1、REPORTAuthor:Ed Finegold,Contributing AnalystDawn Bushaus,Contributing EditorTM Forum|May 2023who does what and can CSPs compete for more?partner ecosystems:contentssection 2:navigating a crowded solutions ecosystemsection 1:CSPs aspire to prime solutionsthe big picture080503section 4:tools for embr

2、acing platform business modelssection 3:how to be a better partner161319section 5:make it happen strategies for creating partner ecosystems2inform.tmforum.orgadditional features&resources 21the big pictureSome CSPs are working with service aggregators to roll out bundles,while others are building th

3、eir own digital marketplaces to expose network and IT capabilities.The big question is whether CSPs have done enough to drive 5G adoption in business and public sector markets to become major players.CSPs desire to capture a greater share of the enterprise solutions market has been a central theme i

4、n 5G marketing across the industry,with the mobile technology touted as an enabler for Industry 4.0 automation whether it is needed or not.This is evident in some of the most eye-catching use cases such as terrestrially controlled robots performing surgery on a space station.Closer to home are visio

5、ns and real-world examples of automation solutions delivered to create smart cities,enable autonomous commercial vehicles,and|automate and hyper-optimize manufacturing.Equally important,if featured in fewer social posts,are day-to-day applications for businesses in healthcare,entertainment and legal

6、 services that combine connectivity,cloud,applications and specialized devices like point-of-sale terminals.Just as CSPs strive to capture more solutions business,so do their major partners and suppliers.A recent spate of private 5G announcements,for example,suggests that large-scale partner ecosyst