Lightyear's 2026 State of Connectivity Report
Lightyear's second annual State of Connectivity report delivers vendor-agnostic benchmarks and trend analysis across DIA, broadband, WAN, & data center markets.
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Another year means another round of fresher data, more timely trends, and a dataset that has only grown more robust. At Lightyear, we're continuing to rebuild the enterprise telecom experience from first principles, and a core part of that mission is giving enterprises the objective, vendor-agnostic data they need to make smarter connectivity decisions. The telecom industry remains notoriously opaque, but we're in a unique position to change that.
The 2026 report will highlight:
How AI is reshaping transport and data center strategy
The evolving 400G connectivity market
What "NaaS" actually looks like now that carriers are deploying it at scale
How satellite and 5G are evolving as enterprise connectivity options
Pricing and bandwidth trends across DIA, WAN, data centers, and broadband
Welcome to our second annual State of Connectivity report. To those returning from last year — thank you. Your continued interest is what pushes us to go deeper, share better data, and make this more useful every year. The connectivity landscape moves fast, and we hope this report helps your team stay ahead of it.
Dennis ThankachanCEO & Co-Founder - LightyearFeatured Articles
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