1、 A WATERSHED MOMENT FOR THE TELCO VALUE CHAIN:THE SHIFT TO A COMPUTE-CENTRIC OUTLOOK INTENSIFIES AT MWCA Watershed Moment for the Telco Value Chain:The Shift to a Compute-Centric Outlook Intensifies at MWC25Mobile World Congress 2025(MWC25)was best characterized by a combination of two forces.ABI Re

2、search analysts witnessed an opportunity-rich environment where the power of high-power computing can provide telcos with opportunities to improve solution performance.At the same time,this shift from communications to computing can also provide fresh revenue streams by opening new doors to improve

3、their customers businesses.However,this optimistic perspective is largely being tempered with a familiar sensation of inertia.The discussions at this years show in Barcelona were very much like the discussions in 2024.The solutions being championed,the standards being highlighted,and the market pitc

4、hes being presented all revolve around the same concepts that were positioned a year ago.It is clear that the telco community has an opportunity to be part of the computing revolution through the targeted and timely implementation of Agentic Artificial Intelligence(AI),Generative AI(Gen AI),private

5、networks,Application Programmable Interfaces(APIs),network slicing,and an evolution to the autonomous network.Despite the opportunity in front of them,the telco community is moving far too slowly in comparison to less regulated and less standards-obsessed communities.Indeed,the telco value chain is

6、embracing the change to a compute-centric business model more slowly than its customers.The biggest challenges holding back telco value chain participants are the need to translate their network capabilities into real-world Return on Investment(ROI)and to realize they are not the center of the world