Entries by Chris Antlitz, Principal Analyst

Most CSPs in developed countries will widely deploy 5G networks by mid-2020s

According to Technology Business Research, Inc.’s (TBR) 5G Telecom Market Forecast 2018-2023, an increasing number of CSPs globally, predominantly in developed countries, are accelerating and broadening the scope of their 5G build-outs, which prompted TBR to increase its 5G infrastructure market size forecast compared to 5G Telecom Market Forecast 2017-2022. There are a few reasons […]

Technological complexity could become a major impediment to realizing the promise and potential of 5G

TBR perspective The 5G ecosystem remains in a pressure cooker. There is pressure on standards bodies and their constituencies, including vendors, operators, enterprises and governments, to rush forward with technology development and hurry infrastructure into the field. There is also pressure on these same stakeholders to figure out how to not only get that gear […]

TIS market returns to positive growth as key operators accelerate and broaden 5G build-out plans

TIS market returns to growth … According to Technology Business Research, Inc.’s (TBR) Telecom Infrastructure Services Global Market Forecast 2018-2023, the telecom infrastructure services (TIS) market has returned to a positive growth trajectory through the forecast period after several years of declines, now that the 5G cycle is underway and webscales continue to increase their […]

5G will push CSPs to accelerate and broaden their NFV/SDN-related initiatives

According to TBR’s 1Q19 NFV/SDN Telecom Market Landscape, leading operators will accelerate and broaden their network transformations en route to deploying 5G and becoming digital service providers (DSPs). Softwarization, virtualization and cloudification are foundational aspects of a DSP’s network. 5G is greatly enhanced when using virtualization, especially when enabling and maximizing the benefits of network […]

CSPs accelerate 5G deployments to realize the significant cost efficiencies that are inherent in the technology

According to TBR’s 1Q19 5G Telecom Market Landscape, though a viable business case for operators to grow revenue from 5G has yet to materialize (with the exception of fixed wireless broadband), the main driver for operators to deploy 5G is realizing the efficiency gains the technology provides over LTE. Operators in developed markets worldwide have […]

Cost of ‘intelligent connectivity’ must decline significantly for intelligent world to unfold

TBR perspective Realizing the intelligent world presented by the mobile industry at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2019 (MWC19) will require a fundamental change in how networks are architected, including a radical reduction in the cost of providing connectivity. It will also require business transformation for companies tied to the old world, namely communications service providers […]

Ericsson’s turnaround is in process, but sustainability of business is in question

TBR perspective Though Ericsson’s focused strategy has proved to be a viable approach to stabilize the company, return it to profitability and provide incremental organic growth, the key concern will be how sustainable that stability and growth will be over the long term. Ericsson’s focus on the wireless access domain tethers the company to the […]

Nokia hedges 5G play with focus on opportunities in the enterprise space

TBR perspective The next few years will be challenging for Nokia (NYSE: NOK), and execution will be critical to ensure the company is optimized to drive profitable revenue growth when its addressable market ultimately returns to sustained growth. With its core communication service provider (CSP) customer segment, which composes 95% of Networks’ revenue, expected to […]