Software Forecast and Strategy

OVERVIEW

Detailed 5-year forecasts for around 30 telecoms software sub-segments in eight geographical regions, including OSS (automated assurance, service design and orchestration, and network automation and orchestration); BSS (monetisation platforms and customer engagement); cloud infrastructure elements and selected platform services such as media platforms and AI. We are adding new sub-segments as we develop our cloud-focused research.

Additional strategy reports and comments on special forecast and strategy topics, such as SaaS, professional services, 5G business and operations support and network and service automation are included as well.

KEY THEMES

• The implications of telecoms 'mega-trends', such as 5G, automation, digital transformation and the move to SaaS, on the demand for product and professional services and the supplier landscape.

• Which software segments are best positioned to outperform the overall market, and why.

• Which geographical regions offer the best growth opportunities.

RECENTLY PUBLISHED

Strategy reports: key issues

• Resolving the operator identity crisis: a decision framework

• COVID-19 will only have short-term impacts on telecoms software and services vendors

• Cisco Systems invests USD1 billion in enabling the 'Internet for the Future' and go-to-market flexibility

• WWT shows how vendors can respond to CSPs' changing professional service needs and create new opportunities

• Tech Mahindra's BlueMarble: a digital transformation accelerator for CSPs

• Profiles of telecoms professional services vendors

Forecasts, datasets and primary research

• SaaS: worldwide forecast 2019c-2023

• Telecoms software and services: consolidated worldwide forecast 2019-2023

COMING IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS

Strategy reports: key issues

• CSPs' changing professional service needs: opportunities for vendors and SIs to help accelerate transformation

• SaaS for network-facing software systems: improving the risk/reward ratio

Forecasts, datasets and primary research

• SaaS: worldwide forecast 2019-2025

• Telecoms software and services: consolidated worldwide forecast 2019-2025

• 5G software and services enablement: worldwide forecast 2019-2025