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MTN Consulting’s published research covers a wide range of market issues. Each quarter, our three market segment trackers assess the growth and development of telco, webscale, and carrier-neutral network operators. Other market insight reports focus on telco labor costs and layoffs; investment bubble risk in webscale/data center; connected car ecosystems; smart cities (aka surveillance cities); and, policy & regulatory issues (with a focus on US-China relations).

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Review of 2Q24 capex and outlook for all segments

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

Webscale Network Operators: 2Q24 Market Review

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

Telecom’s biggest vendors – 1Q24 edition

By Arun Menon published on August 14, 2024 The Telco NI market is fueled by spending in the telecom operator (telco) sector, so the financial health and spending patterns of the telco market are worth reviewing. In 1Q24, telco capex plu... read more

Telecommunications Network Operators: 1Q24 Market Review

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

India’s CDOT continues to punch above its weight

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

Telco vendors navigate major market shifts as 5G winter sets in

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

Webscale Network Operators: 1Q24 Market Review

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

Carrier-Neutral Network Operators: 4Q23 Market Review

By Matt Walker published on May 17, 2024 This report reviews the growth and development of the carrier-neutral network operator (CNNO) market. The report tracks a wide range of financial stats for 47 CNNOs across the globe, from 1Q11 ... read more

Telecom’s biggest vendors – 4Q23 edition

By Arun Menon published on May 9, 2024 The Telco NI market is fueled by spending in the telecom operator (telco) sector, so the financial health and spending patterns of the telco market are worth reviewing. In 4Q23, telco capex sli... read more

Network operator capex ends 2023 at $543B, down 3% YoY; webscalers guiding up, telcos moderating

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