By Matt Walker and Arun Menon published on September 12, 2024 This brief report reviews actual capex through June 2024 and the full-year outlook for key companies in three segments of communications network operators: telco, webscale and carrier-neutral.<...read more
By Matt Walker published on August 23, 2024 After declining 5% in 2023, webscale capex has been on a tear for the first two quarters of 2024, growing 25% and 51% in 1Q24 and 2Q24 respectively. That pushed 2Q24 annualized capex to $226.4 ...read more
By Arun Menon published on August 1, 2024 After staging a rebound of sorts in the previous two quarters, single quarter revenues for telecom network operators (telcos) dipped slightly by 0.7% year-over-year (YoY) in 1Q24 to post $446.1...read more
By Matt Walker published on July 16, 2024 This brief is a short profile of India’s Centre for Development of Telematics (CDOT).CDOT is a widely misunderstood “publ...read more
By Arun Menon published on July 10, 2024 This brief analyzes demand for network infrastructure solutions (hardware, software, and services) in the telecommunications (telco) industry as of mid-2024. The brief addresses prospects for s...read more
By Matt Walker published on June 13, 2024 Total capex for the four quarters ended 1Q24 was $204B, up 1.5%. For 1Q24 alone, capex was $56.9B, up a whopping 24.7%. Moreover, the tech piece of capex has been surging: Network/IT and softwa...read more
By Matt Walker published on May 3, 2024 This note summarizes 2023 capex results for each of three segments of network operators tracked by MTN Consulting: telco, webscale, and carrier-neutral. The note also discusses capex-related ne...read more
By Arun Menon published on April 12, 2024 After staging a rebound in the previous quarter, single quarter revenues for telecom network operators (telcos) continued an upward march in 4Q23 by growing at a modest rate of 1.7% YoY to post...read more
By Matt Walker published on April 8, 2024 Revenues for the webscale sector floundered in 2022, but the opposite happened in 2023. In 2023, global economic growth improved, the digital ad market recovered, TikTok began to face some back...read more
By Arun Menon published on March 7, 2024 The LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellite industry is rapidly evolving, with advancements in technology, new launches, regulatory changes, and market developments shaping its trajectory. Keeping trac...read more
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NI News: Telco-webscale collaboration growing in 2021
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NI News: Autonomous vehicle and robot highlights from CES 2021
NI News: Telco collaboration with webscale sector picking up steam
NI News: New capex forecast on the way
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