Consolidation among established vendors, empowerment of telcos to build their own BSS/OSS, and agentic AI are the key themes for 2026.
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2026 Trends to Watch: Telco Software
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James Crawshaw
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James leads Omdia’s service provider transformation team, which covers telco IT (operations support systems, business support systems, and analytics) and telco cloud & automation (software-defined networking, network function virtualization, etc.). James’ own research focuses on operations support systems, including service assurance, orchestration, order management, inventory management, network security, self-organizing networks, and radio access network intelligent control.
Before joining Omdia, James led Heavy Reading’s communications service provider IT & automation research service. James holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering in electrical and mechanical engineering from the University of Manchester, England. Earlier in his career, while working as a financial analyst, James passed the three exams required to obtain the Chartered Financial Analyst qualification. In addition, James has a Master of Science in electronic engineering from the University of Surrey, England.
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Roz Roseboro
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Roz covers CSP operations and IT, focusing on telco AI and analytics. She has over 20 years of experience in market research, marketing, and product management. Her research explores the application of AI in network and OSS/BSS domains, the use of analytics to improve CSP operations, and the associated professional services provided to CSPs by their technology partners.
Roz joined Omdia in 2022 following analyst positions at Heavy Reading, Analysys Mason, OSS Observer, and RHK. Previously, she worked at Motorola on IT product development and radio and mobile phone product management. Roz holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, an MBA in marketing, management, and international business from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Northern Michigan University. She is based in Michigan.
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