Category: Wireless
Wireless market research reports by IDC
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European Telecom Services Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC Market Forecast provides an update to IDC's European Telecom Services Forecast, 2023–2028 (May 2024). It comprises a forecast of the value of the overall European telecom services market (including fixed and mobile voice and data services and pay TV services).Additionally, the report focuse ... Read More
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European eSIM Device Market Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC Forecast provides analysis and forecasts for eSIM shipments and installed base in both the consumer and IoT markets. It includes forecasts of devices by eSIM specification."The European eSIM market is entering a pivotal phase of rapid acceleration, propelled by surging consumer awareness fr ... Read More
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European 5G RedCap IoT Connectivity Market Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC Market Forecast offers a comprehensive analysis of 5G reduced capability (RedCap), detailing its emergence as the critical "missing middle" in cellular IoT connectivity. It provides a five-year forecast for RedCap connections and spending in Europe, examines the market context that necessit ... Read More
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Nokia's Network as Code: Fuel for Innovation
This IDC Vendor Profile analyzes Nokia, a global company competing in the network infrastructure, 5G technology, and IoT market, with a specific focus on its Network as Code solution for telecom operators. It includes an assessment of Nokia's Network as Code actual technology/solution capabilities, ... Read More
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Role of Entitlement Services for eSIMs in Asia/Pacific Telcos
This Market Note discusses the transformative role of entitlement services in enhancing customer experience (CX) for communications SPs in a connectivity landscape powered by eSIMs within the Asia/Pacific region. "Entitlement services emerge as crucial enablers orchestrating eSIM life-cycle manageme ... Read More
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Worldwide Smartphone Forecast Update, 2025–2029: CY 2Q25
This IDC study provides our updated 2025–2028 forecast for the smartphone market.“2025 is a year of retrenchment for the worldwide smartphone market,” said Ramon T. Llamas, research director with IDC’s Mobile Phones team. “Ongoing political and economic developments have caused us to take our foreca ... Read More
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Worldwide Mobile Phone Forecast Update, 2025–2029: CY 2Q25
This IDC study provides our updated 2025–2029 forecast for the mobile phone market.“Mobile phones sit at the heart of many users’ electronic lives, and given their popularity, they are also the target of numerous international trade discussions and tariffs,” said Ramon T. Llamas, research director w ... Read More
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Worldwide Telecommunications Capex Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC study provides a worldwide forecast for telecommunications service provider capex covering the 2025–2029 period. The capex forecast is broken out between wireless and wireline networks with data for each one of the three main geographic regions. Capex is defined as capital spending by telco ... Read More
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Charter Communications and Cox Communications Announce Merger, Creating Connectivity and Entertainment Powerhouse — Is Mobile Next?
This IDC Market Note provides an overview of the May 16, 2025, merger announcement between Charter Communications and Cox Communications and offers IDC's perspective on the impact to the broader market and customer landscape. ... Read More
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Worldwide Business Use Smartphone Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC study presents the five-year forecast for the worldwide business use of smartphone shipments by operating system and user type (consumer, individual liable, and corporate liable). It is part of IDC's continuing research with respect to mobile devices. Findings in this document are based on ... Read More
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NACHA Smarter Faster Payments 2025: Faster Is Key, But Don't Forget About Tried and True
This IDC Perspective discusses the annual NACHA Smarter Faster Payments conference that highlighted the transformative role of payments beyond transactional revenue, emphasizing their impact on deposits, products, innovation, and relationships. Key themes included the rise of instant payments, the e ... Read More
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MVNOs Signal a Stronger Push into the Wireless Market, Driven by Wireless Subscriber and Revenue Growth in 1Q25
This IDC Market Note examines the 1Q25 earnings from the three U.S. cable companies that offer mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services as well as EchoStar's Boost Mobile MVNO business that were released from April 24 to May 09, 2025. ... Read More
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Japan Telecommunications Services Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC study provides market forecasts and outlook for the Japan telecommunications services market from 2025 to 2029. The Japan telecommunications service market in 2024 was expected to see an increase in traffic because of increased cloud connections and expanding investment in Internet of Thing ... Read More
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Worldwide Enterprise WLAN Forecast, 2025-2029
This IDC study analyzes the key trends affecting the enterprise wireless local area network (WLAN) market. This study provides the worldwide revenue forecast for both the enterprise and consumer WLAN markets. It segments the forecast into the following geographic regions: the Americas, EMEA, and Asi ... Read More
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Worldwide Enterprise-Class WLAN Market Shares, 2024: Amid a Market Reset, Vendors and Enterprises Look Toward AI, Security, and Wi-Fi 7
This IDC study reviews 2024 vendor revenue and shipments in the wireless local area network (WLAN) infrastructure market (excluding WLAN NICs) and shows the market's changes from 2023. Year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter changes are also shown."Despite annualized declining revenue in enterprise ... Read More
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Netcracker's Role in Accelerating Telecom Digital Transformation in the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa
This IDC Vendor Profile focuses on Netcracker's technology capabilities and track record in BSS and OSS transformation across the META region. It provides an overview of the company, highlights its cloud-native and hybrid telco solutions leveraging recent technological developments and addressing te ... Read More
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Worldwide Used Smartphone Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC study provides a five-year forecast of the worldwide used smartphone market."For some, the thought of purchasing a used or refurbished smartphone would be out of the question, yet on both a regional and worldwide level, the market continues to grow," said Ramon T. Llamas, research director ... Read More
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One B2B: Deutsche Telekom’s Joint Approach to the Business Market
This IDC Market Note provides IDC’s key takeaways from Deutsche Telekom’s One B2B Sourcing Advisor and Analyst Event, which was held in Bonn, Germany on February 17th and 18th 2025. This event featured all of DT’s B2B-focused units in Europe, including T-Systems, T-Business Germany, and T-Business E ... Read More
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Leading the Future of Connectedness: How the National University of Singapore Sets the Standard for Seamless Experiences
This IDC Perspective discusses the details of execution of the Best in Future of Connectedness from the IDC Future Enterprise Awards 2024 in the Asia/Pacific region. The document discusses National University of Singapore's (NUS) transformation toward ubiquitous connectivity to deliver stable and se ... Read More
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Bridging the Gap: The Missing Piece in Managed SSE Providers’ Market Messaging
This IDC Market Perspective explores the missing elements in market positioning, emphasizing the role of service providers in solution fitment, transition management, and continuous optimization. Many managed SSE service providers focus their market messaging on solution capabilities while overlooki ... Read More
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Reshaping European Telco Landscape: Consolidation Set to Define the Market for The Next Decade
The European telecommunications landscape is primed to undergo significant consolidation, supported by a more lenient regulatory environment and improving market conditions. Key transactions, such as the Orange and MásMóvil merger, signal a shift in EU antitrust policies, fostering a more unified ma ... Read More
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Have Communications SPs Comprehended Their API Game?
This IDC study looks at how APIs enable communications SPs to commoditize connectivity and unlock additional revenue. Communications SPs aspire to be digital enablers, and this mindset has led them to invest in building underlay infrastructure and 5G networks; and adopt cloud-native architectures, s ... Read More
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Enabling Secure Mobility Through 5G Network Slices
This Market Note explores how 5G network slicing can help organizations protect their mobile workforce by isolating corporate traffic and embedding security directly into the network. "5G network slicing allows telcos to provide in-built security offerings to enterprises and transform mobile workfor ... Read More
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MVNOs Continue to See Subscriber and Revenue Growth in 4Q24; Boost Mobile Starts to Show Signs of Recovery
This IDC Market Note examines the 4Q24 earnings from the three U.S. cable companies that offer mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services as well as EchoStar's Boost Mobile MVNO business that were released from January 30 to February 27, 2025. ... Read More
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Worldwide Mobile Phone Forecast, 2025–2029
This IDC study provides our 2025–2029 forecast for the mobile phone market."2024 saw a return to growth in the worldwide mobile phone market, growing 4.2% over 2023 levels," points out Ramon T. Llamas, research director with IDC's Mobile Devices and AR/VR team. "2025 is expected to continue that tre ... Read More
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