2026 Predictions: Telecom

From the widening K-shaped economy to shifting customer affordability and changing price-for-value expectations, Principal Analyst Chris Antlitz outlines why telcos must rethink their pricing, bundling and financing models to stay competitive in 2026. This conversation explores the big agenda items shaping the 2026 telecom landscape: the integration of 6G into market forecasts, edge computing’s renewed relevance, the energy problem slowing scale, and how previously hyped technologies like blockchain and the metaverse may be poised for resurgence. Listen today for a clear, unvarnished view into the constraints and catalysts defining the telecom industry in 2026. Predictions is an annual series of special reports examining market trends and business changes TBR expects in the coming year. Download your copy of TBR’s 2026 Telecom Predictions special report, “Telecom Industry Will Adapt to K-shaped Economy in 2026,” featuring insights into AI-driven sales and marketing, AI alliances and operational technology, and sovereign AI: https://hubs.ly/Q03XGZPn0Listen and learn with TBR Talks!Submit your Key Intelligence Questions for Patrick and his guests: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3T9VZek⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about TBR at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tbri.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Patrick on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-heffernan-0b90785/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Chris on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-antlitz-a1541312/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TBR Talks is produced by Technology Business Research, Inc. Edited by Haley DemersMusic by Burty Sounds via PixabayArt by Amanda Hamilton Sy