Category: Telecommunications & Wireless
Telecommunications & Wireless market research reports by IDC
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Unlocking Value in the 5G Era: Exploring Strategic Partnership Models for CSPs
Unlocking Value in the 5G Era: Exploring Strategic Partnership Models for CSPs This IDC Market Perspective analyzes the different kinds of strategic partnerships, including the challenges and benefits for each type. In parallel, a framework to analyze the different partnering opportunities is provid ... Read More
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The Persistent Convergence of IT Consumer and Enterprise Productivity Devices
The Persistent Convergence of IT Consumer and Enterprise Productivity Devices This IDC Perspective reflects on how the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the ongoing convergence between consumer and enterprise ICT hardware use. The sudden and widespread shift to remote work models led to an emphasis on d ... Read More
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Are Mission-Critical Networks over 5G the Next Big Thing for CSPs to Monetize 5G?
Are Mission-Critical Networks over 5G the Next Big Thing for CSPs to Monetize 5G? This IDC Market Perspective discusses mission-critical network (MCN) systems, which are currently in a transition phase. MCNs are evolving from traditional land mobile radio systems such as TETRA to broadband systems s ... Read More
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Worldwide Wearable Computing Device Forecast Update, 2023–2027: CY 3Q23
Worldwide Wearable Computing Device Forecast Update, 2023–2027: CY 3Q23 This IDC study presents an updated forecast for the worldwide wearable computing device market for 2023–2027."2023 marks a slow recovery from the decline in wearable device shipments in 2022," points out Ramon T. Llamas, researc ... Read More
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Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Hardware Forecast Update, 2023–2027: CY 3Q23
Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Hardware Forecast Update, 2023–2027: CY 3Q23 This IDC study provides an updated forecast for the worldwide augmented and virtual reality hardware market for the 2023–2027 period."2023 is a year for modest growth for the worldwide AR/VR market, but it is also l ... Read More
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Saudi Arabia Telecommunication Services: Adapting to Emerging Technologies and Shifting Market Dynamics
Saudi Arabia Telecommunication Services: Adapting to Emerging Technologies and Shifting Market Dynamics This IDC Market Perspective provides analysis of the telecommunications industry in Saudi Arabia, emphasizing market dynamics, growth potential, and future trends over the 2022–2027 period. The st ... Read More
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Cisco Live 2023: Security and Networking Singing from the Same Sheet of Music
Cisco Live 2023: Security and Networking Singing from the Same Sheet of Music This IDC Market Note discusses the important events of Cisco Live 2023. During the week of June 5, Cisco Live in Las Vegas was the epicenter of Cisco market messaging as Cisco looked to communicate its vision to its faithf ... Read More
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Unlocking CSPs' Opportunities in Europe: Leveraging 5G Network Slicing for AR/VR Applications
Unlocking CSPs' Opportunities in Europe: Leveraging 5G Network Slicing for AR/VR Applications This IDC Market Perspective delves into the potential opportunities for telco vendors and operators to leverage 5G network slicing for augmented and virtual reality applications across different industry ve ... Read More
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Worldwide Telecommunications Capex, FY22: Overview of Top Global Service Providers
Worldwide Telecommunications Capex, FY22: Overview of Top Global Service Providers This IDC Market Perspective provides a recap of comms service provider (SP) capex investments for CY22. The document highlights the top 10 overall capex spenders for 2022 and the top 10 capex spenders for wireless and ... Read More
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European Mobile Telco: The Near-Future Micro and Small Business Demand Challenge
European Mobile Telco: The Near-Future Micro and Small Business Demand Challenge European telcos should leverage carrier capabilities and position themselves as digital services providers rather than to be relegated to the role of connectivity provider — this will be the foundation of a successful a ... Read More
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Top Trends in Network Observability: Heightening Intelligence, Inspection, Insights, Integration, and Innovation
Top Trends in Network Observability: Heightening Intelligence, Inspection, Insights, Integration, and Innovation This IDC Perspective discusses the top trends in network observability. Onrushing digital business demands, continual technology advancements, and ever-improving IT practices are all appl ... Read More
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IDC MaturityScape Benchmark: Location and Geospatial Intelligence in North America, 2023
IDC MaturityScape Benchmark: Location and Geospatial Intelligence in North America, 2023 This IDC study highlights the results of IDC's 2023 Location and Geospatial Intelligence MaturityScape Benchmark Survey and is a supplement to IDC MaturityScape: Location and Geospatial Intelligence 1.0 (IDC #US ... Read More
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IDC PlanScape: The Power of 5G for the Railway Industry
IDC PlanScape: The Power of 5G for the Railway Industry To underpin these investments, railways must modernize their connectivity infrastructure, because legacy connectivity capabilities are obsolete and fragmented across use cases and railway lines as well as increasingly exposed to security threat ... Read More
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Is the Future Wireless? 5G’s Capabilities and Low Earth Orbit Satellite’s Coverage Bring Opportunities for Australia and New Zealand Businesses
Is the Future Wireless? 5G’s Capabilities and Low Earth Orbit Satellite’s Coverage Bring Opportunities for Australia and New Zealand Businesses Recent events, such as the devastating impact of Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand, have prompted organisations to think more about connectivity resilience, ... Read More
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Middle East and Africa Private Mobile Network Trends, 2023
Middle East and Africa Private Mobile Network Trends, 2023 This IDC Market Perspective provides an overview of key private mobile network developments in the Middle East and Africa (MEA). The document looks closely at South Africa and some of the key countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council region. ... Read More
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European Unified Communications as a Service Market Shares, 2022: Vendors Shaping 2022
European Unified Communications as a Service Market Shares, 2022: Vendors Shaping 2022 The UCaaS market in Europe grew 13.5%, with private UCaaS growing 4.2% and the public segment growing 14.6% between 2021 and 2022.Microsoft continues to lead the overall UCaaS market. It recorded 74% growth in rev ... Read More
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Accelerating Business Sustainability Initiatives with 5G as Part of a Future of Connectedness Strategy
Accelerating Business Sustainability Initiatives with 5G as Part of a Future of Connectedness Strategy 5G use cases today and in the near future should garner major considerations for companies that are serious about improving their sustainability profile and reducing environmental impacts. Better c ... Read More
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U.S. Business Wireline Service Provider Market Shares, 2022: The Race to Replace Legacy Revenue Continues
U.S. Business Wireline Service Provider Market Shares, 2022: The Race to Replace Legacy Revenue Continues This IDC study presents a 2022 market share analysis of the top business wireline service providers in the U.S. business wireline service provider market. The market remains dominated by major t ... Read More
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Collaboration Apps Are in Perpetual Launch with AI Announcements from Microsoft, Google, Slack, and Zoom
Collaboration Apps Are in Perpetual Launch with AI Announcements from Microsoft, Google, Slack, and Zoom This IDC study focuses on the recent announcements, many AI focused, from Google, Microsoft, Slack and Zoom, including the analysis of the Google and Microsoft developer conferences, with a focus ... Read More
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Telcos' Mobile Money Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Telcos' Mobile Money Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa This IDC Market Perspective takes a detailed look at the latest developments in the mobile money market in Sub-Sahara Africa. The report analyses how the market has evolved since 2018 and highlights factors that have influenced the adoption of mo ... Read More
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Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Internet of Things Connections and Traffic Model Update, 2023–2027
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Internet of Things Connections and Traffic Model Update, 2023–2027 This IDC study reveals that the years 2022 and 2023 are expected to witness a rapid acceleration in the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technology adoption. This surge is primarily fueled by the im ... Read More
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U.S. 5G Smartphone Forecast, 2023–2027
U.S. 5G Smartphone Forecast, 2023–2027 This IDC study presents our forecast for U.S. 5G smartphone shipments by operating system and air interface. The U.S. 5G smartphone market will reach 118.3 million units shipped in 2023, up 9.3% from the 108.2 million units shipped in 2022. From there, shipment ... Read More
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Worldwide Private LTE/5G Wireless Infrastructure Forecast, 2023–2027
Worldwide Private LTE/5G Wireless Infrastructure Forecast, 2023–2027 This IDC study examines the worldwide private LTE/5G wireless infrastructure market for 2023–2027."Utilities, mines, ports, and manufacturers represent some of the fastest-growing adopters of private cellular solutions today. Even ... Read More
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T-Mobile 1Q23 Earnings Analysis: Subscribers and Service Revenue Growth Maintained Despite Economic Uncertainty; Equipment Revenue a Concern
T-Mobile 1Q23 Earnings Analysis: Subscribers and Service Revenue Growth Maintained Despite Economic Uncertainty; Equipment Revenue a Concern This IDC Market Note examines T-Mobile's quarterly results discussed in the company's 1Q23 earnings announcement on April 27, 2023. In this document, IDC analy ... Read More
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IDC Market Note: Computex 2023 from Datacenter Infrastructure View
IDC Market Note: Computex 2023 from Datacenter Infrastructure View This IDC Market Note highlights major announcements and demonstrations by datacenter infrastructure solution providers at Computex 2023, specific to specification release, solution, and design demo such as GPU or accelerated computin ... Read More
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