Analysys Mason's Telecoms Podcast

Mary Saunders, expert in private networks, and Daniel Beazer, expert in edge and media platforms, discuss the recently published report on use cases for private wireless networks and edge computing. This is still a new market, but there are some unexpected drivers for adoption emerging, as well as some widely anticipated drivers for adoption that have not yet materialised. Learn more in the associated report and article, Edge and wireless private networks: use cases and strategies and Operators and vendors should prepare now for the shared industrial edge.

Tom Rebbeck, Partner and head of Analysys Mason’s Consumer Services practice, and Stefano Porto Bonacci, Senior Analyst and expert in fixed–mobile convergence (FMC) talk about EE’s new FMC strategy and its implications on the FMC market in the UK. Learn more in the associated article.

Tom Rebbeck, expert in consumer services, and Ibraheem Kasujee, expert in IoT services and private networks, discuss the findings from the recently published private networks ‘battlecard’ reports on service providers and technology providers. They discuss the types of providers active in the market, the key criteria used by private network buyers and how each group performs against these criteria. They also provide suggestions for how service providers can use these battlecards to strengthen their propositions. Learn more in the associated article.

Communication apps such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger offer businesses a variety of choices when it comes to B2C messaging and each platform has unique selling points. However, although these apps are cheaper for businesses to use and offer additional functionality, no communication platform offers the ubiquity of SMS. Tom Rebbeck, Partner and head of Analysys Mason's consumer services practice and Ben Taylor, expert in consumer services, discuss the application-to-person (A2P) messaging market and the competition between SMS and third-party messaging apps. Learn more in the associated article.

Over the past few years, there has been a rise in UK FTTP alternative networks (altnets), disrupting the fixed broadband industry and driving FTTP adoption. However, as altnets have grown in both size and number, sustainability challenges have emerged, leading to speculation that waves of consolidation are gathering pace. Corporate strategy and transaction support expert, Alex Pericleous, delves into this changing landscape, exploring the key driving forces behind these developments and shedding light on the future prospects for the industry. Learn more in the associated article.

SD-WAN is already a mainstream networking option, but revenue is expected to continue to rise steadily over the next 5 years. SASE will account for a growing share of the SD-WAN and cloud security market as enterprises take a modular approach to adoption. Business services experts, Catherine Hammond and Matt Small, discuss recent trends and future expectations for the SD-WAN and SASE market based on our latest global forecasts and vendor partnership tracker.  The associated article can be accessed here.

ARPU for B2B connectivity services is falling rapidly in real terms and operators need to accelerate their efforts to grow revenue from other services. Business services experts, Catherine Hammond and Matt Small examine recent ARPU trends based on data from our business revenue tracker and look at what is happening in the market in terms of pricing and value-added IT services that operators can offer.    For more information, read Matt's associated article. 

SMBs are set to spend USD179 billion on devices and peripherals in 2023 and we expect the market to fully rebound in 2024. SMB IT spending experts, Karthik Pannala and Li Lin, look ahead at the opportunities that this presents for IT vendors that prioritise the right segments of the market and position their go-to-market strategy correctly.  Learn more in the associated article and download our most-recent IT spending forecast report.

In this podcast, satellite and space experts Chris Baugh and Lluc Palerm discuss the exciting launch of our first satellite and space research programme ‘Satellite Strategies for Telcos’. They discuss topics including the following: Why telcos need to develop a satellite strategy now The recent changes in the satellite market What they have learnt from their discussions with telcos and how satellites could offer a solution to many challenges telecoms operators face What a satellite strategy looks like and whether it will be the same for all telcos The big themes that satellites could help with direct-to-device communication rural broadband IoT How this new programme of research could help to guide telcos through the process of creating a satellite strategy

In this podcast, Tom Rebbeck, Partner and head of Analysys Mason's Consumer Services practice, is joined by Stefano Porto Bonacci, Senior Analyst and expert in fixed–mobile convergence (FMC) to talk about FMC strategies and what operators can do to keep their propositions attractive for customers. The associated article can be found here. For more insights on FMC, click here.

