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1/15/25, 1:20 PM Key Trends And Innovations Set To Transform Telecom Industry In 2025
their customer and business processes to evolve from telcos to digital tech companies. In the

coming year, service providers will continue to focus on a number of key themes, as follows.

Driving expansion and commercial success of 5G:

Next generation 5G continues being deployed globally, with greater focus on identifying
successful business models as well as coverage expansion. While competition to lead the

industry remains fiercer than ever, commercial success has been somewhat slower than

expected. To fully unlock the potential of 5G, we will see a renewed focus on fresh operational

methodologies, innovative business opportunities, and new partnerships.

Using AI to improve business and resource efficiency:

AI has already made significant strides over the past few years, and in 2025, this momentum
will continue with tremendous speed and have more impact on how we live, especially in

telecommunications. AI is well suited to the distributed nature of telco networks, enabling

automation of lifecycle management, providing insights across every segment of technology,
every device and service. AI is poised to accelerate the offering of innovative new

experiences, while improving business and resource efficiency. While some companies may

achieve substantial annual gains enabled by AI, leaders should identify a realistic goal for

increasing productivity and operational efficiency through AI and implement it across their
business accordingly.

Service providers have the opportunity to control their destiny. If they are truly willing to
disrupt themselves, break away in their market, and embrace AI, they will survive this

transition. Now is the time to focus on disruption and speed.

Harnessing observability to enable autonomous infrastructure:

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