The Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars have demonstrated how warfighting has evolved with technology, prompting a reassessment of military strategy, assets and the production of military-related equipment, especially by the U.S. Department of Defense and NATO members in Europe. Additionally, with the U.S. now retreating from Ukraine, Europe is forced to revitalize its own military industrial complex. All of this incurs more spend on military and defense, with mobile technology set to be a prominent feature of new systems and solutions.

6G will ultimately happen, and commercial deployment of 6G-branded networks will likely begin in the late 2020s (following the ratification of 3rd Generation Partnership Project [3GPP] Release 21 standards, which is tentatively slated to be complete in 2028). However, it remains to be seen whether 6G will be a brand only or a legitimate set of truly differentiated features and capabilities that bring broad and significant value to CSPs and the global economy.

Amdocs has made substantial progress on its reinvention, diversifying its customer base, portfolio and business mix while shifting the market perception of the company from a traditional OSS/BSS provider to more of an ICT software transformation specialist. However, most of Amdocs’ transformation thus far pertains to the telecom industry; Amdocs still needs to transition from being a telecom-centric vendor to a multifaceted provider that supports a diversified mix of verticals. The pressure to move in this direction will intensify as the telecom industry’s challenges persist and Amdocs’ organic growth from the industry continues to slow.