Meet the Companies Dominating Tech Markets and the
Rising Stars Representing a Competitive Threat Across Manufacturing and Supply Chain
As companies build their 2027 budgets, the question is not only who is innovating, but who can deliver at scale. ABI Research’s 2026 competitive assessments identify the technology companies pairing strong roadmaps with real execution in the market.
This whitepaper brings together ABI Research’s technology leaders across passive cellular antennas, residential Wi-Fi Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), neocloud infrastructure, network Application Programming Interface (API) platforms, and Software-Defined Automation (SDA). It also highlights 13 up-and-coming technology companies to watch in 2027.
Topics Covered
- 2026 Technology Leaders: The 20 companies recognized for leadership across key technology markets
- Passive Cellular Antennas: How suppliers are advancing capacity, spectrum support, energy efficiency, and network modernization
- Residential Wi-Fi CPE: Innovation and implementation among vendors serving the ISP Wi-Fi equipment market
- Neocloud Providers: The companies building high-performance GPU infrastructure for large-scale AI training and inference
- Network API Platforms: How leading platforms are enabling internal network exposure, management, orchestration, and telco applications
- Software-Defined Automation: The shift toward virtualized, software-based industrial control architectures
- Innovators to Watch: 13 rising technology companies across Yard Management Systems and Manufacturing Execution Systems
Download the whitepaper to see which technology companies ABI Research recognizes as leaders in 2026 and which emerging innovators are worth watching in 2027.

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