The cloud-native network will be the foundation of API-driven services and future networks. However, the adoption of cloud-native network technologies will be a long and multi-phase journey for communications service providers (CSPs). Listen in as Caroline Chappell, Partner and head of Analysys Mason’s cloud research practice interviews Gorkem Yigit, Principal Analyst and expert in cloud-native networking about how CSPs are progressing in their journey towards adopting cloud-native automation in networks. Click here to access our curated bank of cloud-native network automation and transformation insights. Watch the related on-demand webinar here.

Catherine Hammond (Research Director) is joined by Matt Small (Research Analyst) as they discuss why the demand for sovereign cloud is increasing and what cloud providers and their operator partners are doing to address this.  The associated article can be accessed here.  Check out the following links for more insights into the sovereign cloud market: Operators’ approaches to sovereign cloud Public cloud provider tracker report Sovereign cloud and the 5G network: an assessment

In this podcast, Tom Rebbeck (Partner) and Ibraheem Kasujee (Senior Analyst) discuss eSIMs and assess the extent to which this technology has been important to the IoT market. They also discuss the emergence of iSIM technology and the GSMA’s new IoT eSIM specification, which is a step forward in realising the full potential of eSIMs in IoT.   Click on the following links for more information on this topic: eSIM and iSIM for IoT: case studies and analysis The GSMA’s new IoT eSIM specification The adoption of eSIM technology in the consumer market

In this podcast, Tom Rebbeck (Partner) and Catherine Hammond (Research Director) discuss some of the tactics operators could adopt to increase the small office/home office (SOHO) take-up of higher-value business-grade solutions. For more information, see our associated article here. Additionally, our relevant case studies report can be found here and our report outlining the strategies for marketing products and services to SOHOs can be found here.

In this podcast, Ameer Gaili (Analyst) and Adaora Okeleke (Principal Analyst) discuss the current state of observability adoption in the telecoms market and the challenges that it presents to communications service providers. For more information on this and related topics, click here. 

Tom Rebbeck (Partner) and Eulalia Marin (Principal Analyst) discuss why the adoption of eSIM technology is inevitable in the consumer market and the challenges that this will bring for operators. This podcast is based on a recent article on the adoption of eSIM technology in the consumer market and can be accessed here.

In this podcast, Caroline Chappell (Partner) argues that there is no alternative to cloud-native networking. Operator networks must adapt to the pace of digital service innovation or they risk becoming irrelevant, displaced by public cloud and other new-entrant network providers. This podcast is based on a recent article on cloud-native network transformation and can be accessed here. For more insights on cloud-native network transformation and automation, click here.

Pre-packaged bundles for PC/Device-as-a-Service (PC/DaaS) are often not ideal because vendors and partners must customise each contract to individual business needs and budgets. However, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) worldwide are increasing their spending on DaaS by 12.2% year-on-year from 2022 to 2023.  In this podcast, Bob Takacs (Research Director) and Li Lin (Senior Analyst) discuss the significant growth in PC/DaaS solutions. The associated article can be found here.

In this podcast, Caroline Chappell (Partner) and Adaora Okeleke (Principal Analyst) discuss the need for transformed data environments and AI to support cloud native automation. For further insights on this subject, watch our recent webinar covering the trends and challenges associated with the adoption of cloud-native networks. Don’t forget to check out our curated resources on cloud-native network transformation and automation, here.

To drive scale and openness in Open RAN, stakeholders must strive to simplify integration while also putting the building blocks in place to drive maturity in both neutral and in-house systems integration. In this podcast, Caroline Gabriel (Research Director) and James Kirby (Senior Analyst) discuss the role of system integration in Open RAN. The associated article can be accessed here. And don’t forget to check out our curated resources on vRAN and Open RAN, here.