Dell’Oro Group in a recent report noted Nokia was No. 3 in market share for “high-end routers” behind Huawei and Cisco.

Overall growth is set to hit record levels in 2025.

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IoT Analytics did add that all three can claim a market victory.

"We don't have a gun to our head,” Boost Mobile CTO Eben Albertyn said of the carrier's ability to swap software vendors.

“My personal, anecdotal experiences this last year has been a lot of the emotional, visceral reactions to what's happened," Red Hat's Andrew Sullivan said.

“As you go into enterprise [artificial intelligence], we expect to place a more prominent role,” CEO Pat Gelsinger said.

But logistical challenges remain.

Cisco’s work with McLaren allows it to test equipment and services in stressful situations, which can then help prove performance for other environments.

Analysys Mason's Gorkem Yigit noted that while the multicloud networking market “is expanding, it has lost some of the initial momentum.”

Ericsson is riding some telecom momentum, while Nokia continues to struggle in that space and is looking at alternative verticals to drive future growth.

Nuclear power is seen as a way to hit both power need and sustainability goals.

A lot of businesses stick with legacy IT systems because they’re familiar – without realizing the true cost of delaying IT upgrades.

Analyst firms are predicting the increased use of artificial intelligence will drive data center power requirements through the roof.

Dell’Oro Group pegs full-year data center capex as growing 35% compared to 2023, hitting $400 billion in total segment revenues.

"[Customers] want something different and, frankly, the incumbents are not delivering," Nokia's Mike Bushong said.

“I think Broadcom is committed to their investment, but that’s not the same as being committed to the VMware brand,” RedMonk's Rachel Stephens wrote.

The new API venture packs a dozen large operators and Google Cloud, but some notable cloud ecosystem names are missing.

Switching the focus to service reliability can help communication service providers adapt to a changing 5G landscape.

AT&T claims that Broadcom is “threatening to withhold essential support services for previously purchased VMware perpetually licensed software."

“Public cloud is much more expensive, more so than you can ever expect,” Tan said.

Artificial intelligence is driving the boom but is also impacting job growth.

“Although disappointing, the slowdown in hiring is about in line with expectations,” CompTIA's Tim Herbert stated.

"We want to make sure we're setting the stage with the market of our intention," Dell's Drew Schulke said.