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Japan J-LEO D2C Govt Project Opts for Rakuten/AST SpaceMobile over KDDI/SpaceX

Simon Baker — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

T Project subsidizes disaster recovery LEO satellite infrastructure open to all telecoms players in Japan under mandate of local ownership and control. It requires national service with video calling capabilities and service by early 2029. The decision is an important boost to AST SpaceMobile and its positioning as a 'cellular tower in the sky' operator able and willing to work as a neutral infrastructure player.

DTW 2026 — Reality Check for Autonomous Networks, Agentic AI, and the Future of Telco Monetization

Chris Silberberg — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

DTW Ignite 2026 drew 3,000+ attendees to Copenhagen, with agentic AI, autonomous networks, AI monetization, and customer experience emerging as the event's defining cross-vendor themes. Though in some areas progress has not been as fast as expected, discussions were experience led, with progress being made in all areas.

IDC Survey: U.S. Consumer Communications and Mobile Services Survey, 2025 — Voice Services

Denise Lund, Jitesh Gera — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Mobile has become the default home voice solution: Landline-to-mobile substitution has reached a clear inflection point, making mobile the primary household voice service while landline shifts toward a narrower legacy and continuity role.
Rise of mobile-first bundling models: Landline‑based triple‑play bundles are losing relevance as consumers shift toward more flexible, mobile‑centric combinations. Household demand is moving toward mobile + internet packages and other streamlined connectivity options, reducing the landline's importance as the core element of home service bundles.
Replacement is moving beyond mobile: Landline churn risk is accelerating, with device-based VoIP emerging as a secondary transition path for households that still want a home phone experience without a traditional landline.
Landline retention — more about comfort than cost: People are keeping their landlines mostly out of habit or because they still do not fully trust mobile networks. When they do cancel landlines, it is usually because mobile services offer better value, convenience, and fit better with their lifestyle, not just because of price.

Netcracker's Evolution into Prime Systems Integrator: Accelerating Telecom Transformation in the Middle East and Africa

Tolga Yalcin — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Vendor Profile examines Netcracker's evolution from a telecom-focused BSS/OSS software vendor into a Prime SI, with global and regional presence across the Middle East and Africa. It provides an overview of the company, its 2026 strategy and AI-led delivery model, and its regional engagements with operators including e&, Vodafone Oman, and Zain — anchored by the transformation of a tier 1 Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) operator as a regional proof point. The study aims to inform global and regional telecom operators, IT buyers, channel partners, and other digital ecosystem players about Netcracker's regional market position, transformation accountability model, and outlook through 2026 and beyond.

Verizon and BT Combine International Units in Joint Venture to Simplify Cross-Border, Cloud-First Connectivity

Alejandro Cadenas, Jan Hein Bakkers, Jitesh Bhayani, Paul Hughes, Denise Lund — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Verizon and BT's announced plan to combine their international enterprise units into an equally owned new company brings together an estimated $4 billion in yearly revenue and reach into upward of 3,000 multinational accounts spread across 180-plus countries. This pair up comes as enterprises are shifting workloads into a cloud-first, AI-driven model, domestic connectivity markets are seeing increased competitive pressures, and larger enterprises are looking for a telco partner that can scale and deliver across broader international touch points.

Ericsson Private 5G Now Available Through Verizon Business Internationally

Alejandro Cadenas, Paul Hughes, Jason Leigh — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

IDC Survey: 5G Network Slicing and the Enterprise: Perspectives on Interest, Need, Benefits, and Adoption

Jason Leigh — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey summarizes enterprise perspectives on 5G network slicing, based on IDC’s 2025 North American Enterprise 5G, IoT, and Private Mobile Networks Survey (October 2025). Respondents were enterprise decision-makers responsible for digital transformation, connectivity, networking, 5G, and IoT.

