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What are the trends and technologies that will drive innovation in the telecommunications and broadband space in 2026? At AXON Networks, we’ve identified six that we think will have the greatest impact as network operators and ISPs continue to explore new ways to innovate, compete and drive the customer experience in the coming year. ●      Digital Twins ●      Agentic AI ●      Autonomous Networks ●      Operator-as-a-Service ●      Real-time Orchestration ●      Self-healing Networks Some of these are emerging solutions, others are the evolving iterations of existing technologies. All of them stand ready to lead the ongoing transformation of the telecommunications industry. Let’s get started.   Where Digital Twins Began — And Where They’re Taking ISPs Next Digital Twins didn’t start as a networking technology buzzword; they started ...

    In Parts 1 and 2 of our Digital Twin education series, we explored why Digital Twins are a critical tool for agile service providers and how, with AXON Networks’ Digital Twin solutions, ISPs can reduce truck rolls and support calls, boost customer satisfaction scores through proactive care, test and deploy new services faster and safer, and meet regulatory speed and quality targets with confidence. In Part 3, we’ll look at real network results that show how ISPs that have enhanced their operations with a Digital Twin solution and proactive AI-driven support via AXON Networks’ Operator-as-a-Service (OaaS) model have transformed their service delivery and customer experience metrics and business results. Truth in numbers Growing network complexity, rising customer expectations, and increasing regulatory requirements are all challenging ISPs to keep pace and to deliver performance and metrics that meet those standards. An OaaS model paired with a Digital Twin solution is alre...

In Part 1 of our Digital Twin education series, we explored why Digital Twins are a critical tool for agile service providers, providing real-time visibility from the core to the connected home, predictive insights instead of reactive alerts, and integrated automation that allows the network to close the loop to detect, decide, and act on network challenges. How AXON Networks Supports This Evolution At AXON Networks, the Digital Twin isn’t just a concept, it’s a capability. It’s built into our Operator-as-a-Service (OaaS) platform and integrates across every product in our suite of solutions: ·       AXON Orchestrator – our unique software-based network orchestration platform creates a unified, real-time model of the network and serves as the command center for the network’s Digital Twin operations. ·       AXON Realtime – feeds the Digital Twin with continuous telemetry and behavioral analytics from every device and domain, giving the ISP a live,...

  The Broadband Networking Challenge: Invisible Complexity In this three-part blog series, we’ll explore why Digital Twins are critical for ISPs, how Digital Twin pioneers like AXON Networks are supporting this evolution, and the results that service providers have seen by implementing AXON Networks’ Digital Twin solutions to deliver smarter, self-optimizing networks.   Let’s start by looking at the case for Digital Twins… Large ISPs today manage multiple networks that can span thousands of miles and often millions of elements connecting everything from home gateways, end user devices, and access nodes to aggregation layers, network backhaul, the network core, and the cloud. Each of these layers generates massive amounts of data all day, every day. For ISPs looking to lead their markets with agility and efficiency, having access to network data is critical to effectively managing these networks. But if that data is fragmented, delayed, or siloed across tools and teams, an ISP ...

  As much as they rely on it for so many facets of their lives, consumers don’t want to think about their internet. Instead, they expect their internet access to be instant and reliable — a service  they can depend on without effort. In fact, broadband should feel as simple and dependable as flipping a light switch. When it works, customers hardly notice. They stream, game, learn, and work without thinking about the network powering it all. But one negative experience can damage customer loyalty and lead to them moving elsewhere. Ultimately, the more invisible technology becomes to customers the more they will appreciate its presence. Why Invisible Connectivity Matters   Delivering this level of invisible connectivity isn’t simple. It requires orchestration, automation, and intelligence working in concert behind the scenes. Broadband networks are messy under the hood. Routers, switches, devices, and other network hardware function as trusted tools that support consumers’ ...