Communication service providers (CSPs) have made large strides over the last few years as they look to leverage their underlying infrastructure to climb the digital value chain by delivering cloud-enabled integrated network services. This paradigm, ‘network-as-a-service’ (NaaS), is a more flexible way for enterprises to consume critical and non-critical network services.

A new market research report forecasts that Global AI in the telecommunication market is expected to reach 1 billion USD by 2023, growing with 32% CAGR during the forecast period 2018-2023, according to Kenneth Research.

Network Service Providers (NSPs) have an opportunity to harness spectrum set aside for Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) to pursue a wide range of profitable use cases -- especially those that surround Local Indoor Mobile Access (LIMA).

The transformation of the access network is in full swing, buoyed by fundamental changes in how people work, the devices they use and the adoption of new business processes centered around mobility and digital information, according to a study released by business information provider IHS Markit.