Network slicing is positioned as a monetizable, scalable 5G feature, appealing to enterprises seeking preferential traffic routing and strict service level agreements. While interest remains high, adoption is selective: Only specific use cases and device types see material benefit from dedicated network slices, with most applications deriving limited value. Enterprises are expected to deploy network slicing tactically, targeting scenarios in which it is essential.

Survey questions addressed enterprise understanding of network slicing, willingness to adopt, key use cases, and spending intentions.

IDC TechBrief: The Role of Network Transformation in Driving Retail Innovation and Resilience

Cristiano Quattrini, Margot Juros — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Network transformation is becoming one of the most important enablers of retail innovation and resilience. As retail becomes more distributed, data-intensive, AI-enabled, and experience-driven, the network is no longer a passive utility. It is the connective tissue linking customers, associates, stores, warehouses, ecommerce platforms, suppliers, devices, applications, and decision engines. Retailers that modernize their networks strategically will be better positioned to scale innovation, protect revenue, strengthen cyber resilience, improve store productivity, and create more consistent customer experiences across channels and regions.

The rise of AI makes this even more urgent, because advanced analytics, automation, computer vision, agentic workflows, and real-time customer engagement all depend on secure, resilient, cloud-connected, and increasingly AI-managed networks.

The worldwide market context shows that there is no single path to network transformation. North America will often lead with cloud edge, AI-enabled operations, SASE, and store automation at scale. EMEA will emphasize secure, compliant, sustainable, and governed transformation. APAC will combine mobile-first innovation, dense urban retail, 5G momentum, and digital ecosystem integration. South America will focus on pragmatic resilience, payment reliability, managed services, and cost-effective modernization. Global retailers should therefore define a common network transformation blueprint while allowing regional execution models to reflect local infrastructure, regulation, cost, and maturity.

The central message for technology leaders is that network transformation must be linked to business outcomes from the start. The right question is not whether the retailer needs faster connectivity, but which business capabilities require a more resilient, secure, intelligent, and observable network. The most successful retailers will build a metrics-driven road map that connects network modernization to store uptime, payment continuity, inventory accuracy, omni-channel execution, associate productivity, cybersecurity posture, innovation speed, and customer trust. In this sense, network transformation is a retail operating model transformation and not only an IT modernization initiative anymore.

Market Forecast: Worldwide Client Endpoint Management Software Forecast, 2026–2030

Phil Hochmuth — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation provides a five-year forecast for the worldwide client endpoint management (CEM) software market for the 2026–2030 period.

“Client endpoint device management is evolving from the basic function of keeping devices operational to more advanced capabilities, including measure and improving employees’ experiences with endpoint hardware and software. At the same time, configuration and patching tools are moving toward greater automation, with the goal of fully AI-enabled autonomy of device life-cycle maintenance.” — Phil Hochmuth, research vice president, Endpoint Management and Enterprise Mobility

Market Share: Worldwide Enterprise WLAN Shares, 2025 — Wi-Fi 7 Drives New Opportunities

Brandon Butler — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation examines the 2025 market shares of the leading vendors in the enterprise WLAN market. The enterprise WLAN market is undergoing a pivotal transition as adoption of Wi-Fi 7 accelerates. Building on the expanded 6GHz spectrum introduced with Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 7 is gaining traction amid a surge in AI-driven, IoT, and other bandwidth-intensive, latency-sensitive applications across enterprise environments. In this AI-centric era, wireless connectivity has become more mission critical than ever, reinforcing Wi-Fi and adjacent wireless technologies as foundational components of enterprise networking strategies.

“In the AI era, connectivity is more critical than ever, and Wi-Fi has solidified itself as a foundational element of enterprise networking strategies. As organizations work to securely deliver AI-driven applications, the performance and reliability of Wi-Fi have become paramount. At the same time, AI is enabling a new generation of automated management capabilities, helping organizations optimize and secure increasingly complex wireless environments.” — Brandon Butler, senior research manager, Network Infrastructure and Services, IDC