Category: Wireless
Wireless market research reports by IDC
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5G Operational Readiness: The Network Data Analytics Function, Network Slicing, and Network Data Monetization
5G Operational Readiness: The Network Data Analytics Function, Network Slicing, and Network Data Monetization This IDC Market Perspective explains why the NWDAF is so essential to the nascent network API data strategy that many communications SPs are planning to implement as part of their 5G SA netw ... Read More
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IDC PeerScape: UC&C Practices to Enable Hybrid Work
IDC PeerScape: UC&C Practices to Enable Hybrid Work This IDC PeerScape analyzes organizations' challenges and best practices in implementing UC&C tools for hybrid work."UC&C is no longer a second-string system that merely complements business operations; it has rather moved to the center as ... Read More
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5G Wireless Networks Status in Canada, 2022
5G Wireless Networks Status in Canada, 2022 This IDC Market Perspective provides an update on the status of next-generation wireless 5G networks and service rollouts, enterprise adoption, and use cases in Canada in 2022. Although Canada's largest wireless providers boast commercial launches of stand ... Read More
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AI/ML in 5G RAN and Core
AI/ML in 5G RAN and Core This IDC Market Perspective focuses on the use of AI and ML in the development and operations of the 5G RAN including O-RAN and the 5G core. The cellular industry began working with AI/ML four to five years ago, starting with 4G long-term evolution (LTE) and has developed a ... Read More
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Vodafone Idea Sells Stake to the Government of India
Vodafone Idea Sells Stake to the Government of India Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), India's third largest communications SP (CSP) recently sold a large equity stake to the government of India. At first glance, this looks to be an extremely regressive move, but in reality, there was no other choice ava ... Read More
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Smart Cities Connect, Fall 2022
Smart Cities Connect, Fall 2022 This IDC Market Note investigates the relevant news, announcements, and themes from the 2022 Smart Cities Connect (SCC) event held in Washington, D.C., as part of IDC's role to better understand and track the future of Smart City initiatives undertaken by municipaliti ... Read More
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MVNO 3Q22 Earnings Analysis: Boost Mobile Finally Joins the Cable MVNOs in Adding Subscribers
MVNO 3Q22 Earnings Analysis: Boost Mobile Finally Joins the Cable MVNOs in Adding Subscribers This IDC Market Note examines the 3Q22 earnings from the three U.S. cable companies that offer mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services as well as DISH Network's Boost Mobile MVNO business that was r ... Read More
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Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Prospects for the Golden Band 7–20GHz
Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Prospects for the Golden Band 7–20GHz In this Market Note, we review the prospects of new spectrum bands in the golden band 7–20GHz for 5G new radio (NR) by looking at the radio frequency propagation, coverage, and power requirements for the FR1 (sub-7GHz bands) and FR ... Read More
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IBM Security Services
IBM Security Services This IDC Vendor Profile highlights IBM's approach to security services and a broad range of security services and software solutions delivered to federal organizations. Please Note: Extended description available upon request. ... Read More
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Canadian Communications Service Providers and Hyperscaler Partnerships: Challenges and Opportunities
Canadian Communications Service Providers and Hyperscaler Partnerships: Challenges and Opportunities This IDC Market Perspective explores the partner alliances that have occurred in the Canadian market between Canada's three largest communications service providers (comm SPs) — Bell Canada, Telus, a ... Read More
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Telstra Pivots to T25 Vision
Telstra Pivots to T25 Vision This IDC Market Note discusses Telstra's recently concluded Industry Analyst Day, which was an opportunity to hear about the status of Telstra's ambitious transformation plan, initially called T22. With reportedly around 80% of metrics for T22 already achieved, Telstra i ... Read More
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T-Mobile and SpaceX's Technology Alliance Announcement and What It Means for Satellite and Mobile Networks and Services
T-Mobile and SpaceX's Technology Alliance Announcement and What It Means for Satellite and Mobile Networks and Services This IDC Market Note discusses T-Mobile and SpaceX's technology alliance announcement to expand cell phone reach and resiliency in the United States, leveraging Starlink's constell ... Read More
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Nokia Turns to AI to Drive 5G Network Data Monetization
Nokia Turns to AI to Drive 5G Network Data Monetization This IDC Market Perspective examines the reasons and details behind Nokia's key differential data processing capabilities and how these align with enterprise customer needs within the current 5G environment. Nokia has also developed advanced so ... Read More
