Research Modules: TAIA (Telecom AI & Automation), TES (Telecom Energy & Sustainability) or DCPC (Data Center Power & Connectivity)

MTN Consulting's 2026 research modules tackle critical issues reshaping global communications infrastructure markets. Our three deep-dive modules (Telecom AI & Automation, Telecom Energy & Sustainability, and Data Center Power & Connectivity) deliver the credible, actionable data and strategic insight industry leaders need most as networks undergo unprecedented transformation. Our energy coverage addresses the most urgent societal issue of our time, climate change, while our telecom AI module gets to the heart of how the telecom industry can reinvent itself as the world goes to AI. DCPC assesses the fiber, traffic, and energy implications of the AI infrastructure buildout.

RESEARCH THEMES & SECTOR COVERAGE

• TELECOM
• WEBSCALE
• AI / GEN AI
• ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY
• DATA CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE

MODULE DESCRIPTION

TELECOM AI & AUTOMATION (TAIA)

Key focus areas:

• Role of automation, autonomous networks, and AI/GenAI in telco operations: cutting costs and creating new revenues.
• How vendors are revamping products and partnerships for telco-AI solutions.
• Expected impact and timeline for AI RAN and AI-native networks.

TELECOM ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY (TES)*

Key focus areas:

• Assess telco energy use and renewable investments.
• Evaluate product & network architectures that improve energy efficiency and quantify cost impact.
• Identify leaders vs laggards on sustainability and recommend actions for improvement.

DATA CENTER POWER & CONNECTIVITY

Key focus areas:

• Assess energy and sustainability impacts of the AI buildout.
• Analyze data center fiber expansion and identify coverage gaps for operators.
• Support vendors in positioning power, cooling, and networking solutions for AI compute deployments.

*TES is a collaboration between MTN Consulting and Teral Research, a best of breed analyst firm focused on mobile networks.