Operators’ enterprise strategies and plans: survey insights reveal shifting trends in 2025 and beyond

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Enterprises are increasingly recognising the role of mobile technologies in driving digital transformation, prompting operators to intensify their focus on serving various industry sectors.
This report summarises the key findings from the latest GSMA Intelligence Operators in Focus: Enterprise Opportunity Survey, conducted in December 2024, which surveyed 100 global operators on their enterprise strategies and plans, as well as emerging opportunities. Key topics include operators’ strategic priorities, partnerships, acquisitions and investment in enterprise services such as cloud, security and connectivity, along with 5G offerings such as private 5G, IoT, edge computing and network slicing.
The survey also assessed operator perspectives on emerging opportunities in AI, network APIs and drones.
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