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IDC Survey: IDC Telecom IT Spending and Transformation Priority Signals, 2H25

Chris Silberberg — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey presents results from IDC’s 2025 Future Enterprise Resiliency and Spending (FERS) Survey, Waves 8 and 9, for telecom operators. In 2H25, telcos continued to signal strong prioritization for AI investments and IT modernization, balancing deployment of new AI capabilities with the need to update security postures and polices and reduce tech debt. Migrating applications to the cloud and re-architecting them to be cloud native, reducing costs, increasing observability and security, and making them ready to leverage new AI capabilities remain essential as telcos transition from GenAI and agentic AI pilots to implementations at scale.

Blue Origin's Ambitious TeraWave LEO Constellation Plans Satellite Links to Datacenters Globally at Fiber-Level Speeds

Simon Baker — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note discusses an announcement of a very large LEO constellation called TeraWave by American space launcher and exploration company Blue Origin on January 21, 2026. TeraWave will be focused on trunk links to and from datacenters and on other high-capacity links.

IDC Market Glance: Telecom Network Infrastructure and IT, 1Q26

Chris Silberberg, Avinash Naga, Ajeet Das, Peter Chahal, Ahmad Latif Ali — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Glance provides an overview of the current telecom network infrastructure and IT landscape, describes the structure and segments of the market, and illustrates the vendors participating in each segment.

European Telco Best Practices on Advanced VoIP Solution Offerings for SMBs

Daniela Rao, Graham Fruin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Presentation provides an overview of European telcos' best practices on advanced VoIP solution offerings for SMBs.

The presentation summarizes drivers and market value and provides an in-depth look at European telcos' best practices on the advanced VoIP service offerings of four major European telcos targeting SMBs with different messages and solutions. It also contains key recommendations for telco providers acting in this market area.

Cisco Live EMEA 2026: Embedding AI into All Aspects of UC&C Without Compromising on Security or Digital Resilience

Graham Fruin — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) held its annual EMEA event, Cisco Live, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from February 10 to 12, 2026.

Cisco highlighted its advances in AI within its UC&C offerings, emphasizing security, digital resilience, and data sovereignty for European businesses. Cisco’s advances support hybrid and on-premises UC&C solutions, address local regulatory needs, and enhance meeting experiences. New mobile devices will target frontline workers, while interoperability across communications, AI integrations, and automation tools positions Cisco as a key player in Europe’s evolving collaboration landscape.

国内WANサービス市場シェア、2025年：AIとクラウドが形成する新たな市場環境

Yoko Ono — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

本調査レポートは、2025年の国内WANサービス市場に関するベンダーシェアを提供するものである。閉域回線の種類別に市場シェアの推計を行っている。

国内WANサービス市場の構造自体は現時点では大きく変化していないものの、AI（Artificial Intelligence）やクラウドがさまざまな場面で影響を与え、徐々に市場環境を変えつつある。「次世代ネットワークを検討する通信事業者は、AIエージェントが普及した5年後を前提とするサービス像を描く必要がある。AIエージェントによる自律的な業務遂行が拡大し、AIエージェントが企業の競争力に直結する存在となる。広域ネットワークは分散AI間のマルチモーダルな連携を支える基盤となり、クラウド的な俊敏性、高い通信品質、強固なセキュリティなどがより強く求められるようになる」と、IDC Japan、Network & Securityのリサーチマネージャーである小野陽子は分析している。

IDC Survey: 2025 Enterprise Communications Services Survey — Enterprise Networking Trends

Courtney Munroe — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

The IDC Survey provides key trends on the current usage of enterprise wide area networking in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom as well as related priorities and challenges. AI-driven analytics, network performance, and security remain key enterprise priorities. Security risks, hybrid multicloud architectures, and skills gaps are pushing enterprises to rely more heavily on managed services.

IDC Survey: IDC Enterprise Communication Services Survey, 2025-Buyer Perspective on AI in UC&C

Jitesh Gera, Denise Lund — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey analyzes buyers' perspectives on unified communications and collaboration (UC&C), particularly their preferences for and adoption levels of AI in business communications and the broader enterprise applications ecosystem. It assesses how organizations are embedding AI into their UC&C strategies and broader transformation agendas and evaluates investment priorities, purchase drivers, and important capabilities for knowledge workers and customer-facing employees.

The Year Ahead: Top Enterprise Connectivity Trends to Look for in 2026

Paul Hughes — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Perspective report examines five key trends for both enterprises and the connectivity ecosystem to consider for 2026 as they work together to advance digital business initiatives.

"2026 will be a year where enterprises modernize their connectivity 'fabrics' to support new digital initiatives, and they will do so at a frenetic pace," commented Paul Hughes, research director for Future Enterprise Connectivity Strategies at IDC. "IDC data already shows investment growth across virtually all connectivity technology segments, as over 60% of businesses are increasing investment in areas such as network security, UC&C, multicloud networking, IoT, private wireless networks, and wireless WAN infrastructure."

Top 5 Trends in European Unified Communications and Collaboration for 2026

Graham Fruin — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Presentation examines the top 5 European unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) trends for 2026.

In 2025, UC&C solutions evolved from basic communication and collaboration to AI-driven workflow coordination. In 2026, IDC expects increased consolidation of technologies and solutions. In Europe, there will be a heightened focus on the impact of AI and the need for greater security and data privacy, leading to an increase in hybrid deployments. The top 5 trends for UC&C in 2026 are:

Advanced AI implementations will remain pragmatic
Europe will see an increase in hybrid UC&C deployments
Sovereign networks are becoming critical to European business communications
UC&C technology/solution providers will see greater consolidation
Professional services will diffuse operational complexity and alleviate pressure on resources