The telecoms market finds itself at a crossroads as it looks to navigate the path to renewed relevance. Like most other industries, the unavoidable specter of AI offering operational and service delivery improvements looms large.
But that’s not the singular source of disruption facing carriers and operators, with a confluence of other pressing factors, including the immense capital expenditure required for 5G and future 6G rollouts, security concerns, and the intensifying competition from hyperscalers offering adjacent cloud and edge services.
To mark the industry's primary density point that is Mobile World Congress, the latest Supplement from the team at SDxCentral looks at the telecoms market beyond just AI.
Inside this edition:
Are telecom API opportunities set to surge or dead on arrival?
Dan Meyer explores the evolution of telecom APIs from a niche technical tool into a critical standardizing force. Can this shift finally unlock the lucrative, high-margin revenue streams that have eluded carriers for a decade?
Has telco already faced the year of AI agents?
As carriers move from basic generative AI experiments to autonomous network operations, Giacomo Lee asks if the telecoms industry has moved past the hype of 'breakout years' to finally find the agentic workhorses that actually pay the bills.
Taara: The next generation of wireless backhaul
Dive into the world of free space optics and the journey of a team that went from from launching balloons into the stratosphere for Alphabet to potentially revolutionizing connectivity
Featuring a range expert insights from carriers including Ericsson, BT, and AT&T to service providers like Nokia, AWS, and Taara, this supplement offers in-depth investigations into disruptions and trends in the telecoms market beyond just AI.
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