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IDC MaturityScape: Future of Connectedness in Enterprise 5G Adoption 1.0
IDC MaturityScape: Future of Connectedness in Enterprise 5G Adoption 1.0 This IDC MaturityScape provides organizations the framework to assess their current approaches to connectivity and the maturity of their strategy for incorporating 5G as both a tactical and strategic element for long-term growt ... Read More
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Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Hardware Forecast Update, 2022–2026: CY 4Q22
Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Hardware Forecast Update, 2022–2026: CY 4Q22 This IDC study provides an updated forecast for the worldwide augmented and virtual reality hardware market for the 2022–2026 period."2022 marks a slowdown in the worldwide AR/VR headset market, reflecting the chall ... Read More
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Business Case for a Physical Office: The Example of VMware in Prague
Business Case for a Physical Office: The Example of VMware in Prague This IDC Market Perspective discusses the workplace case study of VMware in the Czech Republic. An early hybrid work adopter, the company recently decided to give up its local office and switch to several shared spaces across Pragu ... Read More
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Regulatory Developments and Deployment Models for 5G Private Networks in Asia/Pacific
Regulatory Developments and Deployment Models for 5G Private Networks in Asia/Pacific This IDC Market Note explores the regulatory policies around mobile private networks (MPNs) and the evolving deployment strategies for MPNs in Asia/Pacific. The adoption of 5G MPNs will increase to cater to the mul ... Read More
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Worldwide Foldable Phone Forecast, 2022–2026
Worldwide Foldable Phone Forecast, 2022–2026 This IDC study presents our updated five-year forecast for foldable phone shipments worldwide. The worldwide foldable phone market will reach 13.5 million foldable phones in 2022, up 66.6% from the 8.1 million units shipped in 2021. Total foldable shipmen ... Read More
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How to Accelerate Adoption and Optimization of Network Investments to Drive the Future of Connectedness
How to Accelerate Adoption and Optimization of Network Investments to Drive the Future of Connectedness This IDC Market Perspective discusses the latest developments in network life-cycle services and customer success practices to ensure that enterprises extract maximum value from their networking a ... Read More
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Worldwide Cloud-Streamed Gaming Forecast, 2022-2026: Mobile Gathers Momentum
Worldwide Cloud-Streamed Gaming Forecast, 2022-2026: Mobile Gathers Momentum This IDC study examines the cloud-streamed gaming market from 2019 through 2026. It considers monthly users, hours of use, and revenue globally and in four geographic regions: North America, Western Europe, Asia/Pacific (in ... Read More
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5G Operational Readiness: CSG Encompass Streamlines Complexities of B2B2x Multiparty Digital Offerings
5G Operational Readiness: CSG Encompass Streamlines Complexities of B2B2x Multiparty Digital Offerings This IDC Market Perspective describes how advanced business solutions, not just connectivity offers, are driving the future. Complexity is a necessary consequence of multiparty models — with more p ... Read More
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Asia/Pacific Challengers in 2022: The Road Ahead
Asia/Pacific Challengers in 2022: The Road Ahead This IDC Perspective discusses the key developments of challenger banks in Asia/Pacific and examines the cost structure and unique revenue channels that they pursue. It then explores the key drivers to growth in the region through its vast addressable ... Read More
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Assessing XDR Past, Present, and Future: The RSA Security Conference 2022 Matures the Perspective
Assessing XDR Past, Present, and Future: The RSA Security Conference 2022 Matures the Perspective This IDC Market Perspective discusses key takeaways from the 2022 RSA Security Conference. Nir Zuk presented a thought-provoking keynote at the 2022 RSA Security Conference. The most important elements ... Read More
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New Zealand Mobile Network Operators Must Soon Up Their 5G Fixed Wireless Broadband Game
New Zealand Mobile Network Operators Must Soon Up Their 5G Fixed Wireless Broadband Game This IDC Market Note explores the current situation of the New Zealand fixed wireless access market, key players, and their go-to-market strategies, along with IDC's views on what mobile network operators can do ... Read More
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Orange Business Services' Analyst Days 2022
Orange Business Services' Analyst Days 2022 This IDC Market Perspective provides key takeaways from Orange Business Services' Analyst Days that took place on July 6 and 7, 2022. It gives IDC's views on connectivity, cloud computing and edge, mobility, mobile private network, IT, and systems integrat ... Read More
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