With TBR’s Telecom market and competitive intelligence research, examine telecom operator and telecom vendor markets as well as key industrywide trends and developments, such as 5G, edge computing, private networks, and the encroachment of hyperscalers into the telecom industry.
Understand operator business models, capital expenditure, subscriber metrics and next-generation technology adoption, with coverage spanning wireless, wireline, cable and enterprise markets. Access vendor customer demand analysis, portfolio analysis and competitive benchmarking.
Additionally, we are the leading resource for telecom infrastructure services (TIS) market research.
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Trends we’re watching in 2026:
- Impact of K-shaped economy on telecom market
- Why a price war is coming to the broadband market
- How telcos will adjust to meet AI’s timetable
- Ways in which the network needs to adjust for the AI economy
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Market and competitor benchmarks provide a comparison of vendor performance in a market, including analysis on vendor strategies, financial performance, go-to-market and resource management. The research graphically portrays comparisons of vendors by myriad metrics, calling out leaders, laggards and business models. Defensible, data-informed views of market opportunity and operational best practices are highlighted in each publication. TBR also provides benchmark data in Excel pivot tables.
Current Market & Competitor Benchmarks:
- Private Cellular Networks Vendor Benchmark

- Telecom Infrastructure Services Benchmark

- Telecom Infrastructure Services Margin Benchmark

- U.S. Mobile Operator Benchmark

- U.S. Telecom Enterprise Operator Benchmark

- U.S. Telecom Operator Public Sector Benchmark

TBR’s vendor reports, snapshots and profiles provide deep-dive analysis of a single vendor across corporate strategies, tactics, SWOT analysis, financials, go-to-market strategies and resource strategies. Vendor performance is put in the context of market opportunity and competitive environment and our assessment shows where a vendor will success and its future market position.
- AT&T
- Comcast
- Cisco Systems
- T-Mobile USA
- Verizon
- Ericsson
- Huawei
- Nokia
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GenAI, IT Modernization and Strategic M&A Drive Infrastructure as a Service and Platform as a Service Growth
/by Catie Merrill, Senior AnalystTop hyperscalers Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft are capturing legacy Oracle and SAP workloads as customers continue to migrate to the cloud to not only outsource their IT operations but also drive lasting business value. Though the geopolitical outlook is increasingly uncertain, we expect customers will continue to prioritize more traditional “lift and shift” migrations, and steps vendors are taking to deliver more integrated solutions could help.
Ecosystem Intelligence: Key Strategic Changes for 2025
/by Patrick Heffernan, Practice Manager and Principal AnalystIn 2025 IT services companies and consultancies will refine their alliances, winnowing lists of 100-plus technology partners to the handful that drive more than 90% of their business, articulate a clear joint value proposition, and align at both the leadership and sales force levels. A technology- and partner-agnostic approach was always a bit of a fiction and in the coming years will become a relic of the past. To make all that happen, IT services companies, cloud and on-premises infrastructure vendors, and consultancies will invest in ecosystem intelligence and elevate alliance management within their organizations.
GenAI in 2025: Revolutionizing Agencies and Reshaping Ecosystems
/by Patrick Heffernan, Practice Manager and Principal Analystafter two years of GenAI disruption, a clear trend is emerging across the ecosystem: strategic partnering is becoming essential. Companies such as McKinsey & Co, Wipro, Dell Technologies, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVIDIA are adopting this approach, recognizing that no single organization can deliver comprehensive GenAI-enabled solutions alone. Instead, success increasingly depends on leveraging the technology and expertise of ecosystem partners.