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Focus on Foundation Software for Next-Generation Vehicles — EPAM's Software-Defined Vehicle Strategy

Abhishek Mukherjee, Mukesh Dialani — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note showcases EPAM's approach to software-defined vehicles (SDVs). The service provider's software-defined vehicle strategy centers on foundational software solutions that address the increasing complexity, safety, and security needs of next-generation vehicles. Leveraging its engineering heritage, EPAM enables OEMs and tier 1 suppliers to innovate and monetize new business models through cloud-to-edge orchestration, mixed safety systems, and open source collaboration. The practice emphasizes platform flexibility, rapid development, and ecosystem partnerships, positioning EPAM as a key enabler in the automotive industry's shift toward software-first architectures and continuous service evolution.

"In the race to redefine mobility, foundational software is the new engine — transforming vehicles from static machines into dynamic platforms for innovation, safety, and monetization," said Abhishek Mukherjee, associate research manager, Digital Engineering and Operational Technology Services. "EPAM's strategy is not just about code; it's about unlocking the future of automotive intelligence," added Mukherjee.

Telecom Operations and Monetization Outlook for 2026

Chris Silberberg — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Presentation presents IDC's outlook for the telecom operations and monetization market in 2026. It provides six key expectations, assessing the impact of major trends such as AI, autonomous networks, customer experience, omni-service monetization, IT consolidation, and vendor expectations.

Does the Need to Upgrade Outdated Enterprise Connections Create a Compelling Opportunity for Fiber Deployment?

Ajeet Das — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight presents the enterprise corporate wide area network (WAN) connectivity strategy to address the growing need of bandwidth requirements between the business sites. It contains data from IDC's August 2025 Future Enterprise Connectivity Infrastructure and Services Survey, based on the response from 758 enterprise worldwide.

"The continued reliance on older, nonfiber solutions is rapidly becoming an existential liability for enterprises. Legacy technologies simply cannot sustain modern business demands, such as AI workloads, videoconferencing, and cloud migration. Fiber offers a compelling value proposition of superior scalability and reliability, which makes the transition an inevitable necessity, not a luxury. Deploying fiber now future proofs the physical infrastructure for multigigabit services." — Ajeet Das, research director, Telecom Infrastructure, IDC

IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Small and Medium-Sized Business 2026 Predictions - Japan Implications

Hitoshi Ichimura — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

本プレゼンテーションは、米国において発行された『IDC FutureScape: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Small and Medium-Sized Business 2026 Predictions（IDC #US53859525、2025年10月発行）』の内容を基に、国内SMB（Small and Medium-sized Business：中堅中小企業、従業員規模999人以下の企業） IT市場について、ユーザー企業／ITバイヤーが留意すべき、2026年～2031年の予測（Predictions）をまとめたものである。本プレゼンテーションにおいて、ITバイヤーに対する指針と新しいITソリューションの市場への影響度合いなどを提供している。各Predictionの項目では、ITへのインパクト、IDCの提言を提供している。

2026年は、原材料価格高騰、人件費高騰によるインフレーション懸念、米国関税政策の影響などによって業績が悪化するSMBが増加する。さらに2025年のPC更新需要の反動もあり、2026年の国内SMBのIT支出はプラス成長ながら減速を予測する。しかし、SMBの中でも比較的企業規模の大きい企業では、生産性向上に加えて、ビジネスビジネスの取り組みが継続し、AI（Artificial Intelligence）などの最新テクノロジー採用が本格化する。

したがって、IDC Japan、Verticals & Cross Technologiesのシニアリサーチマネージャーである市村仁は、「ITサプライヤーは、SMBでもAIなどの最新テクノロジーの採用が本格化することから、人材育成、プラットフォーム整備、データ統合など各分野でSMBのAI活用が円滑に進むように支援を行うことが重要になる」と分析している。

IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Small and Medium-Sized Business 2026 Predictions - Japan Implications - Positioning for Success - Opportunities for Tech Sales and Marketing Leaders

Hitoshi Ichimura — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

本調査レポートは、『IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Small and Medium-Sized Business 2026 Predictions - Japan Implications（IDC #JPJ53023725、2025年12月発行）』に付随して作成されたものである。ITサプライヤーの2つの役職、営業リーダーとマーケティングリーダーに対する提言を提供している。

IDC's U.S. Consumer PCD Survey, 2025 — Gaming Results

Linn Huang — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey provides results from IDC's latest U.S. Consumer PCD Survey. This document covers the section on PC gaming. APC gaming skews younger with the average age of a core gamer in our sample being 38 years old. Core gamers are also far likelier to be power users or AI developers, and more inclined to create content.

T-Mobile's 3Q25 Earnings: Remarkable Growth Fueled by UScellular Deal Close and the Start of a Fiber Journey

Jason Leigh — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note examines T-Mobile's 3Q25 earnings results. The company announced market-leading and best-ever results across a number of metrics and the closure of its recent deals involving Metronet and UScellular.

What Does Telco Development of Satellite Services Mean for Operations and Monetization Vendors in 2026 and 2030?

Chris Silberberg, Simon Baker — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight highlights how, by 2030, satellite services will become the norm in telco offerings, driving BSS/OSS vendors to support real-time, hybrid terrestrial-satellite operations. Monetization opportunities will grow with new D2C and broadband services, requiring advanced SLA management and integration as satellite connectivity becomes integral, especially in rural and 6G contexts.

Worldwide Wireless Private Network Infrastructure Forecast, 2025–2029

Paul Hughes — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation examines the worldwide private LTE/5G wireless infrastructure market for 2025–2029. While prior years continued to highlight consistent growth across the three private networks subsegments (e.g., critical communications, industrial, and enterprise), 2025 headwinds in the United States have brought a more cautionary approach for the short term. While 5G is the focus for many verticals within the industrial domain, particularly in verticals such as manufacturing and logistics, others, such as utilities, are choosing 4G/LTE because of the relatively lower costs associated with both infrastructure and devices.

"As economic headwinds hit the U.S. market, the private 4G/LTE market is expected to remain resilient over the next few years, particularly in verticals (e.g., utilities) where the use cases can be served by lower-cost 4G and 5G upgrades that require only software update to support a 5G non-standalone environment," said Paul Hughes, research director, Future Enterprise Connectivity Strategies, IDC. "5G will continue to gain share of the market for the next five years however, with most industrial deployments moving to 5G for its use of midband spectrum and longer innovation pipeline."

Connected World KSA 2025 — Infrastructure Trends, Network Evolution, and Wholesale Outlook

Jawairia Asif — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC study examines the discussions that took place at Connected World KSA 2025, which took place on November 18–19 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event highlighted ongoing developments across Saudi Arabia’s digital infrastructure ecosystem, with discussions centered on network modernization, interconnection, and cloud-aligned wholesale models. The event showcased progress in national broadband coverage, the growth of domestic IXPs, and rising investment in hyperscale and AI-ready datacenters. Updates on subsea cables and future systems emphasized the kingdom’s role in regional transit and global connectivity. Panels explored 5G-Advanced evolution, ORAN adoption, small cell deployment, and optical transport upgrades. Together, these initiatives reflect Saudi Arabia’s continued shift toward scalable, efficient, and interconnected infrastructure designed to support emerging digital and AI-driven services.

“Saudi Arabia is transitioning into a new chapter of digital infrastructure where fiber expansion, small-cell densification, 5G-Advanced evolution, multi-route subsea systems, hybrid subsea-terrestrial corridors, and expanding IXP and edge footprints form a unified, high-capacity backbone. This shift signals a move toward intelligent, cloud-optimized, and AI-ready networks built for accelerating data growth.” — Jawairia Asif, senior research analyst, telecom & IoT services, IDC