TBR’s Telecom service produces research examining the telecom operator and telecom vendor markets as well as integrated research covering industrywide trends and developments, such as software-mediated networking (NFV and SDN) and 5G. Telecom operator coverage centers on business model and capital expenditure analysis and tracks subscriber metrics and next-generation technology adoption. Our operator research spans wireless, wireline, cable and enterprise markets and provides clients with insight into individual vendors’ performance in key areas and progress in the marketplace. Telecom vendor coverage includes customer demand analysis, portfolio analysis and competitive benchmarking. Additionally, TBR’s Telecom service is the leading resource for telecom infrastructure services (TIS) market research.
The 5G Telecom Market Landscape includes key findings, market size, customer adoption, operator positioning and strategies, geographic adoption, vendor positioning and strategies, and acquisition and alliance strategies and opportunities.
Semiannual, 1Q/3Q (publishes in January and July)
TBR estimates over 100,000 mini data center (edge) locations will be built out globally by CSPs through 2023. The primary driver of edge build-outs during the forecast period is CSPs’ network transformations, which entail migrating to a cloudified and virtualized network. In this new architecture, network functions will be virtualized and housed in NFVI, which […]
According to TBR’s 2Q19 Telecom Edge Compute Market Landscape, cost optimization of the network is the primary initial justification for CSPs to build out edge compute infrastructure, with new revenue from low latency use cases expected to materialize in a few years. This initial edge build-out will lay a foundation for CSPs to support new […]