity a ... Read More
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Can 5G Radio Access Networks Break the Energy Curve? The Quest for Energy Efficiency and Carbon Emissions Reduction
Can 5G Radio Access Networks Break the Energy Curve? The Quest for Energy Efficiency and Carbon Emissions Reduction The exponential growth of mobile data demand and the higher frequencies of 5G versus 4G means that 5G footprint will be much denser than that of 4G, and even though the energy efficien ... Read More
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A Comparative View of 4G, FTTx, and 5G Plans in South Africa
A Comparative View of 4G, FTTx, and 5G Plans in South Africa This IDC Market Perspective presents a comparative view of South African telecom operators’ data-only tariff plans and the UAE's position in relation to those offerings in other 5G-live countries — Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. ID ... Read More
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Space — The Crowded Frontier: LEO Satellite Constellations 2021–2022 Update
Space — The Crowded Frontier: LEO Satellite Constellations 2021–2022 Update This IDC Perspective provides an update on the status of a dozen major global low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations. More than a dozen small satellite operators have begun to place giant constellation swarms — many ... Read More
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Worldwide Private 5G Network Evolution: Deployment Models and Regulatory Developments
Worldwide Private 5G Network Evolution: Deployment Models and Regulatory Developments This IDC Market Perspective provides information on private 5G network evolution and its deployment models and regulatory developments."Growing use cases for ultrareliable low-latency connectivity with complete con ... Read More
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5G Primer for Agriculture
5G Primer for Agriculture This IDC Perspective is part of a continuing series examining the development and commercialization of 5G use cases in specific industries. In this document, we outline how 5G intersects with and enables the broader ecosystem of technologies and vendors that must come toget ... Read More
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The Future of Connected Agriculture: Top 5G Use Cases
The Future of Connected Agriculture: Top 5G Use Cases This IDC Perspective is the first of a series of documents examining the impact of connectivity and faster networks on the development and commercialization of use cases in today's hyperconnected smart industries. This document takes a deeper loo ... Read More
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5G Sustainability: CSPs Need C-Suite Focus to Make an Impact
5G Sustainability: CSPs Need C-Suite Focus to Make an Impact The IDC Market Note explains why 5G energy and sustainability has become a CSP C-suite agenda item since the beginning of 2022. It evaluates energy-efficiency features of 5G networks and outlines what CSPs must do to ensure their 5G energy ... Read More
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Future of Connectedness: 5G's Role in Fueling Education's DX Journey
Future of Connectedness: 5G's Role in Fueling Education's DX Journey This IDC Perspective looks at the 5G's role in fueling education's digital transformation (DX) journey. The emergence of 5G will expand the market for educational services, with high-quality connectivity enabling institutions to s ... Read More
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A Comparative View of 4G, FTTx, and 5G Plans in Saudi Arabia
A Comparative View of 4G, FTTx, and 5G Plans in Saudi Arabia This IDC Market Perspective presents a comparative view of the data-only tariff offerings of Saudi Arabia telecom operators in relation to offerings in other 5G-live countries — Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and South Africa. IDC c ... Read More
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Worldwide 5G Network Slicing Services Forecast, 2022–2026
Worldwide 5G Network Slicing Services Forecast, 2022–2026 This IDC study provides a worldwide and U.S. forecast for 5G network slicing service revenue. The forecast is for the monthly recurring managed service fee and excludes the underlying connectivity service fee and cost of devices. This study a ... Read